Short description:

The fifth edition of this highly successful, acclaimed book has been extensively updated and revised, continuing to provide the busy paediatrician or nurse working in neonatal intensive care units with precise instructions on the diagnosis and management of common neonatal problems. Topics include disorders of the respiratory tract, infections, liver disorders, skin disease, orthopaedic and bone disorders, endocrine disorders, and gastroenterological disease. The book also discusses epidemiology and genetic issues. Continuing in the tradition of previous editions, the book includes background physiology with key references and diagrams.

Long description:

Highly Commended, BMA Medical Book Awards 2014

The fifth edition of this highly successful and well-regarded book continues to provide those working in neonatal intensive care units with precise instructions on the diagnosis and management of common neonatal problems. This edition has been extensively updated and revised, while retaining the background physiology, key references, and diagrams that made previous editions so successful.

Several new chapters have been added, including the subjects of fetal medicine, antenatal diagnosis, and obstetrics for the neonatologist. Using a clear, accessible style, this edition features discussions of evidence-based medicine and the introduction of additional easy-to-digest lists. The text has been made more internationally applicable, including a re-focus of the chapter on organization of neonatal care away from UK-specific admission criteria and more towards general reasons for admitting a baby to the intensive care ward.

A Manual for Neonatal Intensive Care provides invaluable guidance for trainees in pediatrics, neonatology, and neonatal nursing and forms a useful ready-reference for the practicing pediatrician and nurse.

" ? very well covered in a style that is easy to access, with some excellent diagrams illustrating the text well. The layout of the book is very well structured, making quick reference easy. It is the type of book that a practitioner can dip into quickly to access information about a topic and gain a basic concept in a short space of time."
?Sarah Carey, Deputy Sister, Peterborough City Hospital

"This is a well-balanced text that is user-friendly on the shop floor and provides a good level of explanatory detail. ? . Every neonatal unit and paediatric trainee should have a copy of  this book ? it is a definitive text. Highly Commended."
?2014 BMA Medical Book Awards

" ? a good starting point for nurses new to the neonatal setting as it gives good advice about aspects of care and basic information about most of the scenarios likely to be encountered in an easy to understand language. This is a delightful book to have in the neonatal unit library for all staff to access."
?Practising Midwife

Table of Contents:

Epidemiology and Neonatal Outcomes. Organization of Neonatal Care. Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Legal Aspects of Neonatal Practice. Maternal-Fetal Medicine for the Neonatologist. Genetic Disease. Neonatal Resuscitation and Stabilization. Nursing, Monitoring and Transport of the Sick Neonate. Physical Examination of The Newborn. Congenital Anomalies and Common Postnatal Problems. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance. Neonatal Enteral Nutrition. Parenteral Nutrition. Acute Disorders of the Respiratory Tract. Chronic Lung Disease. Apnoeic Attacks. Infection. Neurological Problems. Metabolic Disorders, Including Glucose Homeostasis and Inborn Errors of Metabolism. Endocrine Disorders. Neonatal Jaundice and Liver Disease. Gastroenterological Problems. Congenital Heart Disease in the Neonatal Period. Neonatal Haematology. Genitourinary Problems. Eye Disorders. Skin Disorders. Orthopaedic and Bone Disorders. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Procedures and Iatrogenic Complications. Appendices: Growth Charts. Assessing The Ill Neonate. Normal Blood Pressure. The Neonatal ECG. Normal Biochemical Values in the Newborn. Haematological Values in the Newborn. Normal CSF Values in the Newborn.