introduction: renal length as measured on sonography is fundamental in diagnosis & follow up of renal diseases, and there’s increasing use of this kind of examination nowadays. some radiologists believe in the effect of position on renal measurements. regarding the above mentioned facts and in order to compare effect of patient position on sonographic measurement of renal length, this study was...

apparent life-threatening event (alte) is a major cause of neonatal emergency visits. in this paper, we presented the case of a three-day-old neonate with multiple indications of alte. the patient was referred to the emergency department due to a cyanotic attack before admission. the neonate woke a few hours after breastfeeding and turned blue while crying, which was resolved spontaneously with...

1. Explain the relationship of the frequency of hyperglycemia with the birthweight and gestational age of the neonate. 2. List factors that may decrease glucose tolerance in the neonate. 3. Describe the major mechanism(s) contributing to altered regulation of neonatal glucose metabolism. 4. List the untoward effects of hyperglycemia in the neonate. 5. Describe the beneficial effects of insulin ...

Apparent life-threatening event (ALTE) is a major cause of neonatal emergency visits. In this paper, we presented the case of a three-day-old neonate with multiple indications of ALTE. The patient was referred to the emergency department due to a cyanotic attack before admission. The neonate woke a few hours after breastfeeding and turned blue while crying, which was resolved spontaneously with...

COVID-19, a clinical syndrome caused by the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) became pandemic following an outbreak of viral pneumonitis, first identified in Wuhan, China. The disease manifestations vary ranging from mild upper respiratory tract infection to severe acute distress (ARDS) and even death. Although most neonatal cases are asymptomatic, rarely, they can present with cytokine storm mimicking ...

Introduction:  Premature neonates admitted in NICU besides being separated from their mothers are prone to inevitably painful and stressful situations. Kangaroo care is the most effective method to get rid of this separation and its negative consequences. This study was performed to determine the experiences of mothers having premature neonates concerning Kangaroo care.   Material and Methods: ...

hyperpigmentation over face in a neonate is rare and the differentials for the same are also rare. congenital chickengunya, fungal and viral infections, drug rash are few differentials. chikungunya virus (chikv) infection manifesting in neonates is very rare. the prevalence of the entity was described only recently. we describe a neonate with hyperpigmentation on day 3 of life with stormy cours...