SUBSTANCE ABUSE/OPIOID WITHDRAWAL Helene M. Lannon Overview Substance abuse during pregnancy has increased substantially over the past 10 years and has reached national, epidemic proportions. In the United States, approximately…
HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY Ke-Ni Niko Tien Overview Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is impaired gas exchange caused by a decrease in cerebral blood flow that results in hypoxemia (low blood oxygen…
HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA Donna M. Schultz Mary F. Terhaar Overview Destruction of old red blood cells (RBCs) is a normal and adaptive process in newborns as it is across the life span….
DECREASED PULMONARY BLOOD FLOW Jennifer Johntony Jodi Zalewski Overview Decreased pulmonary blood flow results from the shunting of deoxygenated blood from the right side of the heart to the oxygenated…
