The workbook is designed as an alternative to a lecture and can be used in a small group or on your own. It contains multimedia and interactive components, encouraging you to answer questions at different times to assess your progress and encourage your learning. It is designed to provide you with a thorough introduction to Neonatal medicine.
When working with a facilitator you may want to tackle the questions as agroup.
After completing this workbook you should:
- Understand what Neonatal medicine includes
- Recognise the 'normal' newborn and what constitutes 'normal'physiology
- Understand the principles and practice behind the examination of the newborn
- Be able to explain different approaches to feeding and appropriately monitor growth
- Know the significance of jaