Description
Prepare for success on the neonatology boards and in clinical practice with Avery’s Neonatology Board Review: Certification and Clinical Refresher. This highly practical review tool follows the exam blueprint, is based on the trusted content found in Avery’s Diseases of the Newborn, and has been carefully tailored for effective exam review by renowned neonatologist and educator, Patricia Chess, MD. Concise, relevant information is presented in a way that’s easy to study and remember, giving you an important advantage on this challenging exam, as well as in the daily, fast-changing practice of neonatology.
- Equips residents, fellows, and physicians with an efficient, comprehensive system for study, designed specifically to help you perform at your best on the board exam.
- Presents information in a high-yield, outline format highlighted by key points, graphs, tables, images, and algorithms.
- Over 300 questions online
- Features board-style vignettes in every chapter with full, discursive answers online.
- Written by experts in the field of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, representing a wealth of trusted insight and guidance.
Table of Contents
1 Maximizing Test Performance
2 Pregnancy
3 Fetal Assessment and Treatment
4 Labor and Delivery
5 Asphyxia
6 Cardiac Development
7 Cardiovascular Physiology
8 Presentation of Congenital Heart Disease
9 Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction
10 Electrocardiography, Electrophysiology, and Dysrhythmias
11 Pharmacologic Therapy of Heart Disease
12 Embryology and Physiology
13 Respiratory Distress Syndrome
14 Aspiration, Pneumonia, and Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
15 Pleural Disorders and Additional Causes of Respiratory Distress
16 Apnea of Prematurity and Neonatal Respiratory Depression
17 Assisted Ventilation, ECMO, and Pharmacologic Agents
18 Molecular Genetics
19 Patterns of Congenital Disorders
20 Nongenetic Etiologies for Congenital Defects
21 Evaluation of Infants With Congenital Anomalies
22 Inborn Errors of Metabolism
23 Nutrition and Growth
24 Minerals, Vitamins, and Trace Minerals
25 Enteral Nutrition
26 Parenteral Nutrition
27 Water-Electrolyte Metabolism and Acid-Base Balance
28 Abnormal Renal Development
29 Normal and Abnormal Sexual Differentiation
30 Adrenal Disorders
31 Thyroid Disorders
32 Glucose Metabolism
33 Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium Metabolism
34 Thermoregulation
35 Development of the Immune System
36 Components of the Immune System
37 Abnormal Immune System Development
38 Infections of Organ Systems
39 Causative Agents of Infections
40 Prevention of Infections and Immunization
41 Normal and Abnormal Gastrointestinal Development
42 Developmental Anomalies
43 Acquired Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
44 Liver Disease, Abdominal Masses, and Ascites in the Newborn Infant
45 Bilirubin Biochemistry Metabolism and Measurement
46 Bilirubin Toxicity
47 Physiologic and Breast Milk Jaundice
48 Skin Development and Function
49 Neonatal Skin Lesions
50 Erythrocytes
51 White Blood Cells
52 Platelets and Coagulation
53 Transfusion Therapy in Neonates
54 Solid Tumors and Leukemias
55 Neurologic Evaluation
56 Development of the Nervous System
57 Neonatal Encephalopathy
58 Intracranial Hemorrhage and Vascular Injury
59 Neonatal Neurology
60 Neonatal Seizures
61 Central Nervous System Infections
62 Neonatal Abstinence Syndromes
63 Neurology
64 Incidence of Neurodevelopmental Impairments
65 Causes and Effects of Environment on Neurodevelopmental Impairment
66 Clinical Features of Neurodevelopmental Impairment
67 Eye Development, Retinopathy of Prematurity
68 Ear Development and Anomalies
69 Nose, Mouth, and Throat Development and Anomalies
70 Neurologic Imaging
71 Chest Imaging
72 Abdominal Imaging
73 Miscellaneous
74 Drug Disposition and Pharmacokinetics
75 Clinical Toxicology
76 Indications, Mechanisms, and Adverse Reactions for Common Drugs
77 Organization of Perinatal Care
78 Ethical and Legal Issues in Neonatology
79 Biostatistics in Research
80 Epidemiology and Clinical Research Design
81 Applying Research to Clinical Practice
82 Principles of Teaching and Learning
83 Ethics in Research
