Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Fetal Assessment and Prenatal Diagnosis

 

 

Maternal Conditions That Affect the Fetus: Diabetes Mellitus

 

 

Thyroid Disorders

 

 

Preeclampsia and Related Conditions

 

 

Resuscitation in the Delivery Room

 

 

Nursery Care of the Well Newborn

 

 

Care of the Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infant

 

 

Multiple Births

 

 

Genetic Issues Presenting in the Nursery

 

 

Fluid and Electrolyte Management

 

 

Nutrition

 

 

Breastfeeding

 

 

Temperature Control

 

 

Neonatal Transport

 

 

Developmentally Supportive Care

 

 

Follow-up of Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants

 

 

Discharge Planning

 

 

Shock

 

 

Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia

 

 

Drug Abuse and Withdrawal

 

 

Birth Trauma

 

 

Decision-Making and Ethical Dilemmas

 

 

Management of Neonatal Death and Bereavement Follow-up

 

 

Infections: Viral Infections

 

 

Bacterial and Fungal Infections

 

 

Tuberculosis

 

 

Syphilis

 

 

Lyme Disease

 

 

Toxoplasmosis

 

 

Respiratory Disorders: Respiratory Distress Syndrome

 

 

Mechanical Ventilation

 

 

Blood Gas and Pulmonary Graphic Monitoring

 

 

ECMO

 

 

Pulmonary Air Leak

 

 

Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn

 

 

Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn

 

 

Pulmonary Hemorrhage

 

 

Apnea

 

 

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia/Chronic Lung Disease

 

 

Meconium Aspiration

 

 

Cardiac Disorders

 

 

Hematologic Problems: Anemia

 

 

Bleeding

 

 

Polycythemia

 

 

Thrombocytopenia

 

 

Blood Products Used in the Newborn

 

 

Neonatal Thrombosis

 

 

Neurology: Neonatal Seizures

 

 

Intracranial Hemorrhage

 

 

Perinatal Asphyxia

 

 

Neural Tube Defects

 

 

Orthopedic Problems

 

 

Metabolic Problems: Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia

 

 

Abnormalities of Serum Calcium and Magnesium

 

 

Osteopenia (Metabolic Bone Disease) of Prematurity

 

 

Inborn Errors of Metabolism

 

 

Disorders of Sex Development (DSD)

 

 

Renal Conditions

 

 

Necrotizing Enterocolitis

 

 

Surgical Emergencies in the Newborn

 

 

Skin Care

 

 

Auditory and Ophthalmologic Problems: Retinopathy of Prematurity

 

 

Hearing Loss in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Graduates

 

 

Common Neonatal Procedures

 

 

Management of Pain and Stress in the NICU

 

Appendix A

Common NICU Medication Guidelines

 

Appendix B

Effects of Maternal Drugs on the Fetus

 

Appendix C

Maternal Medications and Breastfeeding

 

Appendix D

Selected Chemistry Normal Values