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Overview The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) staff are vital not only to your infant's health but also to your understanding of your infant's condition. When you are with your infant's doctor or …
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… Overview How does dementia make communication difficult? A person with early-stage dementia or Alzheimer's may have trouble finding the right words. As dementia gets worse, so do problems with words …
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… pump. It can also be used to take samples of blood for testing. A central vascular access … chest. It tracks breathing and heart rate. A pulse oximeter clips on to the baby's hand or … still stops breathing sometimes or has lung disease or other breathing problems may be …
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… Should I Give My Child Antibiotics? Healthy Habits for Kids . Quick Tips: Giving … Finding Health Problems Early Healthy Eating for Children Healthy Habits for Kids … for Medical Tests Phenylketonuria (PKU) Physical Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months …
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… Topic Overview Navigating Your Hospital Stay—Topic Overview Hospitals can be … Keeping Track of Medicines Hospital Staph Infections (MRSA) Avoiding Infections in the Hospital Preventing …
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… Positional Plagiocephaly (Flattened Head) Screening for Hearing Problems Sudden Infant … sure no treatment is needed. Learn more about types of birthmarks. Birthmarks Common Types of Birthmarks Circumcision Circumcision …
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Overview At school-age, children begin to care about fitting into the wider social world. They try to understand the rules of life, morals, manners and family values. During this time, your role as a …
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… screening tests and decide whether to have chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or to choose amniocentesis . …
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… and hydromorphone. The drugs in the mother's blood pass through the placenta and enter the baby's bloodstream. They affect the baby in much the … vital signs. These include temperature, blood pressure, breathing rate, and pulse rate. The …
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… Condition Basics What is placental abruption? … It gives the baby food and oxygen from your body. In a normal pregnancy, the placenta … occur because of a car crash, a fall, or physical abuse. Prelabour rupture of membranes …
