Neonatal Intensive Care Glossary

Appropriate for gestational age; birth weight between the 10th and 90th percentiles for gestational age.

A simplified continuous brain monitoring technique that displays compressed EEG activity to assess neurological status a...

Corticosteroids administered to pregnant women at risk of preterm delivery to accelerate fetal lung maturation.

A standardized assessment tool used to evaluate a newborn's physical condition immediately after birth.

Breathing interruptions lasting 15-20 seconds or longer in premature infants, often accompanied by bradycardia and oxyge...

Laboratory test measuring oxygen, carbon dioxide, and acid-base status from arterial blood sample.

Manual ventilation using a bag-mask device to provide positive pressure breaths to an infant.

Selective barrier protecting the brain from toxins and infections, immature in newborns affecting drug penetration and i...

Abnormally slow heart rate, particularly concerning in premature infants.

Episodes of abnormally slow heart rate common in premature infants, often accompanied by apnea and desaturation.

A chronic lung disease that affects premature infants who have received prolonged mechanical ventilation and oxygen ther...

A methylxanthine medication used to treat apnea of prematurity and facilitate weaning from mechanical ventilation in pre...

Intravenous catheter placed in a large central vein for delivery of medications, nutrition, or blood sampling.

Drainage tube inserted into the pleural space to remove air or fluid from around the lungs.

Bacterial infection of the fetal membranes and amniotic fluid during pregnancy, often leading to preterm delivery.

The actual age of an infant calculated from the date of birth, used in contrast to corrected gestational age in NICU set...

A birth defect involving incomplete development of the diaphragm, allowing abdominal organs to enter the chest cavity.

A method of calculating an infant's developmental age by adjusting chronological age based on how early the infant was b...

A form of non-invasive respiratory support that delivers continuous positive airway pressure to help keep airways open.

Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score - scoring system to diagnose ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill infant...

Crying, Requires oxygen, Increased vital signs, Expression, Sleeplessness - neonatal pain assessment tool.

Drop in blood oxygen saturation levels below acceptable thresholds, monitored continuously in NICU patients.

An approach to neonatal care that creates an environment and provides interventions designed to support the neurodevelop...

Fetal blood vessel shunting oxygenated blood from umbilical vein directly to inferior vena cava, bypassing the liver.