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Pediatrics
Newborn Care
Newborn discharge examination and abdominal wall findings
THE CONTEXT
The target text
supplies one discharge criterion and a figure description distinguishing omphalocele from gastroschisis.
Discharge criterion
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A normal newborn examination
is a discharge criterion.
Omphalocele versus gastroschisis
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Omphalocele major
has intestinal loops outside the abdomen enclosed in a sac.
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Gastroschisis lacks an overlying sac, leaving the intestinal loops uncovered.
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