Neonatology at a Glance

Author: Tom Lissauer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119513200
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
Written by a team of leading international experts, Neonatology at a Glance provides a concise and easy-to-read overview of neonatal medicine. Each topic is clearly explained over a two-page spread, aided by numerous diagrams and illustrations. It has been extensively updated to include recent advances in perinatal medicine, genetics, respiratory support, therapeutic hypothermia, antimicrobial stewardship, and family integrated care. The book covers the wide range of problems encountered in looking after newborn babies, from normal newborn infants to the complexities of neonatal intensive care. Neonatology at a Glance: Provides up-to-date coverage of the important conditions you will encounter, including neonatal resuscitation and care of preterm infants Covers challenging topics including pain, ethical issues, patient safety, evidence-based medicine, and palliative and end of life care Includes details of a wide range of practical procedures, including less invasive surfactant administration, cranial ultrasound, brain monitoring and neuroimaging, and neonatal transport Neonatology at a Glance is the perfect guide for all health professionals looking after newborn infants, including pediatric trainees, medical students, neonatal nurse practitioners and neonatal nurses, therapists, and midwives. For neonatologists, pediatricians, and neonatal lecturers, it is a valuable resource to assist with teaching.

Neonatology at a Glance

Author: Tom Lissauer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118767322
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
Neonatology at a Glance provides a concise, illustrated overview of neonatal medicine. Written by leading international experts, it provides essential information on perinatal medicine, delivery, the normal newborn infant and neonatal problems encountered in neonatal intensive care units and their management. Each topic is supported by excellent illustrations, diagrams, and, for the first time, video clips to show neonatal resuscitation and stabilizing the sick newborn, normal examination, the baby with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, recognition of seizures and practical procedures. Neonatology at a Glance: • Provides up to date coverage of the important conditions you will encounter • Covers challenging topics including pain, ethical issues, quality improvement, evidence based medicine and palliative care • Features new sections on fetal medicine, respiratory support, therapeutic hypothermia, amplified EEG and perinatal neuroimaging • Integrates invaluable details about practical procedures including neonatal resuscitation and transport • Supplemented by video materials and artwork which can be viewed via the companion website at www.ataglanceseries.com/neonatology Neonatology at a Glance is the perfect guide for all health professionals looking after newborn infants, including pediatric trainees, medical students, neonatal nurse practitioners and neonatal nurses, therapists and midwives. For neonatologists, pediatricians and nurse tutors it is a valuable resource to assist with teaching.

Neonatology at a Glance

Author: Tom Lissauer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118293886
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 462

Book Description
The at a Glance series is popular among medical students, residents, junior doctors and health professionals for its concise and clear approach and excellent illustrations. Each topic is concisely covered in a double-page spread with color summary diagrams accompanied by explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory subject texts or for revision purposes, and are useful throughout medical and nursing training and beyond. Everything you need to know about Neonatology... at a Glance! Written by leading international experts, this accessible overview provides need-to-know information on perinatal medicine, the normal newborn infant, preterm infants and neonatal problems encountered in Intensive Care Units, and their management. Neonatology at a Glance: Provides coverage of the important conditions you will encounter Addresses ethical issues, the death of an infant, quality assurance and evidence-based medicine Includes invaluable advice on practical procedures, in text and diagrammatic form Has been updated to reflect current practice in both the UK and US Neonatology at a Glance is the perfect guide for all health professionals looking after newborn infants, including paediatric trainees, medical students, neonatal nurse practitioners and neonatal nurses, therapists and midwives. For neonatologists, pediatricians and nurse tutors it is a valuable resource to assist with teaching.

Neonatology: A Clinical Approach

Author: Talia Atkins
Publisher: American Medical Publishers
ISBN: 9781639274222
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Neonatology is a field of pediatrics that is related with the medical care of newborn infants. The newborn infants who are severely ill or premature need such special medical care. Other complications which require specialized care include prematurity, low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, congenital malformations, sepsis, pulmonary hypoplasia and birth asphyxia. It is generally practised in neonatal intensive care units. During this neonatal period, there are many diseases of concern. These include anemia of prematurity, atrial septal defect, brachial plexus injury, cerebral palsy, congenital heart disease, gastroschisis, lissencephaly, neonatal cholestasis, omphalocele, ventricular septal defect, etc. The development of mechanical ventilation and pulmonary surfactant replacement therapy in recent decades has improved the survival of premature infants. This book is a valuable compilation of topics, ranging from the basic to the most complex advancements in the field of neonatology. The various studies that are constantly contributing towards advancing technologies and evolution of this field are examined in detail. It will provide comprehensive knowledge to the readers.

