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Leucine-induced Hypoglycemia

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Mucopolysaccharidosis 4

WHO-ICD-10 version:2010 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases Metabolic disorders Mode of Inheritance Autosomal recessive Gene Map Locus Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are inherited metabolic disorders caused by a deficiency of lysosomal enzymes required for the degradation of mucopolysaccharides or[…] [cags.org.ae]

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Fetal Malnutrition

High birth weight babies are often big because the parents are big, or the mother has diabetes during pregnancy. [icdlist.com]

This pattern is consistent throughout the developed and developing world and is supported by animal models of foetal nutrition.In contrast, high birth-weight babies are more [nestlenutrition-institute.org]

Prematurity NOS P08 Disorders related to long gestation and high birth weight Note: When both birth weight and gestational age are available, priority of assignment should [apps.who.int]

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Common Cold

[…] risk for severe rhinovirus infection. [25] Rhinovirus is a predominant pathogen in lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in very low birth weight infants [19] and shares [emedicine.medscape.com]

[…] respiratory disease, including bronchiolitis, asthma exacerbations, and pneumonia, [22, 23] can occur, particularly in infants and young children. [24] Preterm infants are also at high [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Urinary Tract Disease

If left untreated, UTIs could lead to kidney infections and problems during pregnancy, including: Premature birth (birth of the baby before 39 to 40 weeks) Low birth weight [womenshealth.gov]

The only exception is during pregnancy in which a seven-day course of antibiotics may decrease the risk of preterm birth and low birth weight. [verywellhealth.com]

(smaller than 5 1/2 pounds at birth) High blood pressure, which can lead to a more serious condition called preeclampsia8 How can I prevent UTIs? [womenshealth.gov]

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Urinary Tract Infection

If left untreated, UTIs could lead to kidney infections and problems during pregnancy, including: Premature birth (birth of the baby before 39 to 40 weeks) Low birth weight [womenshealth.gov]

intrauterine growth restriction and low birth weight. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The only exception is during pregnancy in which a seven-day course of antibiotics may decrease the risk of preterm birth and low birth weight. [verywell.com]

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Vaginal Candidiasis

Very-low-birth-weight and extremely-low-birth-weight infants are at high risk for blood culture–proven late-onset candidiasis (defined as sepsis that develops after age 72 [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Vitamin B12 Deficiency

The Hordaland Hcy study also showed that high Hcy concentrations were associated with risks of pre-eclampsia, premature delivery and low birth weight [18]. [journals.plos.org]

Birth weight was significantly higher in group 2 (p 0.031) and early abortion was significantly higher in group 1 than group 2 (p 0.001). [journals.plos.org]

Results of neonatal outcomes showed no significant differences between groups except for birth weight which was significantly higher in group 2 (p 0.03) “Table 5”.Early abortion [journals.plos.org]

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Cystitis

birth weight, or a patient about to undergo a urologic procedure. [infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com]

Candiduria Asymptomatic candiduria does not warrant treatment, unless the patient is at high risk of dissemination, as with a patient who is neutropenic, an infant with low [infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com]

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Iron Deficiency

Between 9 and 24 months, all children are at high risk for anemia, but these babies are at highest risk: Premature and low-birth-weight babies age 2 months old and older. [babycenter.com]

In addition, optimizing maternal nutrition before and during pregnancy, prevention of low birth weight and prematurity, control of parasites, and improvements in access to [bloodjournal.org]

These may include increasing iron stores through supplementation, fortification of processed or staple food, home food fortification, and increased consumption of food with high [bloodjournal.org]

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Anemia

Between 9 and 24 months, all children are at high risk for anemia, but these babies are at highest risk: Premature and low-birth-weight babies age 2 months old and older. [babycenter.com]

For example, anemia may have different effects in low-birth-weight infants than in normal-birth-weight infants. [web.archive.org]

Preventive Services Task Force No recommendation for or against screening for iron deficiency anemia in asymptomatic children 6 to 12 months of age Premature infants Low–birth-weight [aafp.org]

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Hypersensitivity

[…] risk of allergy or food hypersensitivity; and to determine the effect of prebiotics given to 1) low birth weight or preterm infants, and 2) appropriate for gestation age [doi.org]

[…] prolonged infant feeding; to determine the effect of prebiotics in 1) infants not selected for risk of allergy or food hypersensitivity, or at low risk, and 2) in infants at high [doi.org]

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Gingivitis

[…] risk: history of GDM or pre-diabetes (impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance); malformation, stillbirth, successive abortions or birth weight 4,500 g in [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Screening for undiagnosed type 2 diabetes at the first prenatal visit (Evidence level B) is recommended in women at increased risk using standard diagnostic criteria (high [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Malnutrition

A baby with high birth weight could lead to a complicated delivery. To "Reduce poverty" and "Zero hunger" are Goals No. 1 and 2 in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. [hemocue.com]

Stark, Greater Breastfeeding in Early Infancy Is Associated with Slower Weight Gain among High Birth Weight Infants, The Journal of Pediatrics, 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.06.004 [doi.org]

Pediatric Definitions Nutritionally-at-Risk Neonates Neonates should be considered at nutrition risk per the following: High risk Preterm Extremely low birth weight 1000 g [nutritioncare.org]

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Ovarian Cyst

Having a high body-mass index (BMI), a measure of weight relative to height, as well as high insulin, blood glucose and triglycerides were all associated with higher risk [reuters.com]

Giving birth was tied to lower risk. Women with PCOS should work with their general practitioner and do follow-up screening if they’re obese, Glintborg said. [reuters.com]

