This Article  • Full text  • PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Topic Collections  • Diagnosis  • Alert me on articles by topic

Renee E. Fox, MD; Jane E. Crosson, MD; Andrew B. Campbell, MD
From the Department of Pediatrics (Drs Fox and Crosson), Divisions of Neonatology (Dr Fox) and Cardiology (Dr Crosson), and the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (Dr Campbell), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:193-194.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings.

A 2900-G, FULL-TERM MALE was born to a 24-year-old primiparous woman. Apgar scores were 8 and 8 at 1 and 5 minutes, respectively. At 24 hours of life, he had a grade III/VI systolic murmur at the lower left sternal border and developed circumoral cyanosis. His respiratory rate was 70 beats per minute; oxygen saturation, 70% to 85%. Arterial blood gas showed a pH of 7.45; PCO₂, 24; PO₂, 35; and base deficit, 5.6. After oxygen therapy was started with a fraction of inspired oxygen (FIO₂) of 1.0, arterial blood gas levels were pH, 7.41; PCO₂, 34; and PO₂, 44. Blood samples were obtained, and ampicillin sodium and gentamicin sulfate were administered. His weight was 2810 g; height, 49 cm; and head circumference, 34.6 cm. Vital signs included a heart rate of 148 . . . [Full Text of this Article]