Newborn infant disorders

Our neonatal care specialists are medically equipped and trained to handle virtually any problem that you or your baby may encounter before, during or following birth. From taking care of mothers with high-risk pregnancies to treating at-risk newborns, our medical team is ready to serve your family. Some of the most common newborn conditions we treat include:

  • Birth asphyxia
  • Birth defects
  • Breathing problems
  • Cardiac failure
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Fetal alcohol syndrome
  • Fetal ethanol exposure
  • Gastrointestinal disorders
  • Hematologic conditions
  • Infections
  • Inherited metabolic disorders
  • Low birth weight
  • Malformation syndromes
  • Neonatal lung injury
  • Neurological problems
  • Premature birth
  • Severe respiratory distress
  • Sleep apnea
Health Encyclopedia

Myositis

Definition

  

Myositis is an inflammation or swelling of the muscles, often caused by injury, infection, or an autoimmune disorder.

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Alternative Names

  
Myitis

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

  


Symptoms

  


Signs and tests

  


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Expectations (prognosis)

  


Complications

  


Calling your health care provider

  


Prevention

  


 
Review Date: 6/18/2007
Reviewd By: Steve Lee, DO, Rheumatology Fellow, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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