Common malformations / / Lewis B. Holmes

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789753503321
• Autore: Holmes Lewis B
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012
• ISBN: 0-19-028571-0; 0-19-997516-7; 1-283-25268-6; 9786613252685; 0-19-972278-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (481 pages)
• Disciplina: 616/.042
• Soggetti: Abnormalities, Human
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; 1. The Approach to the Malformed Newborn; 2. Amniotic Bands; 3. Bowel Atresias; 4. Chromosome Abnormalities; 5. Cleft Lip and Palate; 6. Cleft Palate; 7. Club Foot; 8. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia; 9. Cryptorchidism; 10. Gastroschisis; 11. Heart Defects; 12. Hip Dysplasia; 13. Holoprosencephaly; 14. Hypospadias; 15. Limb Malformations; 16. Microphthalmia/Anophthalmia; 17. Microtia; 18. Neural Tube Defects; 19. Omphalocele; 20. Renal Agenesis/Dysgenesis; 21. Skeletal Dysplasias; 22. Vertebral Anomalies: Hemivertebra; 23. Patterns of Malformations: Non-Random Clusters; 24. Twinning; 25. Minor Anomalies/Normal Variations; 26. Birth Marks; 27. Anthropologic Measurements; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This extensively illustrated reference work is designed for health professionals who care for newborn infants including neonatologists, pediatricians, NICU nurses, pediatric neurologists, pediatric surgeons, geneticists, and genetic counselors. It describes the most common malformations and draws the information needed for a full diagnostic evaluation and discussion of treatment options and genetic counseling from many sources. The text also covers minor anomalies, birthmarks and includes dozens of charts of anthropologic measurements, material that is needed in the initial physical examinatio