Product Description: Practical and easily accessible manual on the basic and advanced management of the neonate. Covers procedures, disorders, and neonatal pharmacology in a logical outline approach that highlights the essentials of each procedure. The popular On Call Problems section presents over 30 common and serious patient problems. The Fifth Edition has been extensively revised and updated with new strategies for management of specific newborn respiratory diseases, updated information on the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases, and updated drug information.
This Spiral(R) Manual provides a practical approach to the diagnosis and medical management of newborns. Chapters cover maternal, fetal, and neonatal problems and common neonatal procedures. An outline format provides quick access to a large amount of information, and the outline headings are standardized in this edition. The updated coverage includes new information on fetal assessment, survival of premature infants, and perinatal asphyxia and new guidelines on neonatal jaundice. The popular appendices include effects of maternal drugs on the fetus, maternal medications during lactation, and NICU medication guidelines. A neonatal dosing chart and intubation/sedation guidelines appear on the inside covers.
Book Description: The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program is a neonatal education program that focuses on the post-resuscitation/pre-transport stabilization care of sick newborns. S.T.A.B.L.E. stands for the 6 assessment parameters covered in the program:Sugar, Temperature, Airway, Blood pressure, Lab work, and Emotional supportfor the family. The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program is designed to provide important information about neonatal stabilization for maternal/infant healthcare providers in all settings - from community hospitals and birth centers, to emergency rooms and hospital environments.
Product Description: Jointly developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the new sixth edition Guidelines for Perinatal Care gives you a single place to look for the most recent and trustworthy recommendations on quality care of pregnant women, their fetuses, and their neonates.
Product Description: The 5th edition of this indispensable resource captures the latest insights in neonatal neurology in a totally engaging, readable manner. World authority Dr. Joseph Volpe has completely revised his masterwork from cover to cover, describing everything from the most up-to-the-minute discoveries in genetics through the latest advances in the diagnosis and management of neurologic disorders. He delivers all the clinical guidance you need to provide today's most effective care for neonates with neurological conditions.
Provides comprehensive coverage of neonatal neurology, solely written by the fields founding expert, Dr. Joseph Volpe - for a masterful, cohesive source of answers to any question that arises in your practice.
Focuses on clinical evaluation and management, while also examining the many scientific and technological advances that are revolutionizing neonatal neurology.
Organizes disease-focused chapters by affected body region for ease of reference.
Offers comprehensive updates from cover to cover to reflect all of the latest scientific and clinical knowledge, from our most current understanding of the genetic underpinnings of neurologic disease, through the most recent neuroimaging advances . . . state-of-the-art guidelines for evaluation, diagnosis, and prognosis . . . and the newest management approaches for every type of neonatal neuropathology.
Features a wealth of new, high-quality images that capture the many advances in neonatal neuroimaging, including numerous MR images.
Maternal-Neonatal Facts Made Incredibly Quick! is the perfect point-of-care reference for nurses working with pregnant patients in any clinical setting. Incorporating the popular features of the Incredibly Easy! Series(R), this pocket-sized book provides instant access to information nurses need quickly every day. The wipeable page surface allows nurses to make notes and remove them easily. Coverage includes prenatal, perinatal, and postpartum assessment, fetal monitoring, Apgar scoring, labor monitoring, care of the newborn, drugs that can affect pregnancy or lactation, and signs, symptoms, and treatment of complications throughout pregnancy and in the newborn. Dozens of charts and illustrations are included.
Product Description: From an internationally-known expert in child health, here is a dramatically new approach to caring for premature babies--and a wonderful new role for parents. Filled with information about the special needs of fragile newborns and illustrated with step-by-step photos.
Completely updated for its Fourth Edition, this atlas provides detailed, step-by-step instructions on procedures performed in the neonatal intensive care nursery. In an easy-to-follow outline format, with more than 450 drawings and clinical photographs, the book presents clear, current information on indications, preparation, technique, precautions, and how to avoid potential complications. More than 150 of this edition's illustrations are in full color. New chapters cover transcutaneous bilirubin testing, auditory screening, relocation of a dislocated nasal septum, management of natal and neonatal teeth, and lingual frenotomy. An accompanying DVD (by Alfonso Vargas, III, MD) provides seven videos: umbilical line placement, paracentesis, PICC placement, venous blood draw, endotracheal intubation, endotracheal intubation, part II, and sterile gown and glove. The DVD also includes three animations: exchange transfusion, emergency evacuation of air leaks, and endotracheal intubation.
