Low birth weight infant
LBWI: <2,500g
VLBWI: <1,500g
ELBWI: <1,000g
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Associated disease
- Neurologic
- Intraventricular hemorrhage
- D/t germinal matrix vasculature
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- Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)
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- <1,500g or ? ?? ??? ???? ???? ?? ? 3~7? ?? ?? ??? ??.
- Intraventricular hemorrhage
- Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
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- <1,800g or <33wk or ?? ? ???? 6?? ?? ???? 4-6?? ?? ??
- Apnea ??? ???
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- Acute? ?? ?? ?? + O2 ???.
- Chronic? ?? Methylxanthine(eg, theophylline or caffeine) ??.
- Work by adenosine blockade. Adenosine inhibits respiratory drive.
- Methylxanthine? ??~1?? ???? TDMa ???? ?.
- ?? ?? ?? nasal CPAP? ?? ???? ??.
Nutrition
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- 34? ?? – ??? ?? ????? ????? ??? ??? ?.
- 1,500g ??, ??? ??, ??, ????/??? ?? (-/-)
Discharge criteria from NICU
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- ? ?? ?? ???? ?? 1,800~2,100g? ?? ??? ??? ????? ??? ?? ?? ??.
Intrauterine growth restriction, IUGR
Complications
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???, ???, ?????, polycythemia (Hb? Hct ??)
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