Clinical Investigation of Neonatal Disease
The principles of clinical investigation of neonatal disease are similar to those for adults; however, the neonate signalment carries with it a higher risk for sepsis, congenital malformations, and a number of specific neonatal diseases, resulting in a shift in the emphasis of history, physical examination, and diagnostic work-up.
When a single individual is involved, observation from a distance, recording of vital signs, and a physical examination guide the clinician to the selection of appropriate diagnostic tests to establish a cause, make a diagnosis, and evaluate the prognosis. For conditions that affect a flock or herd of animals, the examination of affected individuals remains an essential component of the diagnostic work-up, but evaluation of records, the environment (housing and other animals), nutrition, colostrum, treatment, and vaccination protocols is also needed.
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- REFERENCES
- THE PAEDIATRIC CONSULTATION AND CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- Smith Bradford P., Van Metre David C., Pusterla Nicola (eds.). Large Animal Internal Medicine. Part 2. 6th edition. — Elsevier,2020. — 2279 p., 2020
- Examination From a Distance
- REFERENCES
- Diseases Caused by Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV)
- Swellings Involving the Head
- Late Abortion: Infectious Causes
- Surveillance
- RECENT ADVANCES IN LACTATION PHYSIOLOGY
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