Nephrology and fluid/electrolyte physiology : neonatology questions and controversies

Water flux and amniotic fluid volume: understanding fetal water flow -- Body water changes in the fetus and newborn: normal transition after birth and the effects of intrauterine growth -- Renal aspects of sodium metabolism in the fetus and neonate -- Potassium metabolism -- Renal urate metabolism in the fetus and newborn -- Perinatal calcium and phosphate metabolism -- Acid-base homeostasis in the fetus and newborn -- Glomerular filtration rate in neonates -- The developing kidney and the fetal origins of adult cardiovascular disease -- Renal modulation: 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 -- Obstructive uropathy: assessment of renal function in the fetus.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nephrology and Fluid/Electrolyte Physiology, a volume in Dr. Polin's Neonatology: Questions and Controversies Series, offers expert authority on the toughest neonatal nephrology and fluid/electrolyte challenges you face in your practice. This medical reference book will help you provide better evidence-based care and improve patient outcomes with research on the latest advances.