Morning Rounds · The Preterm Infant Complication Staging / Grade Screening Treatment trigger Treatment ROP IVH NEC BPD Stage 1–5 + Zone I–III Plus disease = active <32 wk or <1500 g; ophthalmoscopy at 4… 

Morning Rounds · Neonatal Seizures Onset 0 – 24 h 24 – 72 h 72 h – 1 week Common Metabolic Infective Other HIE (commonest) intracranial haemorrhage Hypoglycaemia, hypocalcaemia Early-onset sepsis (GBS meningitis) Drug withdrawal,… 

Morning Rounds · Birth Asphyxia & HIE Feature Grade I (Mild) Grade II (Moderate) Grade III (Severe) Consciousness Tone Seizures Reflexes Autonomic Outcome / TH Hyperalert Normal / mild ↑ None Brisk Sympathetic Good; TH… 

Morning Rounds · Neonatal Sepsis Feature Early-Onset (EOS) Late-Onset (LOS) Age of onset Source Common organisms Risk factors Empirical Rx < 72 hours of life Vertical (maternal) GBS, E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes PROM, maternal GBS,… 

Morning Rounds · Neonatal Respiratory Distress RDS TTN MAS Pneumothorax Gestation Onset CXR clue Mechanism Treatment Course Preterm <34 wk Birth → 4 h Ground-glass + air bronchogram ↓ Surfactant Surfactant + CPAP Worsens 48–72… 

Morning Rounds · Neonatology Series NeonatologyA Guide to the Morning Rounds Series Seven rounds · 40 clinical cases · NEET-PG and UPSC CMS · +4 / −1 scoring Neonatology is not a gentle subject. It…