Neonatology: Introduction, Epidemiology and General Concepts | Treaty of Perinatal Pediatrics

Neonatology · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Un análisis exhaustivo y sistemático de los fundamentos del cuidado neonatal. Desde la evolución de la especialidad y el análisis estadístico de la mortalidad infantil, pasando por las clasificaciones somatométricas exactas y las complejas vías de la transición cardiorrespiratoria y metabólica, hasta las bases clínicas de la reanimación posnatal y los tamizajes de detección temprana.

What it covers

1. General Neonatology
2. Introduction and History of Modern Neonatology
3. · 1.1 · Historical Origins and Pioneers of Neonatal Care
4. Epidemiology of Neonatal Mortality
5. · 2.1 · Global Burden and Sustainable Development Goals
6. · 2.2 · Etiology of Neonatal Mortality
7. Macroscopic Indicators of Neonatal Health
8. · 3.1 · Infant and Perinatal Mortality Rate
9. Classification and Categorization of the Newborn
10. · 4.1 · Classification by Gestational Age
11. · 4.2 · Classification by Birth Weight
12. · 4.3 · Classification by Weight for Gestational Age
13. Determination of Gestational Age
14. · 5.1 · Comparison of Clinical Methods: Capurro vs. Ballard
15. · 5.2 · Obstetric Ultrasound Evaluation as a Reference Standard
16. Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) vs. P.E.G.
17. · 6.1 · Classification of Growth Restriction
18. · 6.2 · Markers of Placental Insufficiency and Doppler Flowmetry
19. Fetal-Neonatal Cardiovascular Adaptation
20. · 7.1 · The Three Fetal-Placentary Short Circuits
21. Transition and Respiratory Mechanics
22. · 8.1 · Alveolar Fluid Clearance Mechanisms
23. · 8.2 · Synthesis and Function of the Pulmonary Surfactant Film
24. Thermoregulation and Brown Fat
25. · 9.1 · Mechanisms of Heat Loss in the Newborn
26. · 9.2 · Non-Shivering Thermogenesis Physiology: Brown Fat
27. Metabolic Transition and Glucose
28. · 10.1 · Physiology of the Physiological Nadir of Blood Glucose
29. Renal and Immunological Homeostasis
30. · 11.1 · Maturity of Neonatal Renal Function
31. · 11.2 · Characteristics of the Neonatal Immune System
32. The "Golden Hour" in Neonatology
33. · 12.1 · Critical Interventions in the Immediate Transition
34. Immediate Clinical Evaluation Systems: Apgar and Silverman
35. · 13.1 · The Apgar Test: Usefulness and Limitations
36. · 13.2 · The Silverman-Andersen Test: Assessment of Respiratory Distress
37. Mandatory Universal Screenings in Neonates
38. · 14.1 · Neonatal Metabolic Screening: Heel Sample
39. · 14.2 · Cardiac Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Diseases
40. · 14.3 · Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening (TANU)
41. Viability and Decisions at the Limit of Viability
42. · 15.1 · Shared Decision Making and Informed Consent
43. Critical Care Principles and Final Recommendations