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• Hemolytic disease of the newborn — Not to be confused with Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn. HDN Classification and external resources ICD 10 P55 ICD 9 7 …   Wikipedia

• Hemolytic disease of the newborn (ABO) — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = ABO HDN ICD10 = ICD10|P|55|1|p|50 ICD9 = ICD9|773.1 In ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn (also known as ABO HDN) maternal IgG antibodies with specificity for the ABO blood group system pass through the placenta… …   Wikipedia

• phototherapy — noun the use of strong light to treat acne or hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn • Hypernyms: ↑radiotherapy, ↑radiation therapy, ↑radiation, ↑actinotherapy, ↑irradiation …   Useful english dictionary

• Phototherapy — Treatment with light. For example, a newborn with jaundice may be "put under the lights." * * * Treatment of disease by means of light rays. SYN: light treatment. * * * pho·to·ther·a·py ther ə pē n, pl pies the application of light for… …   Medical dictionary

• syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

• Neonatal jaundice — Classification and external resources Jaundice in newborn ICD 10 P58, P …   Wikipedia

• Light therapy — Intervention Bright light therapy is a common treatment for seasonal affective disorder and for circadian rhythm disorders. ICD 10 PCS …   Wikipedia

• Childbirth — Parturition redirects here. For the Voyager episode, see Parturition (Star Trek: Voyager). Childbirth (also called labor, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more… …   Wikipedia

• Biliblanket — A biliblanket is a portable phototherapy device for the treatment of Neonatal jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia). BiliBlanket is a trademark of General Electric s Datex Ohmeda subsidiary, but its catchy name has become the generic, colloquial term for …   Wikipedia

• Umbilical cord — of a three minute old child. A medical clamp has been applied. Latin funiculus umbilicalis Code …   Wikipedia

• Neonatal intensive care unit — A newborn infant sleeping in an incubator A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) also called a Special Care Nursery, newborn intensive care unit, intensive care nursery (ICN), and special care baby unit (SCBU) is an intensive care unit… …   Wikipedia