Nephrology and fluid/electrolyte physiology /
Oh, William,editor.
Baum, Michel,editor.
Dr. Richard Polin's Neonatology Questions and Controversies series highlights the most challenging aspects of neonatal care, offering trustworthy guidance on up-to-date diagnostic and treatment options in the field. In each volume, renowned experts address the clinical problems of greatest concern to today's practitioners, helping you handle difficult practice issues and provide optimal, evidence-based care to every patient.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section 1. Foreword. Water flux and amniotic fluid volume: understanding fetal water flow -- Body composition of fetus and newborn -- Potassium metabolism -- Section B. Renal aspects of sodium metabolism in the fetus and neonate -- Perinatal calcium and phosphorus metabolism -- Acid-base homeostasis in the fetus -- Section C. Glomerular filtration rate in neonates -- Section D. Renal development and molecular pathogenesis of renal dysplasia -- The developing kidney and the fetal origins of adult cardiovascular disease -- Fluid and electrolyte management of high risk infants -- Renal modulation: the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system -- Renal modulation: arginine vasopressin and atrial natriuretic peptide -- Acute problems of prematurity: balancing fluid volume and electrolyte replacements in very low birth weight and extremely low birth weight neonates -- Lung fluid balance in developing lungs and its role in neonatal transition -- Use of diuretics in the newborn -- Neonatal hypertension: diagnosis and management -- Edema -- Kidney injury in the neonate -- Hereditary tubulopathies -- Inherited disorders of calcium, phosphate and magnesium.
Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (ClinicalKey, viewed September 12, 2018).
Dr. Richard Polin's Neonatology Questions and Controversies series highlights the most challenging aspects of neonatal care, offering trustworthy guidance on up-to-date diagnostic and treatment options in the field. In each volume, renowned experts address the clinical problems of greatest concern to today's practitioners, helping you handle difficult practice issues and provide optimal, evidence-based care to every patient.
ClinicalKey
Pediatric nephrology.
Newborn infants
Infant, Newborn, Diseases.
Kidney Diseases.
Infant, Newborn.
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance.