Essential guide to clinical neonatology

Essential guide to clinical neonatology [E-Book] - 1 online resource (xii, 574 pages) - Pediatrics--laboratory and clinical research . - Pediatrics--laboratory and clinical research. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction; Chapter 1; Prenatal Screening, Testing and Fetal Monitoring; Key Points; First Trimester Screen; Cell-Free Fetal DNA (Noninvasive Prenatal Screening); Alpha-Fetoprotein Screen (AFP); Quadruple Screen; Chorionic Villous Sampling (CVS); Amniocentesis; Establishing Gestational Age; Anatomic Screening Ultrasound; Evaluate for Fetal Well-Being; Antenatal Fetal Evaluation via Fetal Heart Rate (FHR); Assumptions from the NICHD Workshop; Baseline FHR; Baseline Variability; Accelerations; Late Decelerations; Early Decelerations; Variable Decelerations; Prolonged Decelerations Sinusoidal FHR PatternUterine Contractions; Interpretation; Applications of the FHR; Routine Prenatal Laboratory Testing; First Trimester; Second Trimester; Third Trimester; References; Chapter 2; Antenatal Counseling; Key Points; Introduction; Counseling Parents at Risk for an Extremely Premature Delivery; Practice Points; Philosophical Points; Counseling Parents with a Known Fetal Congenital Anomaly; Practice Points; Counseling Parents with a Known "Lethal" Fetal Anomaly; References; Chapter 3; Delivery Room Preparation 1Attending Neonatologist, DuPage Neonatology Associates, Hinsdale, IL, US2Pediatrics/Neonatology, University of Chicago Medicine-Biological Sciences division, Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, US; Key Points; Introduction -- The NICU Role; Delivery Room Attendance; Essential Information Needed to Resuscitate the Newborn; Preparation of the Warmer and Equipment; Checklist of Items to Prepare/Check: [NRP Textbook 2011]; References; Chapter 4; Delivery Room Management; 1Attending Neonatologist, DuPage Neonatology Associates, Hinsdale, IL, US 2Pediatrics/Neonatology, University of Chicago Medicine-Biological Sciences division, Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, USKey Points; Introduction; Initial Steps; Initial Management of the Baby; Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid; APGAR score; Resuscitation Pearls [NRP Textbook 2011]; Epinephrine; Volume Expanders; References; Chapter 5; NICU Admission Criteria Guidelines; Key Points; Introduction; Guidelines for NICU Admission; Chapter 6; Admission to the NICU -- Initial Steps; Attending Neonatologist, DuPage Neonatology Associates, Hinsdale, IL, US; Key Points; Introduction At the BedsideAdmit Orders; Total Fluid (TF) Guidelines; Labs; Medications/Therapies; Imaging/Studies; Documentation and Consent; Family; Abbreviations; Chapter 7; Daily Plan; Key Points; Introduction; Plan for the Day, Using a "systems-based" Approach; Chapter 8; NICU Discharge Planning; Key Points; Introduction; General Discharge Criteria; Preparing for Discharge; Screening Testing Before Discharge; Follow Up Arrangements; References; Chapter 9; Labs, Studies and Screens; Key Points; Introduction; Labs; On Admission to the NICU; Electrolytes; Bilirubin; Complete Blood Count (CBC)

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