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Pruebas de detección para recién nacidos - Risks

Nombres alternativos

Exámenes de tamizaje para bebés; Pruebas de detección para neonatos; Examen para fenilcetonuria (FCU)

Riesgos:

Los riesgos para el recién nacido al tomarle la muestra de sangre punzando su talón incluyen dolor y posible hematoma en el sitio donde se extrajo la sangre.

Consideraciones:

Los exámenes del recién nacido son vitales para que el bebé reciba el tratamiento que le puede salvar la vida. Sin embargo, no todos los trastornos que se pueden descubrir por medio de pruebas de detección se pueden tratar.

Aunque los estados (en los Estados Unidos) no realizan todas las pruebas de detección, los padres pueden hacer que se lleven a cabo pruebas adicionales por parte de laboratorios calificados en centros médicos grandes. Los laboratorios privados también ofrecen pruebas de detección para recién nacidos. Asimismo, los padres pueden averiguar acerca de pruebas de detección adicionales para recién nacidos con su médico o el hospital donde el bebé va a nacer, al igual que a través de organizaciones como March of Dimes.

  • Reviewed last on: 6/18/2011
  • Kimberly G Lee, MD, MSc, IBCLC, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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American College of Medical Genetics Newborn Screening Expert Group. Newborn screening: toward a uniform screening panel and system--executive summary. Pediatrics. 2006 May;117(5 Pt 2):S296-307.

Morrow C et al. Reducing Neonatal Pain during Routine Heel Lance Procedures. MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, November/December 2010; (35)6:346 – 354.

Smith L. Updated AAP Guidelines on Newborn Screening and Therapy for Congenital Hypothyroidism. Am Fam Physician. 2007; 76(3).

Levy PA. An overview of newborn screening. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2010 Sep;31(7):622-31.

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