Avery's neonatology : pathophysiology & management of the newborn [E-Book]

Revised edition of: Avery's neonatology. 6th ed. �2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Preface to the first edition -- PART 1: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS -- 1 The scope and organization of neonatology : North American and global comparisons -- 2 Newborn intensive care unit design : scientific and practical considerations -- 3 Organization of care and quality in the NICU -- 4 The vulnerable neonate and the neonatal intensive care environment -- 5 Neonatal transport -- 6 Radiologic imaging of the neonate -- 7 Telehealth in neonatology -- 8 Current moral priorities and decision making in neonatal-perinatal medicine -- 9 Law, regulation, quality assurance and risk management -- PART 2 : THE FETAL PATIENT -- 10 Prenatal diagnosis and management in the molecular age-indications, procedures and laboratory techniques -- 11 Fetomaternal interactions : placental physiology, and in utero environment, and fetal determinants of adult disease -- 12 Fetal imaging : ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging -- 13 The impact of maternal illness on the neonate -- 14 Maternal drugs and the developing fetus -- 15 Obstetric anesthesia and analgesia : effects on the fetus and newborn -- PART 3 : TRANSITION AND STABILIZATION -- 16 Cardiorespiratory adjustments at birth -- 17 Delivery room management -- 18 Physical assessment and classification -- 19 Fluid and electrolyte management -- 20 Nutrition -- 21 Breastfeeding and the use of human milk in the neonatal intensive care unit -- 22 Extremely low-birth-weight infant -- 23 Intrauterine growth restriction and the small for gestational age infant -- 24 Multiple gestations -- PART 4 : THE NEWBORN INFANT -- 25 Control of breathing : maturation and associated clinical disorders -- 26 Acute respiratory disorders -- 27 Bronchopulmonary dysplasia -- 28 Principles of management of respiratory problems -- 29 Hemodynamics -- 30 Cardiac disease -- 31 Preoperative and postoperative care of the infant with critical congenital heart disease -- 32 Jaundice -- 33 Calcium and magnesium homeostasis -- 34 Homeostasis of carbohydrate and other fuels -- 35 Congenital anomalies -- 36 Endocrine disorders of the newborn -- 37 Gastrointestinal disease -- 38 Inherited metabolic disorders -- 39 Renal disease -- 40 Structural abnormalities of the genitourinary tract -- 41 Surgical care of conditions presenting in the newborn -- 42 Inflammation, perinatal morbidity and long-term outcome -- 43 Hematology -- 44 Infections in the newborn -- 45 Health care-associated infections -- 46 Neurological & neuromuscular disorders -- 47 Neurosurgery of the newborn -- 48 Orthopedics -- 49 Neoplasia -- 50 Eye disorders -- 51 Dermatologic conditions -- PART 5 : PHARMACOLOGY -- 52 Drug therapy in the newborn -- 53 Anesthesia and analgesia in the newborn -- 54 The infant of the drug-dependent mother -- PART 6 : BEYOND THE NURSERY -- 55 Medical care after discharge -- 56 Developmental outcome -- Index.

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This respected neonatology reference is internationally acknowledged as the defining source on the pathophysiology and management of both preterm and full-term neonates.

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