Workbook in Practical Neonatology

by Polin, Yoder & Burg

• ISBN13: 9781416026372
• ISBN10: 1416026371
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2007-08-31
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science

Summary

The latest edition of this well-known work is completely revised to incorporate advances in neonatal care, including hypotension, mechanical ventilation, and early discharge. It presents an interactive approach to neonatal evaluation and management of the most common problems in infants. Each chapter features case histories that require you to make diagnostic decisions and that help you understand how scientific concepts apply to each clinical problem. Provides a case-based structure to allow you to see diagnosis and treatment in a clinical context. Includes copious review questions and answers so you can test your knowledge. Gives diagnostic and treatment information regarding problems that you are most likely to see in practice. Includes new chapters on hypotension, early discharge, mechanical ventilation, and more. Covers select topics in even greater detail than before.

Table of Contents

Principles of Neonatal Resuscitation

Fluid and Electrolyte Management in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit

Disorders of Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium in the Newborn Period

Glucose Metabolism in the Newborn Infant

Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia

Parenteral Nutrition

Enteral Nutrition in the High-Risk Neonate

Anemia in the Newborn Infant

Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Principles of Mechanical Ventilation

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Breathing Disorders,Robert Darnall 13 Neonatal Sepsis

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Hypotension in the Newborn Infant

The Recognition and Management of Congenital Heart Disease in the Neonate

Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn

William A. Engle, M.D. Renal Failure in the Newborn Infant

Neonatal Seizures,Mark S. Scher 20 Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Birth Defects and Genetic Disorders

Surgical Emergencies in the Newborn

Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Early Discharge of the Premature Infant

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