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Ophthalmia Neonatorum is the type of conjunctivitis that occurs in newborn babies. It's basically the inflammation of the covering in the eye.
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What is Crede's prophylaxis?
the instillation of a 1% silver nitrate solution into the conjunctiva of newborns to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum.
What has the author Henry Copley Greene written?
Henry Copley Greene has written: 'Plains and uplands of old France' -- subject(s): Description and travel 'Ophthalmia neonatorum in tne Massachusetts cities' -- subject(s): Infantile Conjunctivitis 'The father' -- subject(s): Accessible book
What is icterus neonatorum?
LOL
What is crede's maneuver?
Crede maneuver 1. A procedure for manually extracting the placenta during childbirth. 2. Instillation of one drop of a 2% solution of silver nitrate into each eye of a newborn infant to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum. 3. Use of manual pressure on a bladder, particularly an acontractile bladder, to express urine.
When did Elizabeth Blackwell get eye disease?
She had it when she was at age 29..!
Signs and symptoms of tetanus neonatorum?
lockjow, contracture of muscle, hypertonia
What has the author Arthur Edmondston written?
Arthur Edmondston has written: 'A treatise on the varieties and consequences of ophthalmia' -- subject(s): Conjunctivitis, Conjunctiva, Diseases 'A treatise on the varieties and consequences of ophthalmia' -- subject(s): Endophthalmitis
Did Christopher Columbus have bad eye site?
Yes Christopher Columbus had very bad eye sight
What has the author Erik Domini written?
Nicole Domka has written: '\\' -- subject(s): Signatures (Writing), Autograph albums, Celebrities, Illustrations, History, Autographs, Collectors and collecting, Exhibitions
What are the commercial applications of neem?
Neem oil is not used for cooking purposes, uses of neem include the treatment of acne, fever, leprosy, malaria, ophthalmia and tuberculosis. Various folk remedies for neem include use as an anthelmintic, antifeedant, antiseptic, diuretic, emmenagogue, contraceptive, febrifuge, parasiticide, pediculocide and insecticide. It has been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of tetanus, urticaria, eczema, scrofula and erysipelas.
What is the pathophysiology of asphyxia neonatorum?
baby fails to cry,an attempt is made to breathe,but there is primary gasps and subsequent raise in heart beat and blood pressure.after one minute there is primary apnoea.it there is no resuscitation,there will be secondary gasps,a flat heart beat and a rapid drop in blood pressure and in five to eight minutes slight brain damage begins.there will be long gasps and long apnoeas and the baby will be acidotic due to low levels of ph in the blood,hypoxia and hypercapnoea.brain damage becomes more severe,there is cerebral oedema and rupture of small blood vessels resulting in cerebral haemorrhage.there is ischaemia of brain cells resulting in severe brain damage.signs are convulsions,inability to suck,baby is more flaccid,cerebral palsy.death then follows as a result of failure to resuscitate.
What happened to Louis Braille when he was three years old?
Yes. Louis Braille did become blind at the age of three, when he accidentally poked himself in the eye with a stitching awl. And because of sympathetic ophthalmia, he lost the sight of his other eye as well.
