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Recommended Newborn Screening Panel

Recommended Newborn Screening Panel

Last Updated: September 12, 2022 Introduction to Recommended Uniform Screening Panel: RUSP Numerous inherited disorders are tested for in newborns in all 50 United States as a means to identify afflicted newborns and to allow for early intervention. Not all states...

Recommended Newborn Screening Panel

Corrections to First Edition of Textbook

Last Updated: September 13, 2022 Chapter 3 page 22 Question 4: The answer explanation correctly describes why choice B (plasmalogen) is the correct answer, however, the explanation starts by stating that choice D is the correct response. Chapter 6 page 51 Question 13:...

Recommended Newborn Screening Panel

Common Blood Analysis Data

Last Updated: October 6, 2022 Values presented represent expected normal data At the end is an alphabetical listing of numerous clinical values Blood Gases ArterialVenouspH7.35–7.457.32–7.42pCO2: millimeters of mercury, mmHg35–45 mmHg38–52 mmHgpO270–100 mmHg28–48...