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Blood Testing for Children
Follow the links below to find information about blood testing for children and babies.
Updated December 2011
6 Resources Found
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| Title: | Blood tests for your newborn baby - Newborn screening test |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | Screening newborn babies for health problems (congenital disorders) is an established worldwide public health practice. |
| Date: | May 2012 |
| Title: | Newborn screening |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Every newborn in Australia is given a blood test to check for the presence of particular genetic or metabolic disorders, including phenylketonuria (PKU), hypothyroidism and cystic fibrosis. The few drops of blood needed for the test are taken by pricking your baby's heel. |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Interpreting test results in children |
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| Publisher: | Australian Prescriber |
| Description: | Children are not small adults. If they have a blood test the results may not be the same as in adults. A result that would be abnormal in an adult may be normal in a child. |
| Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Title: | Abnormal laboratory results: interpreting paediatric biochemistry results |
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| Publisher: | Australian Prescriber |
| Description: | When interpreting biochemical results in paediatric patients, consider a number of issues which are associated with and specific to childhood. |
| Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Title: | Abnormal haematology results in children |
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| Publisher: | Australian Prescriber |
| Description: | Care must be taken when interpreting haematology results in children. They have different physiology from adults so the normal ranges for results differ. The results also vary according to the age of the child. |
| Date: | Jun 2004 |
| Title: | Newborn screening: test to protect your baby |
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| Publisher: | Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW) |
| Description: | Routine test for newborn babies in NSW. Over 30 rare disorders can now be detected by the newborn screening test. |
| Date: | May 2003 |
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