Diagnosing and Managing Respiratory Symptoms in a 10-Month-Old Girl

1:1000 live births. Selective terminations of approximately 90% of antenatal diagnoses.

Aneuploidy 'Trisomy 21,' where there are extra copies of chromosome 21 in each cell.

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<p>&lt; 37 weeks gestation: &lt;2500g, &lt;1500g, &lt;1000g, &lt;10th centile of birth weight for age.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hypothermia, respiratory distress syndrome, apnoea, hypotension, patent ductus arteriosus, intraventricular haemorrhage, periventricular leukomalacia, paralytic ileus, necrotizing enterocolitis, hypoglycaemia, hyperglycemia, neonatal jaundice, hypoprothrombinaemia, hyponatraemia, hyperkalaemia, metabolic acidosis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>26 degrees Celsius, wiped dry and wrapped in dry linen before transfer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Early complications may include hypothermia, respiratory distress syndrome, apnoea, hypotension, patent ductus arteriosus, intraventricular haemorrhage, periventricular leukomalacia, paralytic ileus, necrotizing enterocolitis, hypoglycaemia, hyperglycemia, neonatal jaundice, hypoprothrombinaemia, and hyponatraemia. Late complications may include sepsis, anaemia, osteopaenia of prematurity, retinopathy of prematurity, chronic lung disease, neuro-developmental disability, and psychosocial problems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Small for gestational age refers to infants whose birth weight falls below the 10th centile of birth weight for their age.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Before and during labour, the infant resuscitaire should be prewarmed and the temperature in the delivery suite should be increased to 26 degrees Celsius to prevent hypothermia. The baby must be wiped dry and wrapped in dry linen before transfer.</p> Signup and view all the answers