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Newborn baby immediately after birth, covered in vernix Vernix caseosa , also known as vernix , is the waxy white substance found coating the skin of newborn human babies . [ 1 ] It is produced by dedicated cells and is thought to have some protective roles during fetal development and for a few hours after birth.
White coat hypertension (WHT), also known as white coat syndrome, is a form of labile hypertension [1] in which people exhibit a blood pressure level above the normal range in a clinical setting, although they do not exhibit it in other settings. [2] It is believed that the phenomenon is due to anxiety experienced during a clinic visit. [3]
Leukocoria is a medical sign for a number of conditions, including Coats disease, congenital cataract, corneal scarring, melanoma of the ciliary body, [2] Norrie disease, ocular toxocariasis, persistence of the tunica vasculosa lentis (PFV/PHPV), retinoblastoma, and retrolental fibroplasia.
White-coated titi, Callicebus pallescens, a species of titi, a type of New World monkey; Intern Academy, a Canadian movie named White Coats in the United States "White Coats", a song by Foxes from Glorious; Whitecoat, a newborn harp or grey seal with soft, white fur; Operation Whitecoat, a secret operation carried out by the US Army during the ...
Neonatal jaundice is a yellowish discoloration of the white part of the eyes and skin in a newborn baby due to high bilirubin levels. [1] Other symptoms may include excess sleepiness or poor feeding. [1] Complications may include seizures, cerebral palsy, or kernicterus. [1] In most of cases there is no specific underlying physiologic disorder. [2]
In recent media reports, mycoplasma pneumonia has been described as “white lung syndrome,” due to the whitening of the lungs shown in x-rays of patients with pneumonia, NBC reports. The term ...
Barker addressed the reason he didn't leave the party immediately after becoming aware of the baby oil-themed bottle service, which was a reference to federal investigators' raids of Combs' homes ...
Pickering TG, Coats A, Mallion JM, Mancia G, Verdecchia P. Blood Pressure Monitoring. Task force V: White-coat hypertension. Blood Press Monit. 1999;4(6):333-341. Schnall PL, Schwartz JE, Landsbergis PA, Warren K, Pickering TG. A longitudinal study of job strain and ambulatory blood pressure: Results from a three-year follow-up.