Bookedited by William F. Malcolm, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director,
... Show More Intermediate Level Nurseries, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina ; consultants, Ricki F. Goldstein, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Director, High-Risk Infant Follow-Up Program, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, durham, North Carolina, Richard J. Martin, MD, Drusinsky-Fanaroff Chair in Neonatology, Professor of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, Betty Vohr, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Director, Neonatal Follow-Up Program, Women & Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Summary: "Beyond the NICU: Comprehensive Care of the High-Risk Infant delivers practical, evidence-based strategies for the care of convalescing NICU graduates in both inpatient and outpatient settings. In four sections, the book covers common problems shared by high-risk infants, role of various care providers from parents to specialists and timely interventions of therapy, timing and execution of transitioning the infant from intensive to convalescent care and from hospital to home, the etiology of chronic conditions affecting high-risk infants, details of convalescent care, discharge planning, and follow-up care for pediatricians"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Section 1 Introduction
1 History of the NICU
2 Commonalities of High Risk Infants: They're not all Preemies
3 Provider roles
4 Parent roles/wishes
5 Transitions for the High Risk Infant
6 Essential Components of a Comprehensive Follow-up Clinic
Section 2 Medical Care of the Preterm Infant
7 Respiratory conditions of the preterm infant
8 Apnea and bradycardia
9 Patent ductus arteriosus
10 Adrenal Insufficiency
11 Nutrition and growth
12 Breastfeeding in the NICU Graduate
13 Necrotizing enterocolitis and short bowel syndrome
14 Gastroesophageal reflux
15 Catch-up Growth and Failure to thrive
16 Hypertension in the NICU Graduate
17 Anemia of prematurity
18 Thrombosis and Hematological Issues in the NICU Graduate
19 Hyperbilirubinemia
20 Endocrinopathies of the Preterm Infant
21 Bone Health
22 IVH, PVL, hypdrocephalus
23 Retinopathy of prematurity and ophthalmologic issues
24 Cerebral Palsy
25 Autism Spectrum Disorder
26 Intrauterine growth restriction
27 Post-NICU Issues of Multiple Gestation
28 Late Preterm Infants
29 Surgical issues
Section 3 Medical Care of the Term Infant
30 Pulmonary Hypertension
31 Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
32 Congenital heart disease
33 ECMO and post-ECMO care
34 Congenital Intestinal anomalies
35 Maternal and neonatal infections
36 Birth asphyxia and HIE
37 Neonatal abstinence syndrome
38 Neural tube defects
39 Neonatal seizures and Infantile spasms
40 Infant of a diabetic mother
41 Down Syndrome
Section 4 Developmental Care of the High Risk Infant
42 Early developmental issues in the NICU
43 NICU environment
44 Gross motor development
45 Fine motor development
46 Speech and language development
47 Feeding Issues in the NICU Graduate
48 Hearing Loss
49 Neurodevelopmental testing
50 Neurodevelopmental outcomes
51 Family centered care and Social issues
52 Palliative care
53 Early Intervention Services
54 Resources for providers and parents
Appendices
App A Discharging the high-risk infant
App B Equipment needs of the high risk infant
App C Medications
App D Tests/Procedures
App E Telephone Triage
App F Coding and Billing.