metabolic screen

metabolic screen

A battery of tests performed on a neonate which identifies the most common treatable metabolic diseases—e.g., cystic fibrosis, galactosaemia, homocystinuria, hypothyroidism, maple syrup urine disease, PKU.

metabolic screen

Metabolic profile Neonatology A battery of tests on a neonate that identifies the most common treatable metabolic diseases–eg, cystic fibrosis, galactosemia, homocystinuria, hypothyroidism, maple syrup urine disease, PKU. See Neonatal panel/profile, Neonatal screen.