Description
Revised and updated by a new editorial team, the Sixth Edition of this text will remain the leading reference on the clinical care of the newborn. It provides complete, authoritative information on the biology of the newborn and the pathophysiology and management of diseases during the neonatal period.
This edition has five new chapters on the role of telemedicine in neonatology, the impact of labor and delivery on the fetus, fetal determinants of adult disease, breast feeding, and control of breathing and apnea. Also included is a full-color insert illustrating key signs and symptoms, selected imaging techniques, and dermatologic conditions.
Features
--New findings on expanding areas of neonatology including: radiology and imaging technology, acquired infections, and telemedicine
--Brings you current, complete information on perinatal obstetrics, ethical considerations, sudden infant distress syndrome, inherited metabolic disorders, and more
--New technology and procedures to stabilize and assess high risk patients with respiratory disorders, cardiac disease, neonatal jaundice, gastrointestinal diseases, bacterial infections, and more
--Brings you current, complete information on perinatal obstetrics, ethical considerations, sudden infant distress syndrome, inherited metabolic disorders, and more
--New technology and procedures to stabilize and assess high risk patients with respiratory disorders, cardiac disease, neonatal jaundice, gastrointestinal diseases, bacterial infections, and more
About the Author(s)
- Mhairi G MacDonald MBChB, FRCP(E), DCH
- Professor of Pediatrics, Vice Chairman, Department of Neonatology, George Washington University School of Medicine; Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
- Martha D Mullett MD
- Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Department of Pediatrics, Morgantown, WV
- Mary M Seshia MBChB, FRCP(Ed), FRCPCH, FAAP, DCH
- Head, Section of Neonatology Professor of Pediatrics, Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Specs
- Edition: Sixth
- Product Format: Hardbound
- ISBN: 9780781746434
- Trim Size: 8.5 x 11
- Pages: 1504
- Pub Date: Apr 8, 2005
- Weight: 9.0
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