NICU Manual
Preface
Term of Use
I Maternal-Fetal Medicine
1
Maternal fetal health
1.1
Antenatal fetal surveillance
1.2
Prenatal diagnosis of fetal condition
1.3
Maternal health conditions affecting the baby
1.3.1
Pre-eclampsia, Eclampsia and Hypertension
1.3.2
Diabetes
1.3.3
Maternal thyroid disorders
II Delivery
2
Resuscitation
2.1
Delivery Room Preperation
3
Examination of a Neonate and Common Nursery Health conditions
3.1
Neonatal Examination
3.2
Common Nursery Health conditions
III Respiratory
4
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
5
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
6
Pulmonary Hypertension
IV Central Nervous System
7
Intravetricular Haemorrhage
8
Retinopathy of Prematurity
8.1
Introduction
V Cardio Vascular System
9
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
10
DiGeorge Syndrome
11
Necrotizing enterocolitis
12
Sepsis
13
TORCH workup
14
Urinary Tract Infections
15
Antithrombolytic therapy
15.1
Dosing
15.2
LMW Heparin Assay (Anti-Xa) Monitoring for Treatment Dosing
15.3
Dose adjustement for Treatment dose
15.4
Monitoring
15.5
Warfarin Bridging
VI Genetics Endocrine and Metabolic
16
Common genetic condition in neonates
16.1
Down’s Syndrome
16.2
Trisomy 13
16.3
DiGeorge Syndrome
17
Common Endrocrine Evaluations
17.0.1
ACTH stimulation test
17.0.2
Evaluation for Pituitary
17.0.3
Ambiguous Genitalia
18
Survival and Length of Stay in NICU
18.1
Survival
18.2
Length of Stay
19
Medications
19.1
Sedatives:
19.2
Pulmonary vasodilators:
20
IV infiltration
20.1
General Treatment
20.2
Hypertonic Extravasations (TPN, Ca)
20.2.1
Hyaluronidase
20.3
Vasopressors Extravasations
20.3.1
Phentolamine
20.3.2
Nitroglycerine
20.4
Grading of Extravasation in Neonates
References
Neonatology Forum
NICU Manual
Chapter 9
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
This chapter describes PDA