Neonatology at a Glance

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.

Table of contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Milestones in neonatology

2. Epidemiology Perinatal medicine

3. Perinatal medicine overview

4. Prepregnancy care, prenatal screening and fetal medicine

5. Maternal medical conditions

6. Intrauterine growth restriction

7. Multiple births

8. Preterm delivery

9. Maternal drugs affecting the fetus and newborn infant

10. Congenital infection

11. Genetics Delivery

12. Adaption to extra-uterine life

13. Neonatal resuscitation and post-resuscitation care

14. Birth injuries the newborn infant

15. Routine care of the newborn infant

16. Routine examination of the newborn infant

17. Neurologic examination

18. Feeding

19. Parental attachment

20. Minor abnormalities in the first few days

21. Overview of common problems of term infants  Neonatal unit admission

22. Admission to the neonatal unit

23. Stabilizing the sick newborn infant

24. Respiratory support

25. Developmental care

26. Family integrated care

 The preterm infant

27. Preterm infants and their complications

28. Lung development and surfactant

29. Respiratory distress syndrome

30. Temperature control

31. Growth, nutrition and osteopenia of prematurity

32. Intraventricular hemorrhage and periventricular leukomalacia

33. Patent ductus arteriosus

34. Apnea, anemia, infection and jaundice

35. Retinopathy of prematurity

36. Necrotizing enterocolitis

37. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

38. Discharge from hospital

39. Outcome of preterm infants  Neonatal problems

40. Respiratory distress in term infants

41. Upper airway disorders

42. Jaundice

43. Neonatal infection

44. Antimicrobial stewardship

45. Specific bacterial infections

46. Viral infections

47. Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia

48. Gastrointestinal disorders

49. Gastrointestinal obstruction

50. Cardiac disorders

51. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

52. Seizures and perinatal strokes

53. Neural tube defects and hydrocephalus

54. The hypotonic infant

55. Renal and urinary tract anomalies diagnosed prenatally

56. Renal and urinary tract disorders

57. Genital disorders

58. Disorders of sex development

59. Anemia and polycythemia

60. White cell disorders

61. Coagulation and thrombotic disorders

62. Dermatological disorders

63. Bone and joint disorders

64. Inborn errors of metabolism

65. Hearing and vision Aspects of neonatal intensive care

66. Pain

67. Pharmacology

68. Quality improvement

69. Patient safety

70. Evidence based practice

71. Ethics

72. Research and consent

73. Palliative and end of life care Follow-up

74. Follow-up of high-risk infants Global

75. Global neonatology Transport

76. Transport of the sick newborn infant Practical procedures

77. Intubation

78. Chest tubes

79. Common practical procedures

80. Umbilical catheters and intraosseous cannulation

81. Central venous catheters and exchange transfusions

82. Cranial ultrasound

83. Brain monitoring

84. Perinatal neuroimaging

85. Echocardiography for the neonatologist

86. Gestational age assessment, BP, Newborn Early Warning Trigger and Track (NEWTT) chart, jaundice and hypoglycemia management, growth charts

Tom Lissauer, MB, BChir, FRCPCH, Honorary Consultant Neonatologist,Imperial College Healthcare Trust, London, UK.

Avroy Fanaroff, MD, FRCPE, FRCPCH, Emeritus Eliza Henry Barnes Professor of Neonatology, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, and Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Lawrence Miall, MBBS, BSc, MMedSc, FRCPCH, Consultant Neonatologist, Leeds Children's Hospital, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

Jonathan Fanaroff, MD, JD, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and Director, Rainbow Center for Pediatric Ethics, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.