Neonatal Cardiology 2e
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Autor:Michael Artman |
Descriere: A full-color guide to understanding, evaluating, and treating heart disease in fetuses and newborns Neonatal Cardiology is the go-to guide for pediatricians and neonatologists needing a direct, practical course in the evaluation and management of newborns with heart disease and other cardiac functional abnormalities. The book opens with discussions of basic aspects of embryology of the heart, and an overview of normal and abnormal muscle function and circulation. From there, the physician is led through the clinical assessment of patients with an array of cardiac abnormalities, including cyanosis, irregular blood flow, inadequate systemic perfusion, cardiomyopathies, and dysrhythmias. Management and treatment follow, beginning with a basic chapter on the principles of medical management, and followed by drug therapy and post-operative care. Neonatal Cardiology closes with a needed chapter on counseling families. Features •NEW chapter on affected brain development |
