Seattle Area Feline Rescue has officially merged with Hidden Gem Cat Rescue to expand the scope of existing foster programs ...

The concept of futile care is controversial and difficult to define. Efforts to prolong life, once considered an outcome of healing, may now be viewed by some as harmful acts of prolonging suffering.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 19-day-old female neonate presented with a 1-week history of mild swelling of the left breast, with some ...

In the very low birth weight (VLBW) neonate, the relationship between systemic blood pressure and organ blood flow is complex, especially in the immediate postnatal period. Although some information ...

There was a time when a belief was widely held that premature neonates did not perceive pain. That, of course, has been refuted but measurements of neonate pain tend to rely on inexact measures, such ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 5-day-old healthy male presents to your clinic for a well-child examination. The parents report he is doing ...

A 27-day-old infant boy presented to the emergency department (ED), and was admitted for difficulty breathing and a report of several episodes of perioral cyanosis associated with coughing that ...

Neonatal patients often require long-term vascular access for the delivery of life-sustaining medications and nutrition. The peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) offers several advantages ...

We cared for a term neonate admitted to the NICU because of respiratory distress. A severe cleft lip and palate and a variety of minor dysmorphic features were recognized. The initial CBC showed a ...

Neonates born to women with confirmed or suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection should have testing of the nasopharynx, placenta and cord blood as soon as ...

URGENT surgical conditions of the abdomen are uncommon in the neonatal period, but potentially fatal. This discussion concerns abdominal conditions occurring in the first month of life that threaten ...

Water immersion during labour and delivery may result in exposure to water-borne pathogens such as Legionella and Pseudomonas. Prefilling the tank days ahead of delivery, inadequately disinfecting ...