OBJECTIVE To assess renal involvement in sick neonates referred to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) using standard renal parameters and urinary beta 2 microglobulin (B2M) excretion. DESIGN Descriptive study. SETTING Level II NICU and Nephrology Division of Pediatric Tertiary hospital. SUBJECTS Forty six term sick neonates transferred for neonatal care and forty healthy term neonates wh...

introduction: evaluation of the cerebrospinal fluid (csf) white blood cell (wbc) count and glucose and protein concentrations is used to assess the probability of the presence of central nervous system (cns) infection. although normal values are well established for csf cell counts and protein and glucose contents in children and adults, this is not the case for neonates. the purpose of this st...

background: the readmission rate for neonatal jaundice has been increased in recent years. this has been attributed to shorter length of postpartum hospital stays without comprehensive follow-up. the purpose of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of pre-discharge transcutaneous bilirubin (tcb) levels for prediction of subsequent hyperbilirubinemia in healthy term neonates. methods:...

BACKGROUND While infections are a major cause of neonatal mortality in India even in full-term neonates, this is an especial problem in the large proportion (~20%) of neonates born underweight (or small-for-gestational-age; SGA). One potential contributory factor for this susceptibility is the possibility that immune system maturation may be affected along with intrauterine growth retardation. ...

abstract background: the study was established to define the prevalence of neonatal microcytosis and to estimate the incidence rate of alpha-thalassemia as its leading cause, in tehran, iran. materials and methods: overall, 800 neonates were selected from two populations of newborns and admitted neonates. three hundred and sixty-one cord blood samples were obtained from deliveries in mahdieh ho...

Background Chest physiotherapy has been used to clear secretions in pediatrics for many respiratory problems. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of chest physical therapy on full term neonates with primary pneumonia. Materials and Methods Sixty full term neonates admitted to  neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), Minia University, Egypt, during the period from September 2016 to...

Neonates younger than the age of 12 weeks (10 full-term, 20 preterm) had an audiological assessment consisting of brainstem audiometry, tympanometry, transiently evoked otoacoustic emissions, and spontaneous otoacoustic emissions with contralateral white noise stimulation. Results from brainstem audiometry, tympanometry, and transiently evoked otoacoustic emissions suggested normal middle ear f...

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a common cardiac anomaly making 5%-10 % of all congenital heart diseases. The incidence increases in premature, very low birth weight neonates. Transcatheter closure standard procedure for treating PDA.However, pre-term and neonates it presents special problems thus becoming limitation performing the procedure. This case report describes PDA 1.3 Kg infant Armed...

Objective the primary objective was to examine effect of Bifidobacterium on decreasing bilirubin level in term neonates delivered by Caesarean Section (CS).

vitamin k is required for the hepatic production of blood coagulation factors ii, vii, ix and x. the term vitamin k refers to a variety of fat-soluble 2-methyl-1, 4-naphthoquinone derivatives. vitamin k1 (phylloquinone) occurs in green plants, while vitamin k2 (menaquinone) is synthesized by microbial in the gut. the recommended dose of vitamin k in neonates is 1 mg intramuscularly. for infants...