American Academy of Pediatrics Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP): Book IV: Specialized Newborn Care: 4

This popular resource features step by step skill instruction, and practice focused exercises covering specialised newborn care. Developed by a distinguished editorial board, the Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP) is a comprehensive, self-paced education program in four volumes. This book features six units dealing with complex neonatal therapies, such as assisted ventilation, as well as a unit regarding continuing care for at-risk babies and those with special problems, following intensive care. Contents include: Unit 1: Direct Blood Pressure Measurement Skills Units: Transducer Blood Pressure Monitoring Unit 2: Exchange, Reduction, and Direct Transfusions Part 1: Respiratory Distress Skills Unit: Exchange Transfusions Unit 3: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Skills Unit: Delivery of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Unit 4: Assisted Ventilation With Mechanical Ventilators Skills Unit: Endotracheal Tubes Unit 5: Surfactant Therapy Skills Unit: Surfactant Administration Unit 6: Continuing Care for At-Risk Babies