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Hypertension

[…] control pills ) premature birth or low birth weight How Do Doctors Diagnose Hypertension? [kidshealth.org]

Complications for the baby include low birth weight, early birth, and stillbirth. [healthline.com]

A single reading showing high blood pressure doesn't mean that you have hypertension. It is a sign to watch your blood pressure, though. [kidshealth.org]

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Sexually Transmitted Disease

[…] suggests that babies of low birth weight are particularly susceptible to overwhelming bacterial infection. [jamanetwork.com]

Most studies with newborns with a birth weight of under 1500 g are from foreign literature. [scielo.br]

The reports reviewing neonatal septicemia have dealt primarily with this disease among all neonates,7-11 but the significantly high incidence of prematurity among these patients [jamanetwork.com]

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Metabolic Syndrome

Both intrauterine growth restriction with low birth weight, and maternal high-fat diet with high birth weight (and, to add to the complexity, low birth weight with accelerated [dx.doi.org]

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Hypoglycemia

Infants at risk: Infants with birth weights 1 kg receiving intravenous fluids at high dextrose infusion rates 8mg/kg/min); VLBW infants 1 kg at moderate glucose infusion rates [uichildrens.org]

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Acute Respiratory Infection

Low birth weight, malnourished and non-breastfed children and those living in overcrowded conditions are at higher risk of getting pneumonia. [bu.digication.com]

The devastating impact of ARI is apparent not only due to its high mortality, but its considerable rate of morbidity and co-morbidity as well. [bu.digication.com]

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Urinary Stress Incontinence

If you are overweight, try to lose weight. [patient.info]

Eat a high-fibre diet (plenty of fruit and vegetables and wholegrain bread and cereal) and drink plenty of water to avoid constipation. [patient.info]

Simple things that you can do are: Regular pelvic floor exercises, especially if you are planning to become pregnant, are pregnant, or have given birth. [patient.info]

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Puerperium

The high birth weight and breastfeeding were significantly related to uterine involution (p 0.01 and p 0.04). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We have shown that, independent of its association with instrumentation, labour complications, high birth weight, and long second stage of labour, midline episiotomy is associated [bmj.com]

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Food Allergy

Five studies enrolled preterm or low birth weight infants but did not report allergy. [doi.org]

To determine the effect of prebiotic given to: low birth weight or preterm infants; appropriate weight for gestational age term infants. [doi.org]

The other included studies enrolled healthy term infants ( Ziegler 2007 ; Gruber 2010 ) or preterm, low birth weight infants ( Westerbeek 2010 ). [doi.org]

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Insulin Resistance

[…] prevalence of IRS, it will quickly reduce in subsequent generations as the birth weights improve [ 5 ]. [doi.org]

[…] ii) The fetal origins or thrifty phenotype hypothesis predicts that although a transition from traditional lifestyle to the urban western lifestyle is associated with a high [doi.org]

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Birth

[…] gain less than 20 kg (OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.3-2.4); high pelvic/birth weight score (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.1-2.0); no induction of labor (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.4-2.8); and estimated prenatal [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We have shown that, independent of its association with instrumentation, labour complications, high birth weight, and long second stage of labour, midline episiotomy is associated [dx.doi.org]

[…] birth (odds ratio [OR] 2.4, 95% CI 1.8-3.9); previous indication for primary cesarean delivery (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.5-3.0); age younger than 40 years (OR 2.1, 95% CI 1.3-3.4); Weight [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Patulous Eustachian Tube

[…] of estrogen (pregnancy, high dose birth control, or hormonal therapy for prostate cancer) nasal decongestants fatigue, stress or anxiety temporomandibular joint syndrome [verywell.com]

(such as occurs with pregnancy, birth control pills, or hormone replacement therapy) Nasal decongestants Temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) Significant and rapid weight [verywellhealth.com]

(TMJ) significant weight loss neurological disorders (stroke, multiple sclerosis, trauma to facial nerves) excessive gum chewing or frequently forced nose blowing Symptoms [verywell.com]

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Streptococcal Infection

[…] estimated gestational age of less than 37 weeks Rupture of the membranes for more than 18 hours Maternal intrapartum fever (temperature of 38 C [100.4 F] or higher) Low-birth-weight [aafp.org]

[…] infant Infant heavily colonized with group B streptococci TABLE 2 High-Risk Markers for Neonatal Invasive Group B Streptococcal Infection Previous infant with invasive group [aafp.org]

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Bacterial Vaginosis

Given the high frequency of bacterial vaginosis, its treatment could have a substantial effect on the incidence of preterm delivery of infants with low birth weight. [doi.org]

Its role in fetal skeletal growth is well established, and maternal vitamin D supplementation has been shown to increase birth weight and length in human studies. [dx.doi.org]

Trichomoniasis is associated with increased risk of transmission and infection of HIV.[9][10] Trichomoniasis may cause a woman to deliver a low-birth-weight or premature infant [en.wikipedia.org]

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Pregnancy

The most common of these is a high birth weight. [web.archive.org]

It can also increase the risk of miscarriage, sudden infant death syndrome and low birth weight, according to the American Dietetic Association (ADA 2002), and very high doses [ideafit.com]

[…] levels of stress • having already given birth to a low-birth-weight infant • having African American ancestry • having had few years of schooling • having poor weight gain [web.archive.org]

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Obesity

Nevertheless, there may be intrauterine effects on adult BMI that are not manifested in high birth weight. [doi.org]

[…] intrauterine environment that affects both birth weight and adult obesity. [doi.org]

However, as Allison et al. 85 showed, barring extreme variations, this association seems to reflect common genetic influences on birth weight and adult BMI rather than an [doi.org]

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