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PCEP Book Volume 4: Specialized Newborn Care

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This fourth edition of this popular resource features step-by-step skill instruction and practice-focused exercises covering maternal and fetal evaluation and immediate newborn care. Developed by a distinguished editorial board, the Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP) is a comprehensive, self-paced education program in 4 volumes. This book features 8 units on complex neonatal therapies, including 2 new units on neonatal encephalopathy and the ethical issues surrounding perinatology, especially when caring for fetuses of periviable gestational ages. TOPICS INCLUDE Direct blood pressure measurement Exchange, reduction, and direct transfusions Continuous positive airway pressure Assisted ventilation with mechanical ventilators Surfactant therapy Therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy Continuing care for at-risk babies Biomedical ethics and perinatology
Christian A. Chisholm, MD, FACOG, is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine subspecialist and professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where he also serves as Vice-Chair for Education and Medical Director for Obstetrics. Dr Chisholm received his medical degree the University of Maryland, and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Maryland Medical System. He completed a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of North Carolina. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and is board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is a member of the executive committee of the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative and serves as the lead physician for implementation of AIM initiatives in Virginia.
Unit 1: Direct Blood Pressure Measurement Skill Unit: Transducer Blood Pressure Monitoring Unit 2: Exchange, Reduction, and Direct Transfusions Skill Unit: Exchange Transfusions Unit 3: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Skill Unit: Delivery of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Unit 4: Assisted Ventilation With Mechanical Ventilators Skill Unit: Endotracheal Tubes Unit 5: Surfactant Therapy Skill Unit: Surfactant Administration Unit 6: Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Skill Unit: Passive Cooling Unit 7: Continuing Care for At-Risk Babies Unit 8: Biomedical Ethics and Perinatology Pretest Answer Key Glossary Index
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