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University of South Carolina    
2017-2018 School of Medicine Bulletin (Archived) 
    
 
  Apr 25, 2024
 
2017-2018 School of Medicine Bulletin (Archived) [Archived Catalog]

PEDI G720 - Neonatal Intensive Care


Credits: 2

This elective will present the student with the essential aspects of premature and sick newborn care. Students will have the opportunity to attend high risk deliveries. He/She will be assigned several new patients in the NICU and will be responsible for completing a history, physical, and maturity assessment on each. He/She will observe and participate in special treatment procedures performed on his/her patients, e.g., intravenous and intra-arterial catheter insertions, nasal continuous positive airway pressure, mechanical ventilation procedures, endotracheal intubations and resuscitation. In addition, the student may attend a weekly follow-up clinic for those infants discharged from the NICU. He/She will be responsible for talking with the infant’s parents with guidance from the attending. He/She will make work rounds with the house staff and teaching rounds with the attending physician daily and will participate in all regularly scheduled neonatal and perinatal conferences.