Common Problems in the Newborn Nursery. An Evidence and Case-based Guide

1 Post Resuscitation Care of the Depressed Newborn
2 Newborn Birth Injuries
3 Visual Diagnosis in the Newborn
4 Common Dermatological Conditions in the Newborn
5 Evaluation and Management of the Late Pre-Term Infant
6 Jaundice in the Newborn
7 Neonatal Bacterial Infections
8 Viral Infections in the Nursery
9 Anemia in the Nursery: When to Observe, When to Treat, and When to Refer
10 Neonatal Hypoglycemia
11 Disorders of Calcium, Phosphorous and Magnesium in the Newborn
12 Nutrition in the Newborn
13 Cardiology in the Newborn Nursery
14 Diagnosis and Management of Nursery Arrhythmia
15 Gastrointestinal Problems in the Newborn Nursery
16 Hypotonia in the Newborn
17 The Jittery Baby and Seizures
18 Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
19 Ambiguous Genitalia and Problems with Sexual Differentiation
20 Dilemmas: Eye Problems in the Newborn
21 Hearing Assessment in the Newborn Infant

This comprehensive book thoroughly addresses common clinical challenges in newborns, providing an evidence-based, step-by-step approach for their diagnosis and management. Common Problems in the Newborn Nursery is designed to be an easy-to-use, practical guide, covering a full range of clinical dilemmas: bacterial and viral infections, jaundice, hypoglycemia, hypotonia, nursery arrhythmia, developmental dysplasia of the hips, newborn feeding, cardiac problems, late preterm infants, dermatology, anemia, birth injuries, ocular issues, as well as hearing assessments in the newborn.

Written by experts in their fields, each chapter begins with a clinical case presentation, followed by a discussion of potential treatment and management decisions and various differential diagnosis. Correct responses will then be explained and supported by evidence-based literature, teaching readers how to discern the normal from the abnormal, the emergent from the non-emergent, and how to make decisions concerning diagnosis encountered on a daily basis.

While this guide is directed towards health care providers such as pediatricians, primary care physicians, and nurse practitioners who treat newborns in the general nursery, this book will also serve as a useful resource for anyone interested in working with this vulnerable patient population, from nursing and medical students, to nurses, and residents in pediatrics or family practice.

Gilbert I. Martin, MD
Director Emeritus
Citrus Valley Medical Center
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
West Covina; and Professor of Pediatrics
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda
West Covina, California, USA

Warren Rosenfeld, MD
Chairman of Pediatrics
South Nassau Communities Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics
SUNY/Stony Brook School of Medicine
Oceanside, New York, USA