| Description |
2 volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm |
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4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
V. 1. I. The field of neonatal-perinatal medicine. From infant hatcheries to intensive care: some highlights of the century and neonatal medicine -- Epidemiology and perinatal services -- Ethics in perinatal and neonatal medicine -- Legal issues in neonatal-perinatal medicine -- The field of neonatal-perinatal medicine -- Neonatology in developing countries -- II. The fetus. Genetic aspects of perinatal disease and prenatal diagnosis -- Perinatal ultrasound -- Estimation of fetal well-being -- Pharmacologic intervention -- Surgical treatment of the fetus -- Occupational and environmental risks to the fetus -- III. Pregnancy disorders and their impact on the fetus. Intrauterine growth restriction -- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy -- Pregnancy complicated by diabetes mellitus -- Obstetric management of prematurity -- Fetal effects of autoimmune disease -- Obstetric management of multiple gestation -- Postterm pregnancy -- Erythroblastosis fetalis -- Amniotic fluid and nonimmune hydrops fetalis -- Perinatal infections -- Placental pathology -- |
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IV. The delivery room. Anesthesia for labor and delivery -- Delivery room resuscitation of the newborn -- Physical examination of the newborn -- Birth injuries -- Congenital anomalies -- V. Provisions for neonatal care. Physical environment -- Biomedical engineering aspects of neonatal monitoring -- Anesthesia in the neonate -- Care of the mother, father, and infant -- Nutrition and metabolism in the high-risk neonate -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base homeostasis -- Diagnostic imaging -- Infants of substance-abusing mothers -- v. 2. VI. Development and disorders of the organ systems. The immune system -- The central nervous system -- Follow-up for high-risk neonates -- Hearing loss in the newborn infant -- Neurobehavioral development of the preterm infant -- The respiratory system -- The cardiovascular system -- The blood and hematopoietic system -- The gastrointestinal tract -- Neonatal jaundice and liver disease -- Metabolic and endocrine disorders -- Inborn errors of metabolism -- The kidney and urinary tract -- The skin -- The eye -- Neonatal orthopedics |
| Notes |
Previous ed. published with title: Neonatal-perinatal medicine |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Minimum system requirements: Windows 2000 or ME operating system; 800 x 600 pixels screen resolution ; 256 colors; 128 MB RAM; Internet Explorer 6.0 or later and Netscape 7 or later |
| Subject |
Newborn infants -- Diseases.
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Fetus -- Diseases.
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| Author |
Fanaroff, Avroy A.
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Martin, Richard J. (Richard John), 1946-
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Walsh, Michele C.
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| LC no. |
2005047980 |
| ISBN |
0323029663 |
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