Atlas & Synopsis of Neonatology

Author: Rhishikesh Thakre
Publisher: JP Medical Ltd
ISBN: 9385891715
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
Atlas & Synopsis of Neonatology is a highly illustrated collection of over 250 neonatal topics, with up-to-date information on common and uncommon medical conditions seen in clinical practice. Each topic provides information on aetiopathogenesis, clinical features, investigations, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for the disorder in question. Enhanced by 430 full colour photographs.

Workbook in Practical Neonatology

Author: Richard Polin
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323624804
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 390

Book Description
Using a highly effective, case-based approach, Workbook in Practical Neonatology puts neonatal evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment in a clinical context and tests your knowledge with questions and answers for each topic. You’ll find authoritative guidance on the problems you’re most likely to see in practice, including issues regarding resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, anemia, fluid therapy, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. The 6th Edition has been extensively revised, with new authors, rewritten content, improved figures and tables, and many new cases throughout. Organizes chapters around case studies, followed by questions and answers that require you to make diagnostic decisions and help you understand how scientific concepts apply to each clinical problem. Guides you step-by-step through patient care with abundant diagnostic algorithms, illustrations, and decision trees. Features eleven chapters rewritten by new authors, new tables and algorithms, new cases, and updated discussions of existing cases. An excellent learning tool and everyday reference for practicing neonatologists, as well as students, trainees, nurses, and other clinicians.

Key Topics in Neonatology

Author: Richard H. Mupanemunda
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780415804738
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
Completely revised, the second edition of Key Topics in Neonatology provides a practical, systematic reference for all the major topics in neonatal medicine. Practical and easy to use, the book retains the same well-received format as the first edition, updates subject matter where significant recent developments have taken place, and widens the scope of the text by adding entirely new coverage. Distilling this large body of information into compact yet clear topics, the authors provide succinct reviews of issues that are often skimmed over in similar sized texts. This is the resource you will want on hand to solve the complex issues you face on a daily basis. New topics include: Abdominal Wall Defects Breast Feeding Cerebral Palsy Hearing Screening Hepatitis C Metabolic Acidosis Outcomes of Neonatal Intensive Care Updated topics include: Childbirth Complications and Fetal Outcome Chromosomal Abnormalities Chronic Lung Disease Complications of Mechanical Ventilation Congenital Malformations and Birth Defects Death of a Baby Extreme Prematurity Hepatitis B HIV/AIDS Immunisation Infants of Diabetic Mothers Jaundice Liver Disorders Maternal Drug Abuse Neonatal Screening for Inherited Disease Sedation and Analgesia on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Seizures Transfusion of Blood and Blood Products Transport of Sick Neonates, and more

Residents Handbook of Neonatology

Author: Haresh Kirpalani
Publisher: PMPH-USA
ISBN: 9781550091908
Category : Infants (Newborn)
Languages : en
Pages : 632

Book Description
Basic and vital information for the trainee on the care of a child in neonatology. This handbook, now in its third edition, has been an important tool for anyone who ever has to look up facts and figures in neonatology immediately. The text is concise and crucial details are bulleted for the reader's convenience.

Essential Neonatal Medicine

Author: Sunil Sinha
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118286480
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 612

Book Description
Essential Neonatal Medicine combines the depth and breadth of a textbook with the clarity and efficiency of a learning consolidator. Providing a solid reference for trainee doctors, neonatal nurses and midwives, this full colour edition has been extensively updated with a range of new illustrations, clinical tips, cross-references to Wiley title Nursing the Neonate (2010, 9781405149747), and end-of-chapter summaries for quick study or revision. Essential Neonatal Medicine is ideal for all trainee health professionals experiencing neonatology for the first time and looking for a readable and comprehensive resource to support them. It is now accompanied by the enhanced Wiley Desktop Edition (the interactive digital version of the book featuring downloadable text and images, highlighting and note-taking facilities, book-marking, cross-referencing, in-text searching, and linking to references and glossary terms), and a companion website at www.essentialneonatalmed.com featuring figures from the book to download in PowerPoint, further reading, and self-test questions for each chapter. This title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from iTunes, Google Play or the MedHand Store.

Oxford Handbook of Neonatology

Author: Grenville Fox
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199228841
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 555

Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of Neonatology meets the needs of all healthcare professionals involved in the care of newborn babies. It delivers rapidly accessible and practical advice to the clinician in a user-friendly and convenient format that can be applied at the cot-side. This handbook covers guidance from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and other relevant bodies. Providing information on neonatal emergencies, good communication practice, common problems encountered on the ward, and procedures, it features diagrams, tables, and photos to support the text. Taking a family-centred approach, this is the essential resource for all healthcare professionals working within neonatology, from the undergraduate medical student, to the doctor on the ward.