DESCRIPTION:
This exciting new reference brings you information about the most controversial nephrology challenges you face in your practice. The book confidently tackles these subjects and gives seasoned advice on the latest diagnostic and treatment strategies using evidence-based medicine wherever possible. It gives you the latest information you need to keep pace with the fast-paced, dynamic environment of neonatology.
CONTENTS:
Section 1: Placental and Fetal Water Flux
1. Water Flux And Amniotic Fluid Volume: Understanding Fetal Water Flow
Section 2: Electrolytes Balance During Normal Fetal And Neonatal Development
2. Renal Aspects of Sodium Metabolism in the Fetus and Neonate
3. Potassium Metabolism
4. Acid-base Homeostasis in the Fetus and Newborn
Section 3: The Kidney: Normal Development and Hormone Modulators
5. Glomerular Filtration Rate in Neonates
6. The Developing Kidney and the Fetal Origins of Adult Cardio Vascular Disease
7. Renal Modulation: The Renin/Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS)
8. Renal Modulation: Arginine Vassopresin And Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
Section 4: Special Pathology
9. Body Fluid Compartments in the Fetus and Newborn Infant with Growth Aberration
10. Acute Problems Of Prematurity:Balancing Fluid Volume And Electrolyte Replacements In Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) And Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates
11. Lung Fluid Balance in Developing Lungs and it""s Role in Neonatal Transitio
12. Edema
13. Renal failure in the Neonate
14. Obstructive Uropathy: Assessment of Renal Function in the Fetus