PEDS: Four Gene Alpha Thalassemia

Today's Episode Charlee reviews chapter 14 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. A premature female neonate is born to a G1P0-1 mother at 24 weeks and 5 days gestation with a birth weight of 769g via spontaneous vaginal delivery after preterm onset of labor. The infant requires immediate endotracheal intubation as she is noted to be markedly pale and edematous. Oxygen saturation is in the 60%–70% range. Apgar scores are 1 and 6 at 1 and 5 minutes, respectively. Today's Host Charlee Quarless is a 3rd year medical student at Ross University. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles. More from Dr. Raj www.BeyondThePearls.net The Dr. Raj Podcast Dr. Raj on Twitter Dr. Raj on Instagram Want more board review content? USMLE Step 1 Ad-Free Bundle Crush Step 1 Step 2 Secrets Beyond the Pearls The Dr. Raj Podcast Beyond the Pearls Premium USMLE Step 3 Review MedPrepTGo Step 1 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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