BACKGROUND Transient tachypnea of newborn (TTN) is usually observed in term or near-term infants. It constitutes an important part of the respiratory distress cases observed in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). AIM This paper examines the effects of digoxin-like immunoreactive substance (DLIS) on fluid and ion balance, hemodynamic and echocardiographic parameters of neonates with TTN. ...

Respiratory distress in newborn infants is common immediately after birth and is transient in most cases. However, when it persists, diagnostic procedures to determine the etiology and therapy are required to resolve the underlying problem. There are three common disorders that cause respiratory distress after birth: transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN), respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) ...

BACKGROUND The clinical characteristics of Chlamydia trachomatis respiratory tract infections in Japanese neonates were investigated. METHODS Clinical, laboratory and microbiological characteristics of five infants with pneumonia due to C. trachomatis in early neonatal period were analyzed. RESULTS Only C. trachomatis was identified in 4 infants. Both C. trachomatis and cytomegalovirus was ...

introduction: neonatal hypernatremia dehydration (nhd) is a dangerous condition in neonates, which is accompanied by acute complications (renal failure, cerebral edema, and cerebral hemorrhage) and chronic complications (developmental delay). children begin learning language from birth, and hearing impairment interferes with this process. we assessed the hearing status of infants with hypernatr...

background: congenital hypothyroidism (ch) is the most common endocrine diseases and one of the major causes of preventable mental retardation. this study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of transient and permanent congenital hypothyroidism in kurdistan province, iran.materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, all registered congenital hypothyroidism neonate of health cent...

ABSTRACT
 Objectives
 To compare mean platelet volume (MPV) in neonates with and without sepsis. 
 Study design
 Cross sectional descriptive study.
 Place & duration of study
 Neonatal Unit, Department Paediatrics, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi from 2nd July 2017 to 22nd January 2018.
 Material Methods
 140 neonates, either gender ages between 0-28 da...

The purpose of this study was to compare the short-term outcomes infants born at term women who received betamethasone (BMZ) for threatened preterm labor were not exposed BMZ in utero. We performed a retrospective cohort or after 37 weeks’ gestational age (GA) mothers diagnosed with during pregnancy. Controlling covariates, primary neonatal interest, including transient tachypnea newborn (TTN),...