Neonatology at a glance

Lissauer, Tom, (editor.). Fanaroff, Avroy A., (editor.). Miall, Lawrence, (editor.). Fanaroff, Jonathan M., (editor.).

Summary: "Neonatology at a Glance provides a concise, illustrated overview of neonatal medicine. Written by leading international experts, it provides essential information on perinatal medicine, delivery, the normal newborn infant and neonatal problems encountered in neonatal intensive care units and their management. Each topic is supported by excellent illustrations, diagrams, and, for the first time, video clips to show neonatal resuscitation and stabilizing the sick newborn, normal examination, the baby with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, recognition of seizures and practical procedures."--Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781118767436
ISBN: 1118767438
Physical Description: print
xiv, 203 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Chichester, West Sussex ; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1. Introduction. Milestones in neonatology -- Epidemiology -- Part 2. Perinatal medicine. Perinatal medicine -- Prepregnancy care, prenatal screening and fetal medicine -- Maternal medical conditions -- Intrauterine growth restriction -- Multiple births -- Preterm delivery -- Birth defects and genetic disorders -- Maternal drugs affecting the fetus and newborn infant -- Congenital infection -- Part 3. Delivery. Adaptation to extrauterine life -- Neonatal resuscitation and post-resuscitation care -- Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy -- Birth injuries -- Part 4. The normal newborn infant. Routine care of the newborn infant -- Routine examination of the newborn infant -- Neurologic examination -- Care and support for parents -- Feeding -- Minor abnormalities in the first few days -- Common problems of term infants -- Part 5. The sick newborn infant. Admission to the neonatal unit -- Developmental care -- Stabilizing the sick newborn infant -- Respiratory support -- Part 6. The preterm infant. Preterm infants and their complications -- Lung development and surfactant -- Respiratory distress syndrome -- Temperature control -- Growth and nutrition -- Intraventricular hemorrhage and periventricular leukomalacia -- Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) -- Infection, jaundice, anemia, osteopenia of prematurity -- Apnea, bradycardia and desaturations, retinopathy of prematurity -- Necrotizing enterocolitis -- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia -- Outcome of preterm infants -- Part 7. Neonatal problems. Respiratory distress in term infants -- Upper airway disorders -- Jaundice -- Neonatal infection -- Specific bacterial infections -- Viral infections -- Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia -- Inborn errors of metabolism -- Gastrointestinal disorders -- Gastrointestinal obstruction -- Cardiac disorders -- Renal and urinary tract anomalies diagnosed prenatally -- Renal and urinary tract disorders -- Genital disorders -- Disorders of sex development -- Anemia and polycythemia --