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neonatal panel

neonatal panel/profile

Pediatrics A battery of low-cost lab tests performed on the serum and urine of newborns to identify a treatable disease or state of physiologic decompensation; the typical NP/P measures albumin, total bilirubin, blood group–ABO and Rh, BUN, calcium, electrolytes–Na+, K+, Cl–, CO2, glucose. Cf Neonatal screen.
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