Sunday, 3 July 2011

Spitzer's laws of neonatology

  1. The more stable a baby appears to be, the more likely he will "crump" that day.
  2. The nicer the parents, the sicker the baby.
  3. The likelihood of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is directly proportional to the number of physicians involved in the care of that baby.
  4. The longer a patient is discussed during rounds, the more certain it is that no one has the faintest idea of what is going on or what to do.
  5. The sickest infant in the nursery can always be discerned by the fact that he or she is being cared for by the newest, most inexperienced nursing orienteer.
  6. The surest way to have an infant linger interminably is to inform the parents that death is imminent.
  7. The more miraculous the "save," the more likely that you will be sued for something totally inconsequential.
  8. If they are not breathin', they may be seizin'.
  9. Antibiotics should always be continued for ____ days. (Fill in the blank with any number 1-21.)
  10. If you cannot figure out what is going on with a baby, call the surgeons. They won't figure it out either, but they will sure as hell do something about it. 

Friday, 25 February 2011

hi everybody,
i am preparing  for presentation about neonatal fungal infection and while googling i found this nice link
Fungal Infections in Preterm Infants
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/980487-overview

anybody had discussed such issue before?
i appreciate any support

Saturday, 19 February 2011

3 PEARLS OF WISDOM IN NEONATAL SURGERY

1.Bubbly baby with froathy secretions from mouth choke on feeding- TEF with esophageal atresia.
2.Baby becoming blue on feeding but pink on crying - bilateral choanal atresia.
3.Newborn baby with bilious vomiting-bowel obstruction unless proved otherwise.