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Klaus and Fanaroff's Care of the High-Risk Neonate

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By
  • Jonathan Fanaroff, MD, Associate Professor, Deptartment of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Director, Rainbow Center for Pediatric Ethics; Co-Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Avroy Fanaroff, MB, FRCP(Edinburgh), FRCP, CH, Eliza Henry Barnes Chair of Neonatology, Rainbow & Babies Children's Hospital; Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Reproductive Biology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

Stay up to date with recent advances in the NICU with Klaus and Fanaroff's Care of the High-Risk Neonate, 6th Edition. This trusted neonatology reference thoroughly covers the new guidelines, equipment, drugs, and treatments that have greatly increased the chance of survival for high-risk infants. Expert contributors deliver the information you need to stay on top of the technological and medical advances in this challenging field.

Hardbound, 640 Pages

Published: September 2012

Imprint: Saunders

ISBN: 978-1-4160-4001-9

Contents

  • 1

    Evidence-based Medicine and the Role of Networks in Generating Evidence

    2

    Antenatal and Intrapartum Care of the High-Risk Neonate

    3

    Resuscitation at Birth

    4

    Recognition, Stabilization, and Transport of the High-Risk Newborn

    5

    Size and Physical Examination of the Newborn Infant

    6

    The Physical Environment

    7

    Nutrition and Selected Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract

    8

    Care of the Parents

    9

    Nursing Practice in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

    10

    Respiratory Problems

    11

    Assisted Ventilation

    12

    Glucose, Calcium, and Magnesium

    13

    Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia

    14

    Infections in the Neonate

    15

    The Heart

    16

    The Kidney

    17

    Hematologic Problems

    18

    Brain Disorders of the Fetus and Neonate

    19

    The Outcome of Neonatal Intensive Care

    20

    Ethical Issues in the Perinatal Period

    APPENDICES

    A-1

    Drugs Used for Emergency and Cardiac Indications in Newborns

    A-2

    Drug Dosing Table

    B

    Drug Compatibility

    C

    Normal Values

    D

    Umbilical Vessel Catheterization

    E

    Conversion Charts

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