Blar i Faculty of Medicine på emneord "Infant"
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Acute bronchiolitis in infants, a review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-03)Acute viral bronchiolitis is one of the most common medical emergency situations in infancy, and physicians caring for acutely ill children will regularly be faced with this condition. In this article we present a summary ... -
Bronchial hyper-responsiveness after preterm birth
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03)Being born preterm often adversely affects later lung function. Airway obstruction and bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) are common findings. Respiratory symptoms in asthma and in lung disease after preterm birth might ... -
Continuous positive airway pressure for bronchiolitis in a general paediatric ward; a feasibility study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-12)Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is commonly used to relieve respiratory distress in infants with bronchiolitis, but has mostly been studied in an intensive care setting. Our prime aim was to evaluate ... -
Incidence and dietary risk factors of goitre in children in a rural area/ D.R.Congo
(Master thesis, 2013-06-07)Background: Although deficiency in dietary iodine remains the main cause of endemic and sporadic goitre, naturally occurring goitrogens in foods are additional factors that play a major role in developing goitre. In this ... -
Kartlegging av undersøkelse og behandling som barnemanuellterapeuter i Norge benytter på spedbarn 0-12 måneder, -en survey
(Master thesis, 2014-10-30)Background: Other health professions have recently criticized manual therapy performed on infants. The focus on diagnoses related to asymmetry in the upper cervical in infants is debated. Therapists has been accused of ... -
Left Vocal Cord Paralysis After Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation: A Systematic Review.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Context: Extremely premature (EP) infants are at increased risk of left vocal cord paralysis (LVCP) following surgery for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Objective: A Systematical Review was conducted to investigate the ... -
Observasjon av undersøkelse og behandling av barn med asymmetri nakke. En kvalitativ studie
(Master thesis, 2012-10-31)Background: The use of manipulation to the upper cervical as therapy for infants with functional asymmetry in the neck has increased in recent years, while the treatment of children with muscular torticollis has long been ... -
Observationsstudie av två manuellterapeuter, vid undersökning och behandling av spädbarn med asymmetri i nacken.
(Master thesis, 2012-10-31)Background: There is currently a debate regarding the importance of infant cervical asymmetry. There is no golden standard on how to diagnose or classify the condition. There is no evidence based documentation on the effect ... -
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy and risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn: population based cohort study from the five Nordic countries
(Journal article, 2012-01-12)Objective: To assess whether maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) increases the risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn, and whether such an effect might differ between specific ... -
Vitamin D-status hos norske ettåringer og deres mødre og betydningen av sjømatinntak og kosttilskudd
(Master thesis, 2013-09-13)Background: Vitamin D is necessary for normal bone development, cell differentiation and immune response. Existing data shows that a relatively large proportion of the population has insufficient vitamin D status. When ... -
Zambian newborns exposed to HIV and antiretroviral drugs: Evolution of neutrophil cell count in the first 6 months. Sub-study of the ANRS 12174 trial in Zambia
(Master thesis, 2012-09-24)Background: The efficacy of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) for the prevention of HIV transmission from mother to child is one of the greatest successes of antiretroviral therapy. However, concern has been expressed in several ...