What is Neonatal Sepsis?

When a baby is born with jaundice, lung infection, and fever, we must be highly vigilant about neonatal sepsis, which can severely threaten the child’s life. Treatment primarily involves anti-infection (using antibiotics); jaundice is just a symptom of the disease (such as sepsis), so it is not the jaundice that causes sepsis. Neonatal sepsis can occur in various ways, with the umbilical cord being one of them. Unless there is clear evidence of umbilical inflammation (pus, odor, redness), and the umbilical secretion and blood culture are the same bacteria, it is difficult to determine sepsis caused by umbilical cord infection without clear evidence.
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What is Nephrotic Syndrome?

Nephrotic syndrome is a condition primarily treated with hormones and immunosuppressants. It is recommended to undergo a check-up in the urology department of a regular public hospital for an accurate diagnosis and to consider surgical treatment before the age of school entry. After treatment, the child will improve and it will not cause any adverse effects. Here are some suggestions regarding ‘hypospadias,’ hoping they will be helpful to you. Wishing you health!
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What Is Newborn Disease Screening?

Newborn disease screening is conducted in the early stages of a newborn’s life, using simple, sensitive, and rapid testing methods to identify diseases that threaten the newborn’s life. These diseases can affect the growth, development, and intelligence of the newborn. The screening includes newborn genetic metabolic disease screening and hearing screening. Newborn hearing screening is conducted in the early stages of a newborn’s life, using auditory emissions and auditory brainstem evoked potentials to detect newborn ear diseases and disorders. If the newborn hearing screening results are abnormal after the initial screening, further diagnosis will be conducted, and treatment and intervention will begin three months later.
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What is Pediatric Cerebral Palsy?

Pediatric cerebral palsy, also known as infantile cerebral palsy, is a non-progressive syndrome that manifests in early childhood, characterized by central voluntary muscle dysfunction, and can be accompanied by symptoms such as epilepsy, intellectual disability, and language and visual impairments. The incidence rate in our country has no precise report, while reports from abroad range from 1.5‰ to 5‰ of live births.
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