Care of the High-Risk Neonate

Abstract

1. Antenatal and Intrapartum Care of the High-Risk Infant 2. Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant 3. Recognition, Stabilization and Transport of the High-Risk Newborn 4. Classification and Physical Examination of the Newborn Infant 5. The Physical Environment 6. Nutrition and Selected Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract Part I. Nutrition for the High-Risk Infant Part II. Selected Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract Part III. Necrotizing Enterocolitis 7. Care of the Parents 8. Nursing Practice in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 9. Respiratory Problems 10. Assisted Ventilation 11. Problems in Metabolic Adaptation: Glucose, Calcium and Magnesium 12. Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia 13. Neonatal Infections 14. The Heart 15. The Kidney 16. Hematologic Problems 17. Brain Disorders of the Fetus and Neonate 18. The Outcome of Neonatal Intensive Care 19. Ethical Issues in the Perinatal Period Appendices: A-1 Drugs Used for Emergency and Cardiac Indications in Newborns A-2 Drug Dosing Table B-1 Drug Compatibility C-1 Blood Chemistry Values in Premature Infants During the First 7 Weeks of Life (Birth Weight 1500-1750 g) C-2 Other Serum Values C-3A Plasma-Serum Amino Acids in Premature and Term Newborns (mmol/L) C-3B Reference Serum Amino Acid Concentrations That Have Been Proposed as Standards for Neonates (mmol/L) C-4 Normal Hematologic Values C-5 Hematologic Values in the First Weeks of Life Related to Gestational Maturity C-6 White Cell and Differential Counts in Premature Infants C-7 Leukocyte Values and Neutrophil Counts in Term and Premature Infants D-1 Urine Amino Acids in Normal Newborns (mmol/day) E-1 Siggaard-Anderson Alignment Nomogram F-1 Cerebrospinal Fluid Findings in Term and Premature Infants F-2 Comparison of WBC Counts in Neonates With and Without Meningitis G-1 Fetal Growth Curves for Trimmed and Raw Data G-2 Fetal Growth by Selected References G-3 Smoothed Percentiles of Birth Weight (g) for Gestational Age: US 1991 Single Live Births to Resident Mothers G-4 Growth Record for Infants G-5 Head Circumference G-6 Intrauterine Growth Curves G-7 Low-Birth-Weight Infants Daily Growth-Weight G-8 Low-Birth-Weight Infants Weekly Growth-Head Circumference G-9 Low-Birth-Weight Infant Growth Curves, With and Without Major Morbidities G-10 The Time of First Void and Stool G-11 Mean Arterial Blood Pressure by Birth Weight G-12 Blood Pressure by Age and Gestational Age G-13 Blood Pressure by Age H-1 Percent Mortality and Major Morbidity by Birth Weight H-2 Mortality Risk by Birth Weight and Gestational Age I-1 Equipment Found on the Umbilical Catheterization Tray, University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio I-2 Umbilical Vessel Catheterization J-1 Conversion of Pounds and Ounces to Grams J-2 Conversion Table to Standard International (SI) Units J-3 Conversion Tables

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