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Avery's Diseases of the Newborn

  • 11th Edition - March 20, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Taylor Sawyer, Christine A. Gleason
  • Language: English

Completely revised and updated, Avery's Diseases of the Newborn, 11th Edition, remains your #1 choice for clinically focused, cutting-edge guidance on the evaluation, diagno… Read more

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Completely revised and updated, Avery's Diseases of the Newborn, 11th Edition, remains your #1 choice for clinically focused, cutting-edge guidance on the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the newborn. Drs. Christine A. Gleason, Taylor Sawyer, and a team of expert contributing authors provide comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of every key disease and condition affecting newborns, keeping you current in this fast-changing field. You’ll find the specific strategies you need to confidently provide care for this unique patient population, in a full-color, easy-to-use single volume that focuses on key areas of practice.

Key features

  • Reflects the latest developments on all aspects of newborn evaluation and management, featuring new content, new chapters, new contributors, and fresh perspectives from a new co-editor
  • Brings you the latest on current topics such as perinatal/neonatal COVID-19, genomics and precision medicine, acute and chronic neonatal respiratory disorders, brain injury and neuroprotection, necrotizing enterocolitis, probiotics, palliative care, prenatal drug exposure, retinopathy of prematurity, and more
  • Provides clinically relevant, practical guidance in concise, focused chapters that include summary boxes, suggested readings, and more than 500 full-color illustrations, micrographs, and photographs
  • Contains the 2020 American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association neonatal resuscitation guidelines and the 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines on the management of hyperbilirubinemia
  • Serves as a reliable quick reference for clinical questions and an excellent resource for board review
  • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Readership

Neonatologists, Neonatal Fellows, Pediatric residents

Table of contents

PART I: Overview

1. Neonatal and Perinatal Epidemiology

2. Ethics, Data, and Policy in Newborn Intensive Care

PART II: Fetal Growth and Development

3. Development, Function, and Pathology of the Placenta

4. Abnormalities of Fetal Growth

5. Multiple Gestations and Assisted Reproductive Technology

6. Prematurity and Stillbirth: Causes and Prevention

7. Nonimmune Hydrops

PART III: Maternal Conditions Affecting Pregnancy Outcomes

8. Maternal Diabetes

9. Maternal Medical Disorders of Fetal Significance

10. Hypertensive Complications of Pregnancy

11. Intrauterine Drug Exposure: Fetal and Postnatal Effects

PART IV: Labor and Delivery

12. Assessment of Fetal Well-Being

13. Complicated Deliveries

14. Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia

15. Perinatal Transition and Newborn Resuscitation

PART V: Essentials of Newborn Care

16. Care of the Newborn

17. Temperature Regulation

18. Newborn Screening

PART VI: High-Risk Newborn Care

19. Neonatal Transport

20. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

21. Neonatal Pharmacology

22. Neonatal Pain and Stress

23. Palliative Care

24. Risk Assessment and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes

PART VII: Genetics

25. The Human Genome and Neonatal Care

26. Prenatal Diagnosis and Counseling

27. The Dysmorphic Infant

28. Chromosome Disorders

PART VIII: Metabolic Disorders of the Newborn

29. Inborn Errors of Carbohydrate, Ammonia, Amino Acid, and Organic Acid Metabolism

30. Lysosomal Storage Disorders Presenting in the Neonate

31. Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation, Peroxisomal Disorders, and Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome

PART IX: Immunology and Infections

32. Immunology of the Fetus and Newborn

33. Neonatal Bacterial Sepsis and Meningitis

34. Viral Infections of the Fetus and Newborn

35. Congenital Toxoplasmosis, Syphilis, Malaria, and Tuberculosis

36. Fungal Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

37. Healthcare-Associated Infections

PART X: Respiratory System

38. Lung Development

39. Neonatal Pulmonary Physiology

40. Neonatal Respiratory Therapy

41. Control of Breathing

42. Acute Neonatal Respiratory Disorders

43. Chronic Neonatal Respiratory Disorders

44. Anatomic Disorders of the Chest and Airways

PART XI: Cardiovascular System

45. Developmental Biology of the Heart

46. Cardiovascular Compromise in the Newborn Infant

47. Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension

48. Patent Ductus Arteriosus in the Preterm Infant

49. Perinatal Arrhythmias

50. Congenital Heart Disease

51. Long-Term Neurologic Outcomes in Children With Congenital Heart Disease

PART XII: Neurologic System

52. Central Nervous System Development

53. Congenital Malformations of the Central Nervous System

54. Brain Injury in the Preterm Infant

55. Neonatal Encephalopathy

56. Neonatal Neurovascular Disorders

57. Neonatal Neuromuscular Disorders

58. Neonatal Seizures

PART XIII: Gastrointestinal System and Nutrition

59. Enteral Nutrition

60. Parenteral Nutrition for the High-Risk Neonate

61. Structural Anomalies of the Gastrointestinal Tract

62. Abdominal Wall Defects

63. Neonatal Gastroesophageal Reflux

64. Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Short Bowel Syndrome

65. Disorders of the Liver

PART XIV: Hematologic System and Disorders of Bilirubin Metabolism

66. Developmental Hematology

67. Neonatal Bleeding and Thrombotic Disorders

68. Neonatal Platelet Disorders

69. Neonatal Erythrocyte Disorders

70. Neonatal Transfusion

71. Neonatal Leukocyte Physiology and Disorders

72. Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia and Kernicterus

PART XV: Neoplasia

73. Congenital Malignant Disorders

PART XVI: Renal and Genitourinary System

74. Renal Development

75. Developmental Abnormalities of the Kidneys

76. Developmental Abnormalities of the Genitourinary System

77. Acute Kidney Injury

78. Chronic Kidney Disease

79. Glomerulonephropathies and Disorders of Tubular Function

80. Urinary Tract Infections and Vesicoureteral Reflux

81. Systemic Hypertension

PART XVII: Endocrine Disorders

82. Developmental Endocrinology

83. Disorders of Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolism

84. Disorders of the Adrenal Gland

85. Differences in Sex Development

86. Disorders of the Thyroid Gland

87. Neonatal Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia

PART XVIII: Craniofacial and Orthopedic Conditions

88. Craniofacial Conditions

89. Common Neonatal Orthopedic Conditions

90. Skeletal Dysplasias and Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders

PART XIX: Dermatologic Conditions

91. Newborn Skin Development: Structure and Function

92. Congenital and Hereditary Disorders of the Skin

93. Infections of the Skin

94. Common Newborn Dermatoses

95. Vascular Anomalies and Other Cutaneous Congenital Defects

PART XX: Eyes and Ears

96. Eye and Vision Disorders

97. Ear and Hearing Disorders

Review quotes

"This book is a comprehensive text covering neonatal physiology and the pathophysiology of neonatal disorders. The paper copy is accompanied by an ebook, which is similar in content, with the addition of several videos and links to references. This 11th edition is an update to the previous version, which was published in 2018." -©Doody’s Review Service, 2023, Maradith L Skalak, MD (Tulane University School of Medicine) Doody's Score: 5 Stars!

Product details

  • Edition: 11
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 9, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Christine A. Gleason

Christine Gleason, M.D. is an academic neonatologist and Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital. She recently retired from clinical practice and now devotes her time and effort to professional society leadership (Secretary-Treasurer of the American Pediatric Society; member of the Pediatric Policy Council); educational scholarship (Co-Editor of Avery's Diseases of the Newborn); Board certification (Medical Editor at the American Board of Pediatrics); and advisory/consulting activities (FDA Pediatric Advisory Committee; Data Safety & Monitoring Committee of the NIH's Maternal-Fetal Medicine Clinical Trials Network).
Affiliations and expertise
Academic Neonatologist and Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA

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