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C A Jesurun, MD
El Paso, undefined
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I am a specialist in Newborn infants (Neonatologist). I have been caring for sick newborn infants for the past 44 years. I did consult with High-Risk OB's (Maternal-Fetal-Medicine specialists) all the time. We plan in advance as much as possible to give the infant the best chance. Sometimes that is not always possible and we do the best that we can under the circumstances.
I am a Professor Emeritus at Texas Tech University School of Medicine in El Paso where I taught Neonatology for 32 years. I worked at William Beaumont Army Medical Center as Chief of Neonatology running their Level II Special Care Unit. Recently I was the Director of High Risk Clinic at Providence Memorial Hospital Children's hospital in El Paso Texas. We specialized in the outpatient care of NICU graduates.
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Neonatology
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United States: New Mexico, Texas
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120 Answers
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
Keep it dry: Water if it gets messy-otherwise could use alcohol cotton balls.
Just keep it dry. Scab will eventually fall off.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Hang in there!: Eventually all babies get diarrhea. If the infant gets loose stools-you may have to change to a lactose free formula. A soy based formula or formula ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Depends ondefinition: There are as many styles for parenting as there are parents. I am assuming that you are speaking of parenting in a directive way. One can be too domi... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Everything's allrigh: Infants are all different and stooling depends upon many factors including those that we do not control. As long as baby does not get distended or vom... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Depends : Usually the er is not the best place to go because of waiting time and discontinuity of care. If there is nothing life-threatening then wait to see yo... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Sometimes nothing: Without seeing the x-ray-it is difficult to give a complete answer. Be advised that sometimes-depending on the size & location nothing but time m... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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To carry more oxygen: Fetal hemoglobin hangs on to oxygen tighter that adult hemoglobin. Therefore more red blood cells are needed to cary the amount of oxygen that can be... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Wash hands: If you have had this virus then you and baby may have antibodies to it and have some protection. Although the virus may be passed on by someone infect... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
Yes-but-: This can be done-but one must ask oneself why? How arbitrary can this be and how fair is this to the other two?
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
Hard to way-but: In the 'olden days' they were not tied or cut. The body has a way of shutting off the flow to the placenta once it has been delivered. We clamp the ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
Not sure-BUT: There is some controversy as to whether the components in this over-the-counter medicine are absorbed or not. Not sure that there is a problem.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
Best to hold off: Every paint has organic solvents that evaporate into the air. I am not aware of any studies on this topic. Since we really don't know the answer and... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Sometimes: Sometimes infants are not coordinated and drink and breathe at the same time. This may cause coughing or in some cases as aspiration pneumonia. This ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
No-gas doesn't weigh: Passing gas will not affect weight.
Gas production is due to the fermentation of dietary elements by bacteria in the GI tract. Sometimed there is an ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Neonatology 50 years experience
Complex: We start treatment on our infants who have fever or the mother has an infection/fever. There are supporting tests (complete blood count and c-reactive... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
Not a problem: Treat the infant normally and you will see how your infant attaches to you. Do not be threatened by any affection the infant has for the caretacker.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Not much to worry: Cords like people come in different shapes and sizes. I am not sure of the context of your question-but if the infant is born normally with a non-coi... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
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Depends: Need to know the reason. Was there a temporary or severe obstruction to urinary flow from the kidney? Is a pediatric urologist involved? Was this DX ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
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What do you mean?: Adhd is probably overdiagnosed in america. It often gives parents a negative connataion as well. Some kids need more structure and direction and a lot... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
Sometimes: Babies sometimes have muscle twiches that mean nothing. However if they are repetitive ; occur frequently-you should have your dr check it out. Good... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
Not good idea: I am assuming your infant is a little fussy and has jaundice and is less than 10 days old. I looked up gripe water and do not believe that there is an... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
Close OB follow-up: Bed rest and close OB followup to see if there is any treatable condition to prevent preterm delivery. May or may buy a few more weeks of pregnancy. A... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Neonatology 50 years experience
Yes-but: Babies may swallow too much air when taking in milk. If mother is breast feeding-she needs to be mindful of what she eats as some of those elements pa... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
Not sure: Will just have to wait till birth to do full examination. Could be a growth defect limited to just that femur. Prognosis will depend upon orthopedic e... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Neonatology 50 years experience
Depends: Depends upon diet breast vs. Bottle. Also depends upon infant's abdominal size, vomiting, etc. I would take baby to dr though. Have to consider mechan... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
Mild soap & water: Milia can be distressful for the parents-but not the infant! Do not put any oils or lotions on the face!
Just an occasional face wash w/ mild soap &a... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Neonatology 50 years experience
Helps blood clot: Vit K is necessary in the cascade for clotting. Infants dis not have enough Vit K in the old days and would present with fatal hemorrhaging at 7-8 da... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Neonatology 50 years experience
Longer time and freq: Feed frequently every 2-3 hrs, feed longer duration each time (20 minutes/side). Try not to get uptight. Drink plenty of fluids.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
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Not sure: Chorioamnionitis occurs in 1-4% of deliveries. I take care of infants born to mothers with this condition and give them antibiotics for at least 2 da... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
Not sure: Constipation is usually over-diagnosed by parents. Infants often strain. Constipation is when the stool is hard. Fussiness could be lactose in formula... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
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Depends: CMV is a "sleeper". Some term infants are born with CMV and manifest no symptoms. However some may have hearing difficulties. If an infant is born wi... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
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Still developing: The fetus has already formed all of the organs/parts of the body. However the cells are still developing for specialized function. You would recogniz... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
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Valtrex (valacyclovir): Many OB docs can but you on Valtrex (valacyclovir) or another Acyclovir viral treatment regimen to suppress the virus. Herpes is more common than you ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Neonatology 50 years experience
When cord separates: In general a sponge bath is all baby needs in the begining. Try to keep umbilical cord dry. May use alcohol to keep base from getting infected or mois... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Neonatology 50 years experience
Related conditions: Open neural tube defects affect areas from the head to end of spine. Usually referred to a Spina Bifida lower on down the vertebral column. The centra... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
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Usually Bacterial: Group B Streptococcus has declined in frequency as a fatal infection since the OB's can treat a GBS positive mother before delivery. However there are... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
Not necesarily: One may breast feed AND feed with a bottle. Some advise that the infant may become used to the natural or artificial nipple. We did not find that to ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
Not really: The newborn can recognize the face, voice, and smell of its mother. The only reason for others to feed the baby is that sometime the mother may not b... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Physiologic reason: Fetal Hemoglobin holds on to oxygen greater than adult hemoglobin so to deliver more oxygen to the tissues, the body needs more red cells carrying a g... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Neonatology 50 years experience
Blood vessels: There are two arteries-carting oxygenated blood from the placenta and one umbilical vein that carries de-oxygenated blood back to the placenta. The ve... Read More
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Lactation specialist: Not sure i understood the question but it sounds like you are having trouble with your infant breast feeding as the infant was born premature. A lacta... Read More
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Antibodies: If some of baby's blood enters the mother's blood stream and the infant is Rh + from the father and the mother is Rh -, then mother will make antibodi... Read More
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Structure: Have a lot of structure. Plan to spend time with your teen. Include lots of strenuous physical activity. Keep things constant and focus on immediate ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Carlos Jesurunanswered
Neonatology 50 years experience
Get other formula: If baby won't take soy then give similac sensitive or enfamil gentle ease. They have very little lactose in them.
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Similar: Most milks are standardized with minimal differences now. The milk companies have made great strides in improving their products but they agree that m... Read More
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Not just one cause: A meningocele is related to spina bifida-a neural tube defect that occurs during the first trimester formation of the brain and spinal cord. Sometimes... Read More
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Sometimes: In Tetralogy of Falot, blood flow to the lungs may be restricted. As there are various degrees of restriction, there may be a need for more blood flo... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Will be fine: Many infants have reflux. Doubt seriously that formula had anything to do with spitting up. Try again. Burping regularly is important
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Fever: Infection is very rare-but fever and redness at any site with tenderness. Any yellow discharge would also be important. If you have doubts, your surg... Read More
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No: Have someone else do it. Toxoplasmosis can be carried by cats. Incidence in preg women low but toxo can be disastrous for baby.
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Dr. Jesurun is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Jesurun is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you so much, been so worried about it all!!
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thank you very much...at the moment baby is very active...regularly counting the kicks....
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Tulane University
Graduated 2004MD
Medical/Graduate school
Baylor College of Medicine
Graduated 1973MD
Residency
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Residency
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Awards
Best Doctor of America, Western Region, Best Doctors of America
Top Neonatologist , First Place, National - Summer
2013
Affiliations
American Medical Association
American Academy of Pediatrics
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