NICU Words To Know

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Across
  1. 1. is a problem of the retina
  2. 6. Antibiotics can be given to cure this
  3. 7. normal for premature babies to have an irregular patterof breathing
  4. 8. involuntary muscle activity or stiffening
  5. 10. medical doctor who specializes in the ear, nose and throat
  6. 13. a sugical opening in the trachea to allow air to enterthe lungs
  7. 16. nothing to be given by mouth
  8. 17. Preemies with issues are cared for in this unit
  9. 19. placing an endotracheal tube in the baby's trachea(windpipe)
  10. 20. clear plastic hood placed over the baby's head through which oxygen is given
Down
  1. 2. Baby born before 37 weeks
  2. 3. a small plastic tubeon one of the umbilical blood vessels
  3. 4. an infection of the wall of the intestines
  4. 5. a medical doctor who specializes in infants and children
  5. 9. infection in the blood
  6. 11. a medical doctor who specializes in the brain and nervous system
  7. 12. a treatment in which the baby is placed under bright light
  8. 14. the first bowel movement that a baby has
  9. 15. the branch of medicine that deals with heredity
  10. 18. yellowing of the skin