Neonatology provides complete, authoritative information on the biology of the newborn and the pathophysiology and management of diseases during the neonatal period.

Neonatology, Sixth Edition has five new chapters on the role of telemedicine in neonatology, the impact of labor and delivery on the fetus, fetal determinants of adult disease, breast feeding, and control of breathing and apnea.

Also included is a full-color insert illustrating key signs and symptoms, selected imaging techniques, and dermatologic conditions.

Contents:

1. Neonatology : past, present, and future
2. Current moral priorities and decision making in neonatal-perinatal medicine
3. Neonatology in the United States : scope and organization
4. Neonatal transport
5. Telehealth in neonatology
6. Newborn intensive care unit design : scientific and practical considerations
7. Organization of care and quality in the NICU
8. Law, quality assurance and risk management in the practice of neonatology
9. The vulnerable neonate and the neonatal intensive care environment
10. Prenatal diagnosis in the molecular age - indications, procedures, and laboratory techniques
11. Feto-maternal interactions : placental physiology, the in utero environment, and fetal determinants of adult disease
12. Fetal imaging : ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging
13. Fetal therapy
14. The impact of maternal illness on the neonate
15. The effects of maternal drugs on the developing fetus
16. Obstetric anesthesia and analgesia : effects on the fetus and newborn
17. Cardiorespiratory adjustments at birth
18. Delivery room management
19. Physical assessment and classification
20. General care
21. Fluid and electrolyte management
22. Nutrition
23. Breastfeeding and the use of human milk in the neonatal intensive care unit
24. Thermal regulation
25. The extremely low-birth-weight infant
26. Intrauterine growth restriction and the small-for-gestational-age infant
27. Multiple gestations
28. Control of breathing : development, apnea of prematurity, apparent life : threatening events, sudden infant death syndrome
29. Acute respiratory disorders
30. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
31. Principles of management of respiratory problems
32. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
33. Cardiac disease
34. Preoperative and postoperative care of the infant with critical congenital heart disease
35. Jaundice
36. Calcium and magnesium homeostasis
37. Carbohydrate homeostasis
38. Congenital anomalies
39. Endocrine disorders of the newborn
40. Gastrointestinal disease
41. Inherited metabolic disorders
42. Renal disease
43. Structural abnormalities of the genitourinary tract
44. Surgical care of conditions presenting in the newborn
45. Immunology of the fetus and newborn
46. Hematology
47. Bacterial and fungal infections
48. Viral and protozoal infections
49. Healthcare-associated infections
50. Neurological and neuromuscular disorders
51. Neurosurgery of the newborn
52. Orthopedics
53. Neoplasia
54. Eye disorders
55. Dermatologic conditions
56. Drug therapy in the newborn
57. Anesthesia and analgesia in the neonate
58. The infant of the drug-dependent mother
59. Medical care after discharge
60. Developmental outcome

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