Lecture Notes on Neonatology
Published on 11. May 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
374 pages
978-0-632-00992-3 (ISBN)
Description
This work provides a concise outline of the medical care of healthy newborn infants and the aetiology and management of medical and surgical problems occurring in the first month of life. It will fill the need for a comprehensive and up-to-date text for those working towards higher examinations in paediatrics and for nurses involved in the field of neonatology.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
45 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
534 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-632-00992-3 (9780632009923)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Organization of perinatal care : Special and Intensive Care Units; Regionalization of neonatal intensive care; Transport of the sick neonate. Obstetric aspects of neonatal care : Ante-natal period; Intrapartum care. The normal newborn : Physiology of the newborn; Care in the delivery room; Examination; Infant feeding; Prevention of infection; Screening procedures in the neonate; Care of the normal low birthweight infant. The sick newborn : Resuscitation and its sequelae; Respiratory problems in the newborn; Infections; Cardiology; Neurology of the neonate; Fluid and electrolyte balance, feeding and nutrition in the sick neonate; Gastroenterological problems in the neonate; Jaundice and liver disease; Metabolic problems in the newborn; Urogenital disease in the newborn; Blood problems of the newborn; Orthopaedic problems and structural malformations; Congenital malformations; Skin problems in the newborn; Miscellanea; Procedures; Normal values.