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Premature Infant
Alternate Names : Preemie, Preterm Infant
Premature Infant Symptoms & Signs
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Low birth weight - less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams)
- Thin, smooth, shiny, almost translucent skin
- Veins are easily seen through the skin (transparent skin)
- Wrinkled features
- Soft, flexible ear cartilage
- Body hair called lanugo
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Irregular breathing pattern
- Weak cry
- Usually inactive, may be unusually active immediately after birth
- Ineffective suck and swallow (poor feeding)
- Enlarged clitoris (female infant)
- Small scrotum, smooth without ridges (male infant)
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- Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD - Pediatric)
- Memory Loss
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• Definition
• Premature Infant Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Premature Infant Symptoms & Signs
• Premature Infant Prevention
• Premature Infant Diagnosis & Tests
• Premature Infant Treatment
• Premature Infant Prognosis
• Premature Infant Complications
• Premature Infant Support Groups
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Anemia
• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
• Diabetes
• Heart Disease
• Hypoglycemia
• Intrauterine Growth Restriction
• IRDS (Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome)
• Kidney Disease
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis
• Preeclampsia
• Retinopathy of Prematurity
Tests & Exams
• Bilirubin
• Blood Gases
• Chest X-Ray
• Glucose Test
• Protein - Urine
• Serum Calcium
Other Topics
• Breathing - Slowed or Stopped
• Breathing Difficulties - First Aid
• Central Nervous System
• Delayed Growth
• Gestational Age
• High Blood Pressure
• Intravenous
• Jaundice - Yellow Skin
• Poor Feeding in Infants
• Respiratory
• Scrotum
Review Date : 12/22/2002
Reviewed By : Philip L. Graham III, M.D., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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