Care of the Jaundiced Neonate

The ONLY text devoted exclusively to neonatal jaundice Care of the Jaundiced Neonateis a comprehensive text intended to help clinicians understand and manage all aspects of the most common condition occuring in newborns.Written by three of the field's leading experts, the book highlights the scientific underpinnings of jaundice to ensure understanding, and is designed to improve patient care and reduce hospital readmissions. Features Covers public health policies and neonatal jaundice around the world Includes physiology, genetics, and treatment of neonatal jaundice and related hemolytic conditions The only book dedicated to all aspects of understanding and managing neonatal jaundice, written to improve patient care and reduce hospital readmissions

Chapter 1. Genetics of Neonatal Jaundice
Chapter 2. Bilirubin Production and Its Measurement
Chapter 3. Bilirubin and Its Various Fractions
Chapter 4. Bilirubin Metabolism and Transport
Chapter 5. Physiology of Neonatal Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Chapter 6. The Epidemiology of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Chapter 7. Bilirubin Toxicity
Chapter 8. Hemolytic Disorders and Their Management
Chapter 9. Prevention, Screening and Postnatal Management of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Chapter 10. Phototherapy and Other Treatments
Chapter 11. Kernicterus
Chapter 12. Public Policy to Prevent Severe Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Chapter 13. Neonatal Jaundice in Low-Middle-Income Countries