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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…

ORAL HEALTH Marguerite DiMarco Overview Tooth decay or dental caries is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in children, five times more common than asthma. Dental caries is an…

NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS Charlene M. Deuber Overview Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common gastrointestinal emergency in the neonatal period. Involving ischemic necrosis of the bowel wall, or intestinal mucosa, gas-producing…