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Chapter ObjectivesKey TermsLinksStudy QuestionsStudent ActivitiesReferences 6: Premature and Small-for-Dates Infants


Key Terms and Concepts to Study
  • prematurity
  • low birth weight (LBW)
  • very low birth weight (VLBW)
  • extremely low birth weight (ELBW)
  • micropreemie
  • small-for-gestational-age (SGA)
  • estimated date of confinement (EDC)
  • quickening
  • hyaline membrane diseases (HMDs)
  • surfactant
  • continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
  • bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
  • respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
  • intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)
  • periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)
  • hearing impairment
  • apnea
  • neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
  • bradycardia
  • sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
  • patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
  • necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
  • gastroesophageal reflux (GER)
  • hyperbilirubinemia
  • acidosis
  • hypoxia
  • kernicterus
  • anemia
  • hypoglycemia
  • hyperglycemia
  • hypocalcemia
  • hypothermia
  • early intervention (EI)



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