Infant respiratory distress syndrome

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Preterm delivery is a terrible problem that plagues the United States, as well as many other countries worldwide. Preterm delivery of infants remains one of the most intractable problems that contributes to perinatal morbidity and mortality (Slattery & Morrison, 2002). This issue contributes to a large amount of cost towards the health industry. The definition of preterm delivery is, “…those [deliveries] that occur at less than 37 weeks’ gestational age; however, the low-gestational…

heart, the brain, temperature control, and blood. When a baby is born too early, the lungs are not yet fully developed. If the baby is not getting enough surfactant, which is a substance that allows the lungs to expand, he or she may get respiratory distress syndrome. This just makes it very difficult for the baby to breath. One of the most common heart problems seen in premature babies is Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA). PDA is a persistent opening between two major blood vessels from the…

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receive the care that they need when they are there for days, weeks, and even sometimes many months until they are well enough to go home. “According to the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN), there are approximately 40,000 low birth weight infants born each year in the United States, but with advancements in medicine and the highly skilled nurses and physicians the survival rates have been on an upward trend, it is now ten times better than it was fifteen years ago” (“Neonatal Nurse…

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problems. It also causes respiratory infection which ultimately results in breathing problems and pneumonia. In females, breast cancer and cervical cancer are the common issues caused by smoking. During pregnancy, risk increases to the new born as well as the mother. “A pregnant smoker is at higher risk of having her baby born early and with an abnormally low birth weight. A woman who smokes during or after pregnancy increases her infant’s risk of death from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)”…

Pediatric Congenital Heart Conditions There are several pediatric congenital heart conditions that can occur and it is important as practitioners that each can be recognized as not to delay treatment. This article speaks of three different types of congenital heart conditions; the presentation, exam, diagnosis, treatment, and any long term effects for the patients. Patent Ductus Arteriosus In utero the ductus arteriosus connects the aorta and pulmonary artery. It allows blood to flow from the…

some adult patients can present asymptomatic. (Taylor and Lalani, 2013) Infants with intussusception can present with loud crying, knees to chest and intermittent pain. The most common and key sign of intussusceptions in infants is the “currant jelly” stool. Currant jelly stool is a mixture of blood and mucus. Other symptoms include vomiting, lethargy diarrhea, fever, constipation. There may be a palpable lump in the infant abdomen. (Miller and Shrier,…