Chapter Outline Part 1: Examination of the nervous system 1067 Introduction 1067 Examination systems 1068 Scheme of neonatal neurological examination 1068 General observations 1068 Orientation and behaviour 1068 Posture, spontaneous…
Chapter Contents Introduction 1261 Consent for procedures 1262 Pain management 1262 Aseptic technique and skin preparation 1262 Preparation for minor procedures 1262 Preparation for a major procedure 1262 Equipment 1263…
Chapter Contents Introduction 1243 Radiation safety 1243 Chest imaging 1244 Technical considerations 1244 Lines and tubes 1244 Endotracheal tube 1244 Umbilical venous and arterial catheters 1244 Long lines 1245 Enteral…
Chapter Contents Part 1: Physiology 448 Introduction 448 Morphological development of the lung 448 Factors influencing lung growth and development 448 Fetal breathing movements 449 Fetal lung liquid 449 Amniotic…
Chapter Contents Introduction 792 Basic terms in dysmorphology 792 Isolated defects 793 Syndrome 793 Association 794 Sequence 794 Clinical evaluation of a neonate with birth defects 794 Prenatal history 794…
Rob Yates Janet M Rennie Good normative data on blood pressure in healthy newborns are surprisingly hard to find. A recent study (2003–2005) of 406 healthy Australian newborns using an oscillometric method,…
Janet M Rennie By knowing any two values of an acid–base measurement, the other values can be derived by connecting the two known points on this nomogram. For newborn babies, the…
Janet M Rennie Oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curves for adult blood and neonatal blood. The dotted lines dropping from 50% saturation give the p50 values for neonatal blood (19 mmHg) and of adult blood…
Type of infant White cell count (count/mm 3 ) Protein (g/l) Glucose (mmol/l) Preterm <28 days 9 (0–30) 1 (0.5–2.5) * 3 (1.5–5.5) Term <28 days 6 (0–21) 0.6 (0.3–2.0)…
N R C Roberton Janet M Rennie Table A7.1 Normal blood gas values P aO 2 P aCO 2 H + kPa mmHg kPa mmHg kPa mmHg kPa mmHg nmol/l pH nmol/l…
