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Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
This is simply another name for hyperalimentation fluid or the fluid that is used to feed babies by vein. It contains sugar, protein, fats, ... Read More
Toxemia
Disorder of pregnant women characterized by elevated blood pressure, swelling of the feet and hands and loss of protein in the urine (see ... Read More
Toxoid vaccines
These immunizations are manufactured from purified compounds from the disease-causing organism. Tetanus and diphtheria are toxoid ... Read More
Toxoplasmosis
A protozoal infection acquired from coming in contact with infected cat feces or more rarely, raw, infected meat. Although this is a mild ... Read More
Tracheo-esophageal fistula
An abnormal connection in one or more places between the esophagus and the trachea. Normally, these are two separate tubes, one leading to the ... Read More
Transfusion
Treatment for anemia in which red blood cells are given by vein into the baby's circulation.
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTNB)
Fast breathing that slowly becomes normal It is thought to be caused by slow or delayed reabsorption of fetal lung fluid. Before birth the ... Read More
Transverse lie
Usually referring to the position of the fetus within the uterus. Sometimes babies will become positioned horizontally across the uterus, ... Read More
Trimester
A third of a pregnancy. Trimesters divide pregnancy into three 13-week periods. The development and potential problems of pregnancy and the ... Read More
Trisomy 21 Syndrome
See Down Syndrome.
Tuberculosis
A serious, bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. There were 14,800 cases in the US in 2003, but 1.7 million deaths from ... Read More
Tylenol®
See acetaminophen.
Typhoid
The World Health Organization says: Typhoid fever is a bacterial disease, caused by Salmonella typhi. It is transmitted through the ... Read More
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