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Intensive Care of the Fetus and Neonate, 2e (Spitzer, Intensive Care of Fetus and Neonate)

Brand: Mosby

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UPC:
9781560535126
Maximum Purchase:
2 units
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
2005-04-04
Author:
Alan R. Spitzer MD
Language:
english
Edition:
2
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This brand-new 2nd Edition represents a complete revision of one of the major textbooks of neonatal-perinatal medicine. Readers will find state-of-the-art management strategies for virtually every aspect of the fetus and the critically ill newborn infant. It offers a practical approach to fetal development, fetal diagnosis and monitoring, the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies, and a step-by-step approach to pulmonary and critical care techniques used on premature and sick neonates.

  • Includes information on the neonatal period, as well as the full perinatal period.
  • Discusses techniques such as, fetal echocardiography, delivery room resuscitation, imaging, neonatal bronchoscopy, high-frequency jet ventilation, liquid ventilation, endotracheal intubation, thoracentesis and chest intubation,, and much more.
  • Discusses diagnostic, assessment, and intervention techniques for the fetus.
  • Features an interdisciplinary approach to management, including neonatal nutrition * pediatric microbiology/immunology * pediatric nephrology * pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics * pediatric neurology * obstetrics and gynecology * and others.
  • Discusses the hottest topics in the field, including the genetics of development and common genetic problems * stem cell and gene therapy * pharmacology in the fetus and newborn * the surgery of fetal malformations * maternal illness and the effects on the fetus * management of multiple gestations * high-frequency oscillatory ventilation * viral infections of the fetus and neonate * neonatal ethics and epidemiology.
  • Delivers up-to-the-minute guidance on cardiac assessment.
  • Provides the latest information on fetal surgical interventions, including the latest data on fetal surgery results, as well as the latest information on neonatal neurological diagnosis and outcome.
  • Includes the most current information on neonatal neurological diagnosis and outcome.
  • Presents new approaches to genetic therapy in the fetus and neonate.