Renal function in the tiny, premature infant.
This article discusses the adaptation of the immature kidneys to extrauterine life and targets some of the clinical problems arising from the renal immaturity of the very low birth weight infant.
D002118:Calcium / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007177:Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D010710:Phosphates / Q000652:urine; D011247:Pregnancy; D012079:Renal Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000503:physiopathology; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000187:drug effects
D010710:Phosphates; D002118:Calcium