The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Oct 1994
Case ReportsLactic acidosis and renal enlargement at diagnosis and relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Bilateral renal enlargement was noted on ultrasonography during an extensive renal evaluation for severe hypokalemic metabolic acidosis with an increased anion gap in a 12-year-old Hispanic boy who had normal results of a physical examination and complete blood count. The patient was found to have acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Resolution of the lactic acidosis and bilateral renal enlargement occurred with initiation of chemotherapy and recurred with each subsequent relapse.
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The Journal of pediatrics · Oct 1994
A practical and reliable method of measuring blood pressure in the neonate by pulse oximetry.
We investigated the reliability of the plethysmographic waveform of the pulse oximeter to measure systolic blood pressure in sick neonates. ⋯ Measurements of blood pressure in the neonate by means of pulse oximetry waveform analysis are easily obtainable and more accurate than those obtained by the oscillometric method.