newborn screening
Early disease detection
Newborn screening is the practice of testing infants shortly after birth for serious medical conditions that benefit from early treatment.
A heel prick draws blood to check for metabolic disorders, genetic conditions, and other diseases: The newborn screening caught her PKU before symptoms appeared.
Most countries mandate screening for conditions where early intervention prevents disability or death.
- testEvaluative examination
- heel prickNeonatal blood sampling method
- blood testDiagnostic fluid analysis
- cystic fibrosisGenetic disorder thickening mucus
- genetic testingAnalysis for inherited disorders
rare disease · amino acids · metabolic disorder · baby · prick · PKU · hearing test · phenylalanine · mass spectrometer · genetic counseling · heel · early intervention · organic acids · state mandates · early · developmental delay · sickle cell anemia · genetic
- lifespan medicinepediatrics, geriatrics, neonatology, gerontology, infant care
- hearingear, cochlea, hearing loss, deaf, hearing test
- Maternity Wardmaternity ward, labor and delivery, delivery room, labor room, midwife
- pediatricspediatrician, pediatricians, pediatrics, pediatric care, well-child visit
- health screeningsmammogram, mammography, colonoscopy, PSA test, checkup
- health testsblood test, blood pressure check, cholesterol test, glucose test, vision test
newborn screeningdiagnostic testing
Tests identifying conditions
clinical diagnosis · missed diagnosis · crisis intervention · late diagnosis