Dr. Cai Wenxin, a pediatrician at Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, pointed out that it is every parent's wish to have a child become a dragon, but the health of the child is definitely the first requirement. A few days ago, a full-moon newborn was diagnosed with neuroblastoma by abdominal ultrasound in the pediatrics department of Tzu Chi Hospital in Taipei. Fortunately, early detection, good treatment, smooth growth and recovery.
Non-invasive ultrasound is chosen at its own expense.
Basically, after the baby is born, the doctor will have 1 physical examination, including "physical examination" and "nervous system examination". However, the newborn's congenital organ structure is abnormal, so it can't be judged from the appearance. Only by ultrasonic examination of strong wave penetration can we find the symptoms such as organ size and structure as early as possible, thus assisting doctors to find lesions and give treatment as early as possible.
In particular, the operation of ultrasound is non-invasive and will not make the baby uncomfortable. However, because this part needs parents' own expenses, it is suggested that if there are premature babies or pregnant women suspected of abnormal fetal ultrasound, or high-risk groups with family history of heart, brain and abdomen, they can choose according to their own economic ability.
Dr. Cai Wenxin stressed that any examination should grasp the best opportunity, especially in the case of family history, abnormal fetal ultrasound examination during pregnancy, delayed delivery, premature infants, abnormal appearance after birth or parents' willingness.
Ultrasonic inspection is the key to mastering gold.
1. Brain ultrasound examination: it is mainly used to check the situation of infants before skull closure, and can find out most changes such as cerebral hemorrhage, hydrocephalus, brain malformation, subdural hemorrhage and other brain lesions; The best examination time is within 6 months after birth.
2. Abdominal ultrasound examination: You can check your baby's abdominal organs, including liver, kidney, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder and urinary tract. It is generally recommended to do this examination at the full moon. The characteristics of this examination are "non-invasive" and "wide observation range".
3. Echocardiography: The patent foramen ovale of the heart was born. It is recommended to have an echocardiogram 3 days after birth. In addition, some babies are prone to fainting and arrhythmia during their growth. At this time, it is also possible to confirm whether there are structural problems through echocardiography.
4. Ultrasonic examination of hip joint: It must be carried out before the development of newborn bones, and it is recommended to carry out it within 3 months after birth, because with the growth of baby bones, the penetration of ultrasound will be limited, which will affect the resolution of images and the interpretation of results.
"Good news for you": At present, Tzu Chi Hospital in Taipei has provided four complete ultrasonic examinations of the brain, abdomen, heart and hip joint for newborns. Mothers can arrange ultrasound examination for their babies during postpartum hospitalization, and wait until the baby comes back from the full moon to carry out the other three examinations, so as to avoid the pain of running around. It is a good choice for newborn parents.
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