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Zoe Joy's First Hospital Experience Well, after a newborn has been discharged from the hospital, they normally don't go back to another hospital till its time for their vaccinations. But we wanted to do run the Inborn Error Metabolism test for Zoe Joy, so we brought her to Hospital Kuala Lumpur. What is Inborn Error Metabolism (IEM) ? It comprise of a large class of genetic diseases which can result in heart attack, stroke, poor feeding, fits, comatose, behavioural problems, hearing or visual problems, bleeding in the head, vomiting blood or autism. What will they Do? The screening process for IEM includes special blood (serum amino acid) and urine (uric organic acid) tests of newborns by using the technology called tandem mass spectrometry. Wanna read more? - Click here If we were to do the IEM test in SJMC it would have cost RM300. But we felt it would be better to do it in Hospital Kuala Lumpur, cos of the cost factor and more importantly cos we could do it with ...

Last Tuesday Nathanael went for his Eye Check up at HKL. The good news is that Nathanael's vision has improved. In fact nowadays, if you play with him, he can gaze and focus at you. Two nights ago, when Tiff and I were playing with Nathanael. I would carry Nathanael at about 3 feet away from Tiff. Tiff would call out Nathanael, and in an instant, Nathanael would turn towards mommie! Awesome! Popo holding Nathanael at the Eye Check up at HKL as Nathanael undergoes a thorough check. [tags : darentiff nathanael ketones epilepsy seizures diet ketogenic diet ]