Book 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.


Book Info
Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. Brandon/Hill Medical list selection (#503). Pocket-sized reference provides the latest information on the basic and advanced management of the neonate. Covers on-call problems, procedures, diseases and disorders, and neonatal pharmacology. Outline format. Previous edition: c1999. Softcover.


From the Back Cover
“A copy of this reference should be kept readily accessible in the newborn unit. It is a potent learning tool for NCU students.”
--Family Medicine, About a previous edition The best resource in neonatology, this streamlined pocket reference provides logically organized, rapidly retrievable answers on the basic and advanced management of the neonate. *Presents comprehensive coverage of on-call problems, procedures, diseases and disorders, and neonatal pharmacology
*Popular On-Call Problems section presents over 30 common and serious patient management issues and provides guidelines for rapid diagnosis and treatment
*Highlights controversies in the field of neonatology and illuminates different approaches to problems
*Offers cutting-edge strategies for management of specific respiratory syndromes
*Expanded sections on diagnosis and management of infectious diseases including CMV, viral hepatitis, and HIV in the newborn
*Extensive updates and revisions in all chapters reflect the latest research and advances
*Neonatal Pharmacology section thoroughly revised and updated

FROM THE PUBLISHER

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.

SYNOPSIS

￯﾿ﾽA copy of this reference should be kept readily accessible in the newborn unit. It is a potent learning tool for NCU students.￯﾿ﾽ
—Family Medicine, About a previous edition

The best resource in neonatology, this streamlined pocket reference provides logically organized, rapidly retrievable answers on the basic and advanced management of the neonate.

*Presents comprehensive coverage of on-call problems, procedures, diseases and disorders, and neonatal pharmacology
*Popular On-Call Problems section presents over 30 common and serious patient management issues and provides guidelines for rapid diagnosis and treatment
*Highlights controversies in the field of neonatology and illuminates different approaches to problems
*Offers cutting-edge strategies for management of specific respiratory syndromes
*Expanded sections on diagnosis and management of infectious diseases including CMV, viral hepatitis, and HIV in the newborn
*Extensive updates and revisions in all chapters reflect the latest research and advances
*Neonatal Pharmacology section thoroughly revised and updated

FROM THE CRITICS

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Jay Goldsmith, MD (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)Description: This is the fifth edition of a paperback book that serves as quick guide to diagnosis and treatment of neonatal disorders. The book is organized in an outline format and will prove useful to the clinician working in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This is an update of the 1998 version.Purpose: The purpose is to provide a streamlined pocket reference for healthcare providers working in neonatology units. The book is multiauthored and meets the editor's goal of providing an authoritative handy bedside reference readily accessible to the practitioner.Audience: The book is aimed at NICU practitioners: students, NNP's, residents, fellows, and attendings. Most of the contributors are well known, credible authorities in the field.Features: This is a brief but comprehensive book covering most areas of neonatology. The format lends itself best to the on-call problems section and least well to management of complex issues. The on-call problem section is a unique and outstanding feature of the book. The section on procedures is limited by the size of the book with few illustrations; for this information, practitioners would be better served by books such as Atlas of Procedures in Neonatology, 3rd edition (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002), by MacDonald and Ramasethu. The pharmacology section is up-to-date and very helpful to the clinician.Assessment: This is an excellent bedside reference which is easy to use and comprehensive. This edition has been updated and strives to keep pace with this quickly changing specialty.It is obviously more practical (less expensive) than the standard neonatal textbooks, but more informative and comprehensive than other paperback manuals (i.e., Merenstein and Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care, 5th edition (Mosby, 2002)).

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