Patient Populations
Common diagnosis and pathologies in the NICU include:
- Anemia
- Apnea
- Bradycardia
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
- Hydrocephalus
- Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)
- Jaundice
- Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
- Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
- Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)
- Infant respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
- Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
- Sepsis
- Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN)
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