Neonatology at a glance
By: edited by Tom Lissauer, Avroy A. Fanaroff.
Contributors: Lissauer, Tom.; Fanaroff, Avroy A.
Series: At a glance; At a glance series (Oxford, England)
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780632055975
Subjects: Neonatology; Neonatal intensive care; Infants (Newborn) -- Diseases; Infant, Newborn; Infant Care; Infant, Newborn, Diseases -- therapy; Neonatology -- methods
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Milestones in neonatal care; title: Epidemiology; title: Perinatal medicine; title: Prepregnancy and prenatal screening; title: Maternal medical conditions; title: Intrauterine growth restriction; title: Multiple gestation and preterm delivery; title: Birth defects and genetic disorders; title: Maternal drugs affecting the fetus and newborn infant; title: Congenital infections; title: Adaptation to extra uterine life; title: Neonatal resuscitation; title: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; title: Birth injuries; title: Routine care of the newborn infant; title: Routine examination of the newborn infant; title: Newborn neurodevelopment; title: Care and support for parents; title: Feeding; title: Transient abnormalities in the first few days of life; title: Common problems of term infants on postpartum (postnatal) wards; title: Admission to the neonatal unit; title: Developmental care; title: Stabilizing the sick infant; title: Respiratory support; title: The preterm infant; title: Lung development and surfactant; title: Respiratory distress syndrome; title: Temperature control; title: Growth and nutrition; title: Cerebral hemorrhage and periventricular leukomalacia; title: Patent ductus arteriosus; title: Common problems of prematurity: infection, jaundice, anemia, osteopenia; title: Common problems of prematurity: apnea and bradycardia and desaturations and retinopathy; title: Necrotizing enterocolitis; title: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; title: Outcome of very low birthweight infants; title: Respiratory distress in term infants; title: Jaundice; title: Neonatal infection; title: Specific bacterial infections; title: Viral infections; title: Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia; title: Inborn errors of metabolism; title: Vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal distension; title: Gastrointestinal obstruction; title: Cardiac disorders; title: The kidneys and urinary tract: antenatal diagnosis; title: Disorders of the kidneys and urinary tract; title: Genital abnormalities; title: Disorders of sexual differentiation; title: Anemia and polycythemia; title: Neutrophil and thrombotic disorders; title: Coagulation disorders; title: Skin and its disorders; title: Seizures and craniofacial disorders; title: Neural tube defects and hydrocephalus; title: The hypotonic infant; title: Bone and joint disorders; title: Hearing and vision; title: Pain; title: Pharmacology and quality assurance; title: Iatrogenic disease; title: Evidence based medicine; title: Ethics; title: Research; title: When a baby dies; title: Discharge from hospital; title: Follow up of high risk infants; title: Global perspective of neonatal care; title: Transport of the sick newborn infant; title: Intubation and mechanical ventilation; title: Common practical procedures; title: Central venous catheters, chest tubes and exchange transfusions; title: Intracranial ultrasound; title: Echocardiography for the neonatologist; title: Gestational age assessment, blood pressure chart and severity of illness scores.