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    Essential neonatal medicine / Malcolm I. Levene, David I. Tudehope, Sunil K. Sinha.

    • Title:Essential neonatal medicine / Malcolm I. Levene, David I. Tudehope, Sunil K. Sinha.
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    • Author/Creator:Levene, Malcolm I.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Tudehope, David I. (David Ian)
      Sinha, Sunil K., M.D., Ph.D.
    • Published/Created:Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., ©2008.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Neonatology.
    • Medical Subjects: Infant, Newborn, Diseases.
      Neonatology.
    • Edition:4th ed.
    • Description:ix, 326 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm
    • Summary:A readily accessible and authoritative introduction to neonatal medicine for junior doctors and nurses written by internationally respected consultants in the UK and Australia. This new edition has been totally revised and updated with the latest management techniques, updates on ethical and legal challenges and also includes new approaches to care such as kangaroo care, nesting, massage and nursery design.
    • Notes:Rev. ed. of.: Essentials of neonatal medicine / Malcolm I. Levene, David I. Tudehope, M. John Thearle. 3rd ed. 2000.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781405157100
      1405157100
    • Contents:1. Perinatal epidemiology and audit
      2. Fetal physiology, assessment of fetal wellbeing and adaptation to extrauterine life
      3. Neonatal depression at birth and resuscitation of the newborn
      4. Examination of the newborn
      5. Birth injury
      6. Infant feeding and nutrition
      7. Infection
      8. The low birthweight infant
      9. Thermoregulation
      10. Respiratory disorders
      11. Respiratory physiology, respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation
      12. Apnoea, bradycardia and upper airway obstruction
      13. Jaundice
      14. Congenital anomalies: malformations and deformations
      15. Genetics and genetic disorders
      16. Endocrine and metabolic disorders
      17. Disorders of the cardiovascular system
      18. Haematological disorders
      19. Neurological disorders
      20. The special senses: hearing and vision
      21. Congenital postural deformities and abnormalities of the extremities
      22. Renal disorders in the newborn
      23. Gastrointestinal disorders
      24. Skin disorders
      25. Multiple births
      26. Organization of perinatal services and neonatal transport
      27. Discharge and follow-up of high-risk infants
      28. Parent-infant attachment and support for parents experiencing perinatal loss
      29. Ethical issues in the treatment of critically ill newborn infants: decision-making in the care of the newborn infant
      30. Procedures.
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