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Newborn screening
Newborn screening tests look for serious developmental, genetic, and metabolic disorders so that important action can be taken during the critical time before symptoms develop. Most of these illnesses are very rare.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 39-year old asked:
How often will newborn screening need retested?
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A 39-year old asked:
How often could newborn screening need retested?
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A 50-year old asked:
Can you please tell me about the 3 tests in newborn screening for galactosemia?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is pku newborn screening is required in all 50 u.S. States as well as canada?
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A 49-year old asked:
Can any docs elaborate about the 3 tests in newborn screening for galactosemia?
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A 34-year old female asked about a female:
Is it necessary to have a confirmatory test if found positive in g6pd newborn screening?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is ga-1 metabolic disorder part of newborn screening in pennsylvania?
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A 33-year old male asked:
My wife & son passed california newborn screening for CF, does that mean odds are low for typical cystic fibrosis or mild form?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Would a 2 y.O a with a severe metabolic disorder show symptoms usually by that age? He had newborn screening normal and genetic testic that normal.
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A 29-year old female asked:
Besides a hearing problem, what would be a reason for a 7mo not to coo or babble? She passed the newborn screening & turns to noises but is not vocal.
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A 27-year old female asked:
Son didn't have pediatrician until after we left hospital.If there was something wrong with newborn screening tests, would the hospital have called me?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Is it possible for my baby to have a meconium plug without any underlying health issues? All his newborn screening tests came back normal. Plus, he stools on his own.
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A 37-year old female asked:
My child tested neg. for alpha thalassemia during her newborn screening but pos. mths after a blood transfusion? Was the donor's blood still present?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Are there any medicolegal cases, when medical staff has shown negligence in diagnosing 4 month infant testicular torsion resulting in loss of testicle. Initial Newborn screening showed both testis normal shape and size. And now after 4 month they diagnose
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A 32-year old male asked about a male:
18/month son keeps getting cold, sinus infection,ear infection. Wife had negative prenatal screening and son had negative newborn screening. CF?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is a hearing screening for newborns?
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A member asked:
What screening tests do newborns get?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can all these screenings cause unnecessary stresses on the newborn?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Would a pulse ox screening done on a newborn within 24 hrs. Detect an asd?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Good day! The bands in the CBC PLT of my newborn baby is 13. The normal range is only up to 6. His CRP is 5.5 while the normal level is less than 0.5. These are the results of the SOP screening in the hospital. Now, he has jaundice. What must I do?
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A 25-year old female asked about a female:
Is breastfeeding a Duarte Galactosemic (D/G) safe? Borderline 1st newborn screen, normal 2nd screen after 9 days of being breastfed exclusively.
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: newborn screen?
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A female asked:
Oxygen saturation drops to 83 to 87 when my new born baby sleeps. Lungs X-Ray and eco screening has shown normal study. What would be the reason.
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A 45-year old asked:
What are annual recommended health screenings for women in their 40s?
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A 46-year old asked:
Must women in their 40s have preventive health screenings?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Pls refer to screening results ?
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A 35-year old male asked:
What does overall screening entail?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I would like to view my screening results ?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: screening?
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A 41-year old asked:
What does hcvab screening mean?
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