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Manual
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Harvard Medical
Beth Israel Ho
Bos on Hospital f
Children's Hospit
Center, Boston
.Edited by John P.
and Ann R. ~
Manual of Neonatal Care presents accu-
rate up-to-date information on the prac -
tice of neonatology in the same concise
outline format made famous by the Wash-
ington University Manual of Medical
Therapeutics. The authors drawing on
their accumulated experience from the
Boston-based Joint Program in Neonatol-
ogy outline a step-by-step approach to
the problems encountered in the daily
care of the newborn whether normal or
seriously ill For eve? y medical profes-
sional involved in the care of newborns,
Manual of Neonatal Care addresses spe-
cific problems in the-field of neonatology
and offers clear solutions to each.
Manual of Neonatal Care presents each
problem thoroughly, yet concisely in terms
of Its causes, evaluation treatment, com-... Tovább

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H
I
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Manual
Joint Program
Harvard Medical
Beth Israel Ho
Bos on Hospital f
Children's Hospit
Center, Boston
.Edited by John P.
and Ann R. ~
Manual of Neonatal Care presents accu-
rate up-to-date information on the prac -
tice of neonatology in the same concise
outline format made famous by the Wash-
ington University Manual of Medical
Therapeutics. The authors drawing on
their accumulated experience from the
Boston-based Joint Program in Neonatol-
ogy outline a step-by-step approach to
the problems encountered in the daily
care of the newborn whether normal or
seriously ill For eve? y medical profes-
sional involved in the care of newborns,
Manual of Neonatal Care addresses spe-
cific problems in the-field of neonatology
and offers clear solutions to each.
Manual of Neonatal Care presents each
problem thoroughly, yet concisely in terms
of Its causes, evaluation treatment, com-
plications and drug doses The first four
chapters cover maternal and letal prob-
lems metabohc disorders drug with«
slrawai prenatal nfection. and fetal
assessment. The Mowing chapters,
organized by body system discuss the
major neonatal disorders along with topics
such as emergency resuscitation, congen-
ita? malformations , birth trauma tempera-
ture control, and infant transport. Infant
feeding and nutrition are givers extensive
coverage, while a chapter on obstetric
anesthesia and the newborn details
important facts that are unavailable m any
other book Separate chapters outline pro-
ced ires for medical and nursing care with
recommendations for follow-up. Illustra-
tions charts and graphs clarify the texi.

and a bibliography follows each chapter to
point out additional sources of informa-
tion. For quick access to important facts
four appendixes cite medications used in
newborns, effect* of maternal drugs on
the fetus the effects of drug use during
lactation, and normal blood chemistry val-
ues in the newborn.
This convenient manual fills a need for
a direct, detailed guide to the care of new-
borns Neonatologi-sts. pediatricians,
pediatric residents anesthesiologists and
neonatal ICU nurses will find the Manual
of Neonatal Care an ideal working refer-
ence—just the kind of manual to carry in
their whitecoat pocket.
Little Brown and Company
Boston. Massachusetts 02it>6
Cover design by George Vogt
Vissza