Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports – May 1, 2005

May 1, 2005

• Improving Neonatal Emergency Care: Critical Concepts

  Infants younger than 28 days are challenging to the emergency department physician, who must be familiar with the normal variants and the subtle findings that may indicate a more serious underlying problem. The amazing physiologic changes that the newborn accomplishes following delivery may precipitate disaster if an underlying congenital problem exists. The astute ED physician is also familiar with particular high-risk times when critical diseases may present, such as cyanotic congenital heart disease, and has a heightened suspicion for these disease processes. This article provides a comprehensive overview of critical diseases that may present in the newborn period and strategies for their early detection and appropriate management.

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• Trauma Reports Supplement

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