Care of the newborn : a handbook for primary care / edited by David E. Hertz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hertz, David E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Newborn infants--Medical care--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Newborn infants.

Newborn infants--Diseases--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Primary health care--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Primary health care.

Infant, Newborn--Handbooks.

Infant Care--methods--Handbooks.

Infant, Newborn, Diseases--Handbooks.

Primary Health Care--Handbooks.

Medical Subjects:

Infant, Newborn--Handbooks.

Infant Care--methods--Handbooks.

Infant, Newborn, Diseases--Handbooks.

Primary Health Care--Handbooks.

Physical Description:

xvii, 234 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005.

Contents:

Care of the normal newborn and family / Mitchell Harris & Mary Cicarelli

Resuscitation / David W. Boyle & William A. Engle

Physical examination of the newborn / Mitchell Harris & Caroline R. Paul

Assessment of gestational age / Julia Foster

Thermoregulation / Vicki Powell-Tippit

Infant nutrition / Brenda Poindexter

Common metabolic problems: hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, hypocalcemia / Scott Denne

Jaundice / Jo Ann Matory

Nonsurgical causes of respiratory distress / William A. Engle, Michael S. Trautman, Kimberly Applegate

Surgically correctable causes of respiratory distress / Alan P. Ladd & Jay L. Grosfeld

Oxygen: use and monitoring / Matthew E. Abrams & Neal Simon

Apnea / Jo Ann Matory

Infectious diseases / David Hertz

Congenital heart disease in the neonate / Anne Farrell & Randall L. Caldwell

Fluid and electrolyte management / Vicki Powell-Tippit

Neonatal neurology / Gregory M. Sokol, Deborah K. Sokol

Necrotizing enterocolitis / Michael S. Trautman, Diane Estella Lorant & William A. Engle

Abdominal surgical emergencies / Scott Engum & Jay L. Grosfeld

Hematologic disorders / Mervin Yoder & Mark Edwards

Stabilization and preparation of the infant for transport / Vicki Powell-Tippit

Caring for the family mourning a perinatal death / James Lemons & Maureen Shea

Appendix newborn: formulary / William F. Buss.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0781755859 (alk. paper)

9780781755856 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

57626105