RT Book, Section
A1 Doan, Quynh H.
A1 Manhas, Deepak S.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1166592538
T1 Neonatal Emergencies and Common Neonatal Problems
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166592538
RD 2024/04/23
AB Neonates,  defined  as  infants  ≤1  month  old,  or  preterm  infants  within  30  days  of  their  term  due  date,  often  visit  EDs  with  vague  and  nonspecific  symptoms  and  signs  that  may  not  point  to  a  specific  diagnosis.  For  example,  respiratory  distress  can  be  caused  by  pulmonary  or  cardiac  disease,  generalized  sepsis,  abdominal  pathology,  or  metabolic  disorders.  Many  visits  occur  because  of  caregiver  concerns  about  normal  variants  of  newborn  vegetative  functions.  Such  concerns  must  be  distinguished  from  potentially  life-threatening  congenital  and  acquired  conditions  that  can  present  in  the  first  month  of  life.  This  chapter  reviews  normal  neonatal  vegetative  patterns,  life-threatening  neonatal  emergencies,  and  common  neonatal  problems.