Case 2: Hematuria in a Preterm Neonate

Autor: Chaitali N. Mahajan, Joseph Wang, Krishna Dummula, Vishal Pandey, Rupesh Raina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: NeoReviews. 18:e546-e548
ISSN: 1526-9906
DOI: 10.1542/neo.18-9-e546
Popis: A 26-week-old female twin is born via cesarean delivery due to nonreassuring fetal heart tones noted in the 38-year-old mother. The pregnancy has been complicated by unequal placental sharing and velamentous cord insertion for this twin. Apgar scores are 2 and 7 at 1 and 5 minutes, respectively. Her birthweight is 25% lower than that of her twin. Her clinical course is complicated by respiratory distress syndrome and pulmonary hypertension. On day 12 after birth, she develops fluid- and pressor-resistant hypotension secondary to fulminant sepsis. Notably, her international normalized ratio (INR) is 2.4 (normal
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