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Domain Registration — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:25:59 -0000

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samm — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:35:23 -0000

Thank you for this very interesting dictionary, the more I know about babies the more surprising their world is to me. I didn't know that we can actually use steroids to help a baby develop properly, aren't anabolic steroids too strong for their tiny organisms?

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chiropractors marketing — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:44:51 -0000

The barrage of new terminologies during such situations are really mind boggling. Thanks for taking the time to sum it up concisely for us Noodads!

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Henry — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:29:43 -0000

It is a surgical procedure that takes the place of a traditional iv line..Not only should you know what they mean, you should be respectful of the implications they carry with them..
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Cecilia — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:44:03 -0000

Sorry to be a stickler, but it is ANTEpartum unit, not anti. Anti means against and ante means before. :)

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Diane — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:39:51 -0000

I am currently in the hospital with my 27 weeker (amniotic sac ruptured at 19 weeks!). You mentioned SPO2 - we are very familiar with the terms "desat" and "hi sat" referring to when the percentage of oxygen falls below or rises above set perameters. Also, PO feedings which refers to oral feedings as opposed to via a feeding tube. And, blood gas or just gas - when they send a blood sample to the lab to test gas levels. I long to go home and resume a "normal" vocabulary.

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Aimee Greeblemonkey — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:54:27 -0000

Whoah. The memories. We had a 32 week preemie in 2002. He's nearly 6 now and doing great. Hope you won't mind an "old-mom" piping in. (Jeremy just twittered this post)

Our big one that I would add are "Bradys"/Bradycardia. Which is the slowing down of the baby's heart rate. In our case the problem was that our son could not suck, swallow and breathe at the same time, a fairly common thing with preemies and thus the milk would get stuck and his body would essentially shut down. His heart rate would plummet. Usually bradys are associated with apnea as well. And the NICU will not let you go until you are brady free for a certain period of time.

Best wishes,
Aimee

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Jeremy (Discovering Dad) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:30:00 -0000

We just had a 34 week preemie who got very ill as well.

Here's a few terms we learned:

Total Parenteral Nutrition - vitamins and minerals through the iv, which is then combined with lipids or fats.

Fentanyl - an extremely potent pain killer in the morphine family that works great most of the time, but can cause apnea episodes.

Necrotizing Enterocolitis - a severe infection of the intestines that could result in perforation in extreme cases, requiring surgery. Most cases are resolved by stopping feedings for 7 - 10 days.

Nasogastric Tube - this is a tube inserted into the babies stomach through her nose or mouth. It serves both to suck air and residual fluids out of the stomach, as well as deliver feedings.

PICC Line - is a central catheter used to deliver TPN and Lipids and other things like antibiotics or other medications to the baby. It is a surgical procedure that takes the place of a traditional iv line. The good thing about it is that it can stay in for several weeks; the bad thing is that it could puncture veins and dump fluids into the baby's body cavity.

We experienced all of these things with our new baby girl (and more). Hope this was a helpful addition!

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Kevin — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:31:02 -0000

Don't forget "brady" (short for bradycardia) in which the baby's heart slows down. Usually a light (or sometimes vigorous) rub on the back will correct it. Sometimes a brady is associated with or happens alongside of apnea. And it's often more pronounced when your baby is trying to take a bottle. Caffeine may be given to help correct bradys.