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NICU Jargon
A long tube placed through your baby’s nose into his/her stomach to deliver milk or help remove air or stomach juices.
A mode of respiratory support that uses a nasal cannula rather than an endotracheal tube.
long tube placed through your baby’s mouth into his/her stomach to deliver milk or help remove air or stomach juices.
A device placed inside a small artery in the arm or leg to allow blood drawing and blood pressure monitoring.
device placed in a small vein to deliver medications, blood products, or nutrition.
Another term for EGA. More technically correct than EGA.
The condition that occurs immediately after birth, when the fetal blood flow through the lungs does not make the transition to infant blood flow that includes the lungs. Previously called “persistent fetal circulation,” or PFC, this term has been updated to better reflect the underlying pathophysiology.
The device placed on your baby’s hand or foot that continuously displays the level of oxygen saturation in your baby’s blood.
Premature lung disease seen early after birth from surfactant deficiency.
Premature eye disease.
A common virus that causes “cold” symptoms in adults but can be fatal for babies. There is a monthly shot that can be administered to certain high risk babies.
A mode used on the mechanical ventilator.
probe placed on your baby’s skin that continuously displays the level of carbon dioxide in your baby’s blood.
A short-lived respiratory condition that resolves in 1-3 days.
A device placed inside your baby’s umbilical cord to allow blood drawing and blood pressure monitoring.
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