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Co-authored by physicians and nurses, Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care, Seventh Edition, examines every aspect of the intensive care of the neonate, with a strong emphasis on clinical practice, evidence-based decision making, and collaborative care.

New to this edition:

• An expanded Neonatal Surgery chapter that presents many common procedures in neonatal surgery.
• An expanded chapter on follow-up care that covers outcomes management and discharge planning.

Inside you'll find:

• Full coverage of neonatal topics such as pharmacology, imaging, acid-base imbalances, pain, total parenteral nutrition, nephrology, genetic disorders, neonatal surgery, and more.
• Consistent coverage of conditions and disorders, including physiology, etiology, data collection, treatment, complications, outcomes, prognosis, and parent education.
• Evidence-based rationales and references to help you provide the most effective care.
• Highlighted clinical directions that allow you to quickly scan for key patient care information.
• Parent Teaching boxes to highlight postdischarge care of the patient.
• Critical Findings boxes to help you prioritize assessment data and steps in intial care.

Table of Contents:

In the Section A quiz:

Unit One: Evidence-Based Practice

1. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice

Unit Two: Support of the Neonate

2. Prenatal Environment: Effect on Neonatal Outcome

3. Perinatal Transport and Levels of Care

4. Delivery Room Care

5. Initial Nursery Care

6. Heat Balance

7. Physiologic Monitoring

8. Acid-Base Homeostasis and Oxygenation

9. Diagnostic Imaging in the Neonate

10. Pharmacology in Neonatal Care

11. Drug Withdrawal in the Neonate

12. Pain and Pain Relief

13. The Neonate and the Environment: Impact on Development

Unit Three: Metabolic and Nutritional Care of the Neonatal

14. Fluid and Electrolyte Management

15. Glucose Homeostasis

16. Total Parenteral Nutrition

17. Enteral Nutrition

18. Breast Feeding the Neonate with Special Needs

19. Skin and Skin Care

In the Section B quiz:

Unit Four: Infection and Hematologic Diseases of the Neonate

20. Newborn Hematology

21. Jaundice

22. Infection in the Neonate

Unit Five: Common Systemic Diseases of the Neonate

23. Respiratory Diseases

24. Cardiovascular Diseases and Surgical Interventions

25. Neonatal Nephrology

26. Neurologic Disorders

27. Genetic Disorders, Malformations, and Inborn Errors of Metabolism

28. Neonatal Surgery

Unit Six: Psychosocial Aspects of Neonatal Care

29. Families in Crisis: Theoretical and Practical Considerations

30. Grief and Perinatal Loss

31. Follow-up of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Infant

32. Ethics, Values, and Palliative Care in Neonatal Intensive Care