Neonatology at a glance

 Content: Preface --
 Contributors --
 Part 1:  Introduction --
 1:  Milestones in neonatology --
 2:  Epidemiology --
 Part 2:  Perinatal Medicine: --
 3:  Perinatal medicine --
 4:  Prepregnancy care, prenatal screening, fetal medicine and surgery --
 5:  Maternal medical conditions --
 6:  Intrauterine growth restriction --
 7:  Preterm delivery and multiple births --
 8:  Birth defects and genetic disorders --
 9:  Maternal drugs affecting the fetus and newborn infant --
 10:  Congenital infection --
 Part 3:  Delivery: --
 Adaptation to extrauterine life --
 12:  Neonatal resuscitation --
 13:  Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy --
 14:  Birth injuries --
 Part 4:  Normal Newborn Infant --
 15:  Routine care of the newborn infant --
 16:  Routine examination of the newborn infant --
 17:  Neurologic examination --
 18:  Care and support for parents --
 19:  Feeding --
 20:  Minor abnormalities in the first few days --
 21:  Common problems of term infants --
 Part 5:  Sick Newborn Infant: --
 22:  Admission to the neonatal unit --
 23:  Developmental care --
 24:  Stabilizing the sick newborn infant --
 25:  Respiratory support --
 Part 6:  Preterm Infant: --
 26:  Preterm infants and their complications --
 27:  Lung development and surfactant --
 28:  Respiratory distress syndrome --
 29:  Temperature control --
 30:  Growth and nutrition --
 31:  Intraventricular hemorrhage and periventricular leukomalacia --
 32:  Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) --
 33:  Infection, jaundice, anemia, osteopenia of prematurity --
 34:  Apnea, bradycardia and desaturations, retinopathy of prematurity --
 35:  Necrotizing enterocolitis --
 36:  Bronchopulmonary dysplasia --
 37:  Outcome of very preterm infants --
 Part 7:  Neonatal Problems: --
 38:  Respiratory distress in term infants --
 39:  Upper airway disorders --
 40:  Jaundice --
 41:  Neonatal infection --
 42:  Specific bacterial infections --
 43:  Viral infections --
 44:  Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia --
 45:  Inborn errors of metabolism --
 46:  Gastrointestinal disorders --
 47:  Gastrointestinal obstruction --
 48:  Cardiac disorders --
 49:  Renal and urinary tract anomalies diagnosed prenatally --
 50: Renal and urinary tract disorders --
 51:  Genital disorders --
 52:  Disorders of sexual differentiation --
 53:  Anemia and polycythemia --
 54:  Neutrophil and thrombotic disorders --
 55:  Coagulation disorders --
 56:  Dermatological disorders --
 57:  Seizures and strokes --
 58:  Neural tube defects and hydrocephalus --
 59:  Hypotonic infant --
 60:  Bone and joint disorders --
 61:  Hearing and vision --
 Part 8:  Aspects Of Neonatal Intensive Care: --
 62:  Pain --
 63:  Pharmacology --
 64:  Quality assurance --
 65:  Critical incidents --
 66:  Evidence-based medicine --
 67:  Ethics --
 68:  Research and consent --
 69:  When a baby dies --
 70:  Discharge from hospital --
 71:  Follow-up of high-risk infants --
 Part 9:  Global: --
 72: Global overview --
 Part 10:  Transport: --
 73:  Transport of the sick newborn infant --
 Part 11:  Practical Procedures: --
 74:  Intubation and chest tubes --
 75:  Common practical procedures --
 76:  Umbilical catheters and intraosseous cannulation --
 77:  Central venous catheters and exchange transfusions --
 78:  Cranial ultrasound --
 79:  Echocardiology for the neonatologist --
 80:  Gestational age, BP, severity of illness assessment --
 Index.
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