Neonatal Screening

**Definition:** The identification of selected parameters in newborn infants by various tests, examinations, or other procedures. Screening may be performed by clinical or laboratory measures. A screening test is designed to sort out healthy neonates (INFANT, NEWBORN) from those not well, but the screening test is not intended as a diagnostic device, rather instead as epidemiologic.

**Tree numbers:** - E01.370.225.910 - E01.370.500.580 - E05.200.910 - E05.318.308.980.438.580.580 - N02.421.726.233.443.816 - N05.715.360.300.800.438.500.575 - N06.850.520.308.980.438.580.580 - N06.850.780.500.580

**Synonyms:** - Newborn Screening - Infant, Newborn, Screening - Newborn Infant Screening