Across
- 4. a medical doctor trained in pediatrics.
- 6. less than the normal number of red blood cells in the blood.
- 8. A low amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood.
- 10. a surgically created opening in the abdominal wall to provide nutrition directly into the stomach.
- 12. When a baby's liver is not working properly, this condition occurs
- 13. A cut in the throat for a respirator or ventilator to assist with breathing.
- 15. A special bed for premature babies with four portholes which helps regulate temperature.
- 17. Breathing a foreign material (such as formula, stomach fluids, meconium, etc.) into the lungs.
- 18. Blue color of the skin occurring when there is not enough oxygen in the blood.
- 20. This is the most common way premature babies are fed if they are developed enough to feed on their own.
Down
- 1. A doctor who cares for premature babies.
- 2. Acronym for a specialized hospital department which acres for premature babies.
- 3. An abnormally slow heart rate.
- 5. "Puffy" skin from a build-up of fluid in body tissues.
- 7. Acronym for an intravenous line which delivers fluids, medication, and some times nutrition to a patient.
- 9. Placing an endotracheal tube in the baby's trachea (windpipe). See Endotracheal Tube.
- 11. A machine that assists with breathing through tubes in the wind pipe.
- 14. Existing at the time of birth.
- 16. special lights used in the treatment of jaundice.
- 19. an irregular pattern of breathing.