A Comprehensive Newborn Exam: Part I. General, Head and Neck, Cardiopulmonary - ...
Sep 1, 2014 - A comprehensive newborn examination involves a systematic inspection. A Ballard score uses physical and neurologic characteristics to assess gestational age. Craniosynostosis is caused by premature fusion of the sutures, and 20% of children with this condition have a genetic mutation or...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0901/p289.html
A Comprehensive Newborn Exam: Part II. Skin, Trunk, Extremities, Neurologic - American ...
Sep 1, 2014 - Skin findings are common during the newborn examination. Although these findings are often benign, it is important to visualize the entire skin surface to distinguish these findings and appropriately reassure parents. The chest should be observed for symmetric movement, pectus ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0901/p297.html
Expanded Newborn Screening: Information and Resources for the Family Physician - ...
Jun 1, 2017 - Each year, 4 to 5 million newborns receive state-mandated screening. Although the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children has identified 34 core conditions that should be incorporated into screening programs, each state manages, funds, and maintains its own ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0601/p703.html
Newborn Skin: Part I. Common Rashes - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2008 - Rashes are extremely common in newborns and can be a significant source of parental concern. Although most rashes are transient and benign, some require additional work-up. Erythema toxicum neonatorum, acne neonatorum, and transient neonatal pustular melanosis are transient ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0101/p47.html
The Abnormal Fontanel - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2003 - The diagnosis of an abnormal fontanel requires an understanding of the wide variation of normal. At birth, an infant has six fontanels. The anterior fontanel is the largest and most important for clinical evaluation. The average size of the anterior fontanel is 2.1 cm, and the median ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0615/p2547.html
Newborn Skin: Part II. Birthmarks - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2008 - Birthmarks in newborns are common sources of parental concern. Although most treatment recommendations are based on expert opinion, limited evidence exists to guide management of these conditions. Large congenital melanocytic nevi require evaluation for removal, whereas smaller nevi may...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0101/p56.html
Inborn Errors of Metabolism in Infancy and Early Childhood: An Update - American Family...
Jun 1, 2006 - Recent innovations in medical technology have changed newborn screening programs in the United States. The widespread use of tandem mass spectrometry is helping to identify more inborn errors of metabolism. Primary care physicians often are the first to be contacted by state and ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0601/p1981.html
Expanded Newborn Screening: Information and Resources for the Family Physician - ...
Apr 1, 2008 - Family physicians treat an increasing number of children with metabolic disorders identified through newborn screening, and they are often the first line of defense in responding to an abnormal screening result. How the family physician chooses to interpret information from the ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0401/p987.html
Bilious Vomiting in the Newborn: Rapid Diagnosis of Intestinal Obstruction - American ...
May 1, 2000 - Bilious vomiting in newborns is an urgent condition that requires the immediate involvement of a team of pediatric surgeons and neonatologists for perioperative management. However, initial detection, evaluation and treatment are often performed by nurses, family physicians and general ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0501/p2791.html
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening - American Family Physician
May 1, 2007 - Congenital hearing loss is estimated to affect one in every 1,000 newborns. Causes of hearing loss can be conductive, sensorineural, mixed, or central. Known risk factors for congenital hearing loss include cytomegalovirus infection and premature birth necessitating a stay in the ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0501/p1349.html
Failure to Pass Meconium: Diagnosing Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction - American Family ...
Nov 1, 1999 - Timely passage of the first stool is a hallmark of the well-being of the newborn infant. Failure of a full-term newborn to pass meconium in the first 24 hours may signal intestinal obstruction. Lower intestinal obstruction may be associated with disorders such as Hirschsprung's disease,...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/1101/p2043.html
The Newborn Examination: Part I. Emergencies and Common Abnormalities Involving the ...
Jan 1, 2002 - The routine newborn assessment should include an examination for size, macrocephaly or microcephaly, changes in skin color, signs of birth trauma, malformations, evidence of respiratory distress, level of arousal, posture, tone, presence of spontaneous movements, and symmetry of ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0101/p61.html
Screening for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 1999 - Screening programs relying primarily on physical examination techniques for the early detection and treatment of congenital hip abnormalities have not been as consistently successful as expected. Since the 1980s, increased attention has been given to ultrasound imaging of the hip in ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0701/p177.html
The Newborn Examination: Part II. Emergencies and Common Abnormalities Involving the ...
Jan 15, 2002 - Careful examination of the neonate at delivery can detect anomalies, birth injuries, and disorders that may compromise successful adaptation to extrauterine life. A newborn with one anatomic malformation should be evaluated for associated anomalies. If a newborn is found to have an ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0115/p265.html
Issues in Newborn Screening for Phenylketonuria - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 1999 - The blood sample for phenylketonuria (PKU) screening should be obtained at least 12 hours after the infant's birth. Newborn screening for PKU has largely eliminated mental retardation caused by this disease. If the first phenylalanine test demonstrates positive results, a repeat test ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/1001/p1462.html
Care of the Premature Infant: Part I. Monitoring Growth and Development - American ...
May 1, 1998 - When monitoring growth and development in the premature infant, physicians should make adjustments for the estimated due date. With minor exceptions, administration of immunizations is based on the chronologic age. Administration of hepatitis B vaccine should be delayed until the infant...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0501/p2123.html
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