Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (NRDS) or: Hyaline Membrane Disease (HMD) Most common cause of respiratory failure in the first days Occurring in 1~2% of newborn infants (GA 26~28w, 50%, 30-31w, less than 20~25%)
Professor and Chairman Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital Director, Center for the Diagnosis of Genetic Metabolic Diseases Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Adjunct Professor
Introduction All babies develop elevated serum bilirubin (SBR) levels, to a greater or lesser degree, in the first week of life. This is due to: increased production(accelerated RBC breakdown); decreased removal (liver enzyme insufficiency) Increased reabsorption(enterohepatic circulation)
Bacteremia and Septicemia Bacteremia: a more benign infection with entrance of bacteria into the bloodstream, but in limited quantities. Septicemia: an overwhelming infection with more organism or more virulent organisms that is likely to lead to shock or other complications
Etiology and Epidemiology of ICH >Trauma (epidural, subdural, or subarachnoid) fetal head is too large in proportion to the size of the pelvic outlet prolonged labor/breech or precipitate deliveries
