Care of the newborn
Subtitle: a handbook for primary care
By: edited by David E. Hertz.
Contributors: Hertz, David E.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Newborn infants -- Medical care -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Newborn infants -- Diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Primary health care -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Infant, Newborn -- Handbooks.; Infant Care -- methods -- Handbooks.; Infant, Newborn, Diseases -- Handbooks.; Primary Health Care -- Handbooks.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Handbooks.
Description: A comprehensive, concise, and accessible guide to the care of newborn infants, both healthy and ill. It provides the essential core of practical knowledge that pediatricians, family practitioners, residents, neonatal nurse practitioners, and medical students need to deliver optimal care to all neonates. The book can be easily read during a one-month neonatal rotation and used for quick reference. Normal newborn care, neonatal disease processes, and neonatal procedures are discussed and illustrated in a straightforward manner. The appendix provides a newborn formulary. The book also includes a chapter on caring for the family mourning a perinatal loss.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Care of the normal newborn and family / Mitchell Harris & Mary Cicarelli; title: Resuscitation / David W. Boyle & William A. Engle; title: Physical examination of the newborn / Mitchell Harris & Caroline R. Paul; title: Assessment of gestational age / Julia Foster; title: Thermoregulation / Vicki Powell-Tippit; title: Infant nutrition / Brenda Poindexter; title: Common metabolic problems: hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, hypocalcemia / Scott Denne; title: Jaundice / Jo Ann Matory; title: Nonsurgical causes of respiratory distress / William A. Engle, Michael S. Trautman, Kimberly Applegate; title: Surgically correctable causes of respiratory distress / Alan P. Ladd & Jay L. Grosfeld; title: Oxygen: use and monitoring / Matthew E. Abrams & Neal Simon; title: Apnea / Jo Ann Matory; title: Infectious diseases / David Hertz; title: Congenital heart disease in the neonate / Anne Farrell & Randall L. Caldwell; title: Fluid and electrolyte management / Vicki Powell-Tippit; title: Neonatal neurology / Gregory M. Sokol, Deborah K. Sokol; title: Necrotizing enterocolitis / Michael S. Trautman, Diane Estella Lorant & William A. Engle; title: Abdominal surgical emergencies / Scott Engum & Jay L. Grosfeld; title: Hematologic disorders / Mervin Yoder & Mark Edwards; title: Stabilization and preparation of the infant for transport / Vicki Powell-Tippit; title: Caring for the family mourning a perinatal death / James Lemons & Maureen Shea; title: Appendix newborn: formulary / William F. Buss.