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Suggest Treatment For Fluid Around The Heart Of New Born
baby was born on Monday. last night they thought she had strep b meningitis and did a spinal tap. results negative, thank God. had fluid around the heart. Lasix no help. additional fluid builup; did a pericardiocentesis and got no fluid. waiting on results of echo and may repeat procedure. what does this all mean? what are we looking at here? I am the baby s aunt and am also a nurse but this is not my aea of expertise.
Mon, 15 Dec 2014
HI...it could be sepsis of the new born or neonatal sepsis. Fluid around the heart could be a reactive effusion due to systemic inflammatory response. Echo will definitely help in detecting the filling and pumping capacity of the heart. Meanwhile I suggest doing blood cultures and starting the baby on broad spectrum antibiotics.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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