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delivering my twin sons at 29 weeks, I always thought that
premature babies were just smaller than most newborns. I had
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PLEASE NOTE: In the introductory paragraph of NursingCenter eNews July 2008, Issue 1, the graphic of the ECG strip was labeled as Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. It should have been labeled Torsades de pointes. We apologize for the error. Thank you!
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rash that appears 1 to 3 days after contact. A day or so later,
the small red bumps will turn into blisters, which may ooze
clear fluid.
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