Common malformations / Lewis B. Holmes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holmes, Lewis B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abnormalities, Human.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (481 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This extensively illustrated reference work is designed for health professionals who care for newborn infants including neonatologists, pediatricians, NICU nurses, pediatric neurologists, pediatric surgeons, geneticists, and genetic counselors. It describes the most common malformations and draws the information needed for a full diagnostic evaluation and discussion of treatment options and genetic counseling from many sources. The text also covers minor anomalies, birthmarks and includes dozens of charts of anthropologic measurements, material that is needed in the initial physical examinatio

Contents:

Cover; Contents; 1. The Approach to the Malformed Newborn; 2. Amniotic Bands; 3. Bowel Atresias; 4. Chromosome Abnormalities; 5. Cleft Lip and Palate; 6. Cleft Palate; 7. Club Foot; 8. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia; 9. Cryptorchidism; 10. Gastroschisis; 11. Heart Defects; 12. Hip Dysplasia; 13. Holoprosencephaly; 14. Hypospadias; 15. Limb Malformations; 16. Microphthalmia/Anophthalmia; 17. Microtia; 18. Neural Tube Defects; 19. Omphalocele; 20. Renal Agenesis/Dysgenesis; 21. Skeletal Dysplasias; 22. Vertebral Anomalies: Hemivertebra; 23. Patterns of Malformations: Non-Random Clusters; 24. Twinning; 25. Minor Anomalies/Normal Variations; 26. Birth Marks; 27. Anthropologic Measurements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-028571-0

0-19-997516-7

1-283-25268-6

9786613252685

0-19-972278-1

OCLC:

751694637