Congenital Torticollis… Congenital Torticollis: Management 29 Jan 202320 Jan 2023 Previous Post: Congenital torticollis- Diagnosis and Assessment Management of Congenital Torticollis Investigations Routine neck imaging is not recommended If a mass is present but not characteristic of SCM, ultrasound (US)…
Congenital Torticollis… Congenital Torticollis 22 Jan 202320 Jan 2023 Congenital torticollis is usually diagnosed within the first month of life. Diagnosis after 6 months is rare and other causes should be considered. There are 2 types: Muscular: Tightness of…
The Fetus and the Neonatal Infant APT Test For Swallowed Maternal Blood 18 Aug 202216 Aug 2022 In a newborn infant with rectal bleeding or a blood streaked gastric aspirate, we need to determine whether the blood originated from infant’s gut or whether it’s the swallowed maternal…
The Fetus and the Neonatal Infant… Umbilical Granuloma 12 May 20227 May 2022 Umbilical granuloma is a soft, moist, pink, usually pedunculated, friable lesion of granulation tissue that varies in size from 3 to 10 mm in length. Granuloma formation is more likely…
The Fetus and the Neonatal Infant… Delayed Separation of Umbilical Cord 24 Mar 202222 Mar 2022 Delayed cord separation does not have a specific definition, primarily because of the variation in normal cord separation. In general, any cord that persists after three weeks probably represents delayed cord separation.…
Breastfeeding… Breastfeeding during pregnancy 24 Feb 202222 Feb 2022 A Mother may be still breastfeeding when she conceives again. This creates the dilemma of whether to continue breastfeed or not, as there is often a social and medical pressure…
Breastfeeding… Maternal Medications and Breastfeeding 20 Feb 202220 Feb 2022 Drug inserts or prescribing information leaflets of most of the commonly used drugs would mention a restriction during both pregnancy and breastfeeding, despite a lack of scientific evidence to support…
Breastfeeding… When breastfeeding is really contraindicated 17 Feb 202215 Feb 2022 Following are the only valid scenarios of Absolute contraindications of a breastfeeding Maternal Drugs Cytotoxic drugs Cyclophosphamide, MethotrexateInfant Galactosemia or Phenyl KetonuriaMother is using an illicit street drug (Substance Abuse)Maternal Ebola…
Disorders of Eye… ROP Screening 23 Jan 202221 Jan 2022 Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the leading causes of preventable childhood blindness in India. Screening for ROP should be performed in All preterm neonates who are born <…
Laboratory Tests… Chromosome Microarray Analysis CMA 20 Jan 202218 Jan 2022 Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) is a novel laboratory test used to detect chromosomal imbalance at a higher resolution than current standard karyotype or FISH techniques. This process looks for identification…
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