Point of Service
Special Care Nurseries Laboratory
Contact Information:
| Ronald Feld, PhD Section Director 319-356-1759 ronald-feld@uiowa.edu |
Deborah Chudzik BS, MBA Laboratory Manager 319-467-5266 deborah-chudzik@uiowa.edu |
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- Serves the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Intermediate Care Nursery and the Newborn Nursery.
- Clinical Laboratory Scientists (CLS) perform phlebotomy on these very very small patients; some even weigh less than one pound.
- This rapid response laboratory has set the Laboratory Standard of Care for the clinical management of these critical babies.
- Frequent blood gas measurements are done for proper ventilator management; the close proximity of the CLS staff and laboratory makes these results available quickly and with the highest quality.
- Electrolytes, glucose and calcium test results provide the Neonatology staff with metabolic information needed to adjust IV fluids.