Avery's neonatology : pathophysiology & management of the newborn / edited by Mhairi G. MacDonald, MBChB, DCH, FRCP(E), FAAP, FRCPCH, Professor of Pediatrics, George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, Mary M.K. Seshia, MBChB, DCH, FRCP(E), FRCPCH, Professor, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of Manitoba, Neonatologist, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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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