Care of the newborn : a handbook for primary care / edited by David E. Hertz. - Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005. - xvii, 234 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Care of the normal newborn and family / Mitchell A.Harris and Mary R. Cicarelli -- Resuscitation / David W. Boyle and William A. Engle -- Physical examination of the newborn / Caroline Rose Paul and Mitchell A.Harris -- Assessment of gestational age / Julia Foster -- Thermoregulation / Vicki Powell-Tippit -- Infant nutrition / Brenda B. Poindexter -- Common metabolic problems: hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia and hypocalcemia / Scott C. Denne -- Jaundice / Jo Ann E. Matory -- Nonsurgical causes of respiratory distress / William A. Engle, Michael Stone Trautman and Kimberly E. Applegate -- Surgically correctable causes of respiratory distress / Alan P. Ladd and Jay L. Grosfeld -- Oxygen: use and monitoring / Matthew E. Abrams and Neal Simon -- Apnea / Jo Ann E. Matory -- Infectious diseases / David E. Hertz -- Congenital heart disease in the neonate / Anne G. Farrell and Randall L. Caldwell -- Fluid and electrolyte management / Vicki Powell-Tippit -- Neonatal neurology / Deborah K. Sokol and Gregory M. Sokol -- Necrotizing enterocolitis / Michael Stone Trautman, Diane Estella Lorant and William A. Engle -- Abdominal surgical emergencies / Scott A. Engum and Jay L. Grosfeld -- Hematologic disorders / Mark Lawrence Edwards and Mervin C. Yoder -- Stabilization and preparation of the infant for transport / Vicki Powell-Tippit -- Caring for the family mourning a perinatal death / Maureen Shea and James A.Lemons -- Appendix newborn: formulary / William F. Buss.


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Infant, Newborn
Infant Care--methods
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Primary Health Care
Infants (Newborn)--Medical care--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Infants (Newborn)--Diseases--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Primary health care--Handbooks, manuals, etc.


Handbooks

RJ254 / .C373 2005

2005 F-983 WS 39 / C2714 2005