• PART I: NEONATAL HEMODYNAMICS Section A: Principles of Developmental Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology
• 1. Principles of developmental cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology
• 2. Autoregulation of vital and non-vital organ blood flow in the preterm and term neonate
• 3. Definition of normal blood pressure range: the elusive target Section B: Diagnosis of Neonatal Shock: Methods and their Clinical Applications
• 4. Methods to assess systemic and organ blood flow in the neonate
• 5. Functional Echocardiography In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• 6. Assessment of Cardiac Output in Neonates: Techniques Using the Fick Principle, Pulse Wave Form Analysis, and Electrical Impedance
• 7. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and its Use for the Assessment of Tissue Perfusion in the Neonate
• 8. Clinical Applications of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Neonates
• 9. Advanced Magnetic Resonance Neuroimaging Techniques in the Neonate with a Focus on Hemodynamic-Related Brain Injury
• 10. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in the Study of Neonatal Hemodynamics
• 11. Assessment of the Microcirculation in the Neonate Section C: Clinical Presentations and Relevance of Neonatal Shock
• 12. Clinical Presentations of Neonatal Shock: The Very Low Birth Weight Infant During The First Postnatal Day
• 13. The Very Low Birth Weight Neonate With a Hemodynamically Significant Ductus Arteriosus During The First Postnatal Week
• 14. The Preterm Neonate With Cardiovascular and Adrenal Insufficiency
• 15. Shock in the Surgical Neonate
• 16. Hemodynamics and Brain Injury in the Preterm Neonate PART II: FETAL AND NEONATAL CARDIOLOGY Section D: Embryonic and Fetal Development
• 17. The Genetics of Fetal and Neonatal Cardiovascular Disease
• 18. Human Cardiac Development in the First Trimester
• 19. The Reappraisal of Normal and Abnormal Cardiac Development Section E: Fetal and Neonatal Cardiology
• 20. New Concepts for Training the Pediatric Cardiology Workforce of the Future
• 21. The Current Role of Fetal Echocardiography
• 22. Clinical Evaluation of Cardiovascular Function in the Human Fetus
• 23. Cardiac Surgery in the Neonate with Congenital Heart Disease
• 24. Regional Blood Flow Monitoring in the Perioperative Period
• 25. Mechanical Pump Support and Cardiac Transplant in the Neonate
• 26. Catheter-Based Therapy in the Neonate with Congenital Heart Disease
• 27. Hybrid Management Techniques in the Treatment of the Neonate with Congenital Heart Disease.
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• CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1
• CHAPTER 2 Cerebral Circulation and Hypotension in the Premature Infant: Diagnosis and Treatment
• CHAPTER 3 Intraventricular Hemorrhage and White Matter Injury in the Preterm Infant
• CHAPTER 4 Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus Management Strategies
• CHAPTER 5 The Use of Hypothermia to Provide Neuroprotection for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury
• CHAPTER 6 General Supportive Management of the Term Infant with Neonatal Encephalopathy Following Intrapartum Hypoxia-Ischemia
• CHAPTER 7 Perinatal Stroke
• CHAPTER 8 Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Seizures
• CHAPTER 9 Glucose and Perinatal Brain Injury: Questions and Controversies
• CHAPTER 10 Hyperbilirubinemia and the Risk for Brain Injury
• CHAPTER 11 Neonatal Meningitis: Current Treatment Options
• CHAPTER 12 Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus and Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infections
• CHAPTER 13 Pain and Stress: Potential Impact on the Developing Brain
• CHAPTER 14 Neonatal Hypotonia and Neuromuscular Disorders
• CHAPTER 15 Amplitude-Integrated EEG and Its Potential Role in Augmenting Management Within the NICU
• CHAPTER 16 Magnetic Resonance Imaging's Role in the Care of the Infant at Risk for Brain Injury
• CHAPTER 17 Long-Term Follow-Up of Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants.
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• SECTION A: Basic Science of the Intestinal Tract
• CHAPTER 1 Overview of Digestion and Absorption
• CHAPTER 2 Maturation of Motor Function in the Preterm Infant and Gastroesophageal Reflux
• CHAPTER 3 Development of Gastrointestinal Motility Reflexes
• CHAPTER 4 Development of the Intestinal Mucosal Barrier
• CHAPTER 5 The Developing Intestinal Microbiome and Its Relationship to Health and Disease
• CHAPTER 6 The Developing Intestine as an Immune Organ
• CHAPTER 7 The Developing Gastrointestinal Tract in Relation to Autoimmune Disease, Allergy, and Atopy
• CHAPTER 8 What Are the Controversies for Basic Intestinal Development and Where Will the Field Be Moving in the Future? SECTION B: Nutritional Requirements and Strategies
• CHAPTER 9 Nutritional Requirements of the Very-Low-Birthweight Infant
• CHAPTER 10 Controversies in Neonatal Nutrition: Macronutrients and Micronutrients
• CHAPTER 11 Regulation of Protein Synthesis and Proteolysis in the Neonate by Feeding
• CHAPTER 12 Lipids for Neonates
• CHAPTER 13 Human Milk Feeding of the High-Risk Neonate
• CHAPTER 14 Nutritional Requirements for the Neonate: What Are the Controversies and Where Will the Field Be Moving in the Future? SECTION C: Clinical Conditions
• CHAPTER 15 Necrotizing Enterocolitis
• CHAPTER 16 Special Nutrition of the Surgical Neonate
• CHAPTER 17 Controversies in Short Bowel Syndrome
• CHAPTER 18 Neonatal Cholestasis
• CHAPTER 19 The Neonatal Gastrointestinal Tract as a Conduit to Systemic Inflammation and Developmental Delays
• CHAPTER 20 Adult Consequences of Neonatal and Fetal Nutrition: Mechanisms
• CHAPTER 21 Technologies for the Evaluation of Enteral Feeding Readiness in Premature Infants
• CHAPTER 22 What Are the Controversies for These Clinical Conditions and Where Will the Field Be Moving in the Future?
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• Section A: Normal and Abnormal Lung Development
• 1. Molecular Bases for Lung Development, Injury, and Repair
• 2. Genetic Influences in Lung Development and Injury
• 3. Perinatal Events and their Influence on Lung Development and Function
• 4. Hypoxia and Hyperoxia: Effects on the Newborn Pulmonary Circulation
• 5. The Role of Nitric Oxide in Lung Growth and Function Section B: Lung Injury - Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
• 6. Prenatal and Postnatal Microbial Colonization and Respiratory Outcome in Preterm Infants
• 7. Influence of Nutrition on Neonatal Respiratory Outcomes
• 8. Patent Ductus Ateriosus and the Lung: Acute Effects and Long-Term Consequences
• 9. Role Of Stem Cells in Neonatal Lung Injury
• 10. New Developments In The Pathogenesis and Prevention Of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
• 11. Long-Term Pulmonary Outcome of Preterm Infants Section C: Management of Respiratory Failure
• 12. Respiratory and Cardiovascular Support in the Delivery Room
• 13. Noninvasive Respiratory Support: An Alternative to Mechanical Ventilation in Preterm Infants
• 14. Surfactant Replacement: Present and Future
• 15. Oxygenation Targeting and Outcomes in Preterm Infants: The New Evidence
• 16. Hypoxemic Episodes in the Premature Infant: Causes, Consequences, and Management
• 17. Patient-Ventilator Interaction
• 18. Strategies for Limiting the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation
• 19. Automation of Respiratory Support
• 20. Management of the Infant with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
• 21. Management of the Infant with Severe Pronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
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• Section A: Placenta and Fetal Water Flux
• 1. Water Flux and fetal Amniotic Fluid Volume: Understanding Fetal Water Flow
• 2. Body water changes in the Fetus and Newborn: Normal Transition after Birth and the Effects of Intrauterine Growth Abberation Section B: Electrolyte Balance during Normal Fetal and Neonatal Development
• 3. Renal Aspects of Sodium Metabolism in the Fetus and Newborn
• 4. Potassium metabolism
• 5. Renal Urate Metabolism in the Fetus and Newborn
• 6. Perinatal Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism
• 7. Acid-base Homeostasis in the Fetus and Newborn Section C: The Kidney, Normal Development and Hormonal Control
• 8. Glomerular Filtration Rate in Neonates Section D: Special Problems
• 9. The Developing Kidney and the Fetal Origins of Adult Cardiovascular Disease
• 10. Renin Modulation: Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
• 11. Renal Modulation: Arginine Vasopressin and Atrieal Natriuretic Peptide
• 12. Acute Problems of Prematurity: Balancing Fluid Volume and Electrolyte Replacement in Very Low Birth Weight and Extremely Low Birth Weight Neonates
• 13. Lung Fluid Balance in Developing Lungs and Its Role in Neonatal Transition
• 14. Use of Diurects in the Newborn
• 15. Neonatal Hypertension: Diagnosis and Management
• 16. Edema
• 17. Kidney Injury in the Neonate
• 18. Hereditary Tubulopathies
• 19. Obstructive Uropathies: Assessment of Renal Function in the Fetus.
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