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…

HYPERTENSION Mary F. Terhaar Overview Hypertension in neonates may present insidiously as feeding difficulty, irritability, tachypnea, apnea, or lethargy; may be identified on routine screening; or may present more acutely…

HYDRONEPHROSIS Charlene M. Deuber Overview Hydronephrosis is one of the most common fetal anomalies, detected in 1% of pregnancies. A sign rather than a diagnosis, hydronephrosis references significant dilation of…