Neonatology: Physiology of the Transition and Care of the Healthy Newborn

Neonatology · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Dinámica hemodinámica y respiratoria del nacimiento, metabolismo celular de la grasa parda, aclaramiento del líquido alveolar, homeostasis de la glucosa, inmunobiología de la leche materna y semiología sistemática del recién nacido sano. Un tratado exhaustivo para la excelencia clínica.

What it covers

1. · Fetal Circulation: A Parallel System
2. · Clearance of the Alveolar Fluid and the ENaC Sodium Channel
3. · The First Breath and Lung Expansion
4. · Short Circuit Closure and Hemodynamic Stabilization
5. · Biophysical Vulnerability of the Neonate
6. · Nonshivering Thermogenesis and the Uncoupling Protein UCP-1
7. · The Physiological "Nadir" of Blood Glucose
8. · Adaptation of Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolism
9. · Endocrine Axes: Thyroid and Adrenal Adaptation
10. · Kidney Adaptation and Fluid Balance
11. · Gastrointestinal Physiology and Microbiological Colonization
12. · The Immunology of Transition
13. · Delayed Clamping of the Umbilical Cord (Physiology and Benefits)
14. · The Golden Rule of APGAR
15. · The Silverman-Andersen Scale
16. · Standard Neonatal Reception Prophylaxis
17. · Somatometry and Physiological Interpretation
18. · Neonatal Skin: Semiology and Benign Variants
19. · Skull Semiology: Transition Deformities
20. · Segmental Physical Examination: Findings of Clinical Interest
21. · Screening for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
22. · Transition Neurology: Primitive Reflexes
23. · Endocrine Control and Physiology of Lactogenesis
24. · The Dynamic Composition of Breast Milk
25. · Neonatal Metabolic Screening (Heel Test)
26. · Universal Hearing Screening
27. · Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Diseases
28. · Transient Respiratory Distress Syndromes
29. · Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN)
30. · Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia: Physiological and Pathological Jaundice