This is one of those conditions that can generate a lot of confusion and debate among intelligent people… and is therefore fun to think about. Neonatal Conjunctivitis As the name suggests, it is conjunctivitis that develops within the 1st 4…
Often our job requires us to consider the presence of needles of significant illness in the haystack of nonspecific symptoms. Inborn Errors of Metabolism For the child with neurologic abnormalities, vomiting, acidosis, hypoglycemia, organomegaly, or cardiopulmonary arrest remember to consider…
Cerebral Spinal Fluid Analysis When evaluating a neonate for possible meningoencephalitis, we often do not rely on what the Cerebral Spinal Fluid Analysis is, because it is well known that a neonate may have normal indices yet still have a…