Newborn Screening Tests
1. Cord Blood Banking is collecting and storing the blood from within the umbilical cord after a baby is born.
2.Common Diagnosis
4.Galactosemia is the lack of enzyme that concerts galactose to glucose, Biotinidase Definciency is were babies don't have enough biotinidase, an enzyme that recycles biotin( a B vitamin) in the body., Tyrosinemia is were babies have trouble processing the amino acid tyrosine.
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2.Common Diagnosis
3.Meconium Aspiration (MAS) can happen before, during, or after labor and delivery when a newborn inhales a mixture of meconium and amniotic fluid. MAS can affect the baby's in a number of ways, including chemical irritation to the lung tissue, airway obstruction by a meconium plug, Infection, and the inactivation of the surfactant by the meconium.
4.Galactosemia is the lack of enzyme that concerts galactose to glucose, Biotinidase Definciency is were babies don't have enough biotinidase, an enzyme that recycles biotin( a B vitamin) in the body., Tyrosinemia is were babies have trouble processing the amino acid tyrosine.
5. The PKU test is done to check whether a newborn baby has the enzyme needed to use phenylalanine in his or her body.
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