Tandem mass spectrometry in newborn screening: a primer for neonatal and perinatal nurses.

Since 1961, newborn screening for errors of metabolism (EM) has improved the diagnosis, treatment and outcome of newborns with an EM. Recently, advances in laboratory technology with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) has increased the identification of newborns with an EM. With a single dried filter...

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Published in:Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 41 - 61
Main Authors: Banta-Wright SA, Steiner RD
Format: CEU exam questions pictorial review tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Jan-Mar2004
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