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. This resource has been extensively revised and updated with new strategies for management of specific newborn respiratory diseases, information on the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases and current drug information.

Features:

• On-Call Problems section presents over 30 common and serious patient management issues and guidelines for rapid diagnosis and treatment
• 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

Tricia Lacy Gomella, MD
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland