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Primary Care of the Newborn

Mobile Medicine Series

  • 4 Edición - 29 de septiembre de 2006
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Henry M. Seidel, Beryl J. Rosenstein, Ambadas Pathak, Wendell H. McKay
  • Idioma: Inglés

Here's a comprehensive, pocket-sized resource for the care of full-term newborns. It provides guidance on well-baby development, monitoring the newborn, non-acute disease… Leer más

Descripción

Here's a comprehensive, pocket-sized resource for the care of full-term newborns. It provides guidance on well-baby development, monitoring the newborn, non-acute disease management, patient education, and more. Concise and convenient, this is the perfect reference for anyone who cares for babies in the first hours of life.

Puntos claves

  • Presents cutting-edge chapters on prenatal diagnosis, screening, and genetics.
  • Speeds information gathering with extensive charts and tables, procedures, laboratory observations and other essential data collected in appendices.
  • Expedites access to vital information with a bulleted outline format.
  • Offers relevant tables on cultural and religious considerations affecting care of the newborn.

De interès para

Pediatricians

Índice

1. Prenatal Visit


2. High-Risk Pregnancy


3. Prenatal Monitoring


4. Neonatal Resuscitation


5. Physical Examination of the Newborn


6. Transitional Period: The First 6 Hours of Adaptation From Intrauterine to Extrauterine Life


7. The Head


8. Otolaryngology


9. Ophthalmology


10. Cardiology


11. Pulmonary System


12. Gastroenterology


13. Genitourinary System


14. The Nervous System


15. Orthopedics


16. Skin Care


17. Hematology


18. Birth Injuries


19. Jaundice


20. Infection


21. In Utero Drug Exposure


22. Inherited Metabolic Diseases


23. Metabolism and Endocrinology


24. Prenatal Diagnosis and Screening


25. Breast-Feeding


26. Childbirth Education, Parent-Infant Bonding, and Continuing Education


27. Indications for Transfer to the Intensive Care Nursery


28. Discharge Considerations and Process


29. Adoption


30. The Importance of Wasting No Time


31. Cultural Considerations


Appendices:

Appendix A: Conversion Tables and Formulas

Appendix B: Anthropometric Charts and Tables

Appendix C: Laboratory Observations

Appendix D: Procedures

Appendix E: Breast Milk and Chemicals

Appendix F: Composition of Nutritional Products

Appendix G: Physical Observations

Appendix H: Neonatal Pharmacology

Appendix I: Newborn Nursery Policy Statements

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 4
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 29 de septiembre de 2006
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

HS

Henry M. Seidel

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

BR

Beryl J. Rosenstein

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

AP

Ambadas Pathak

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Director, Newborn Nurseries, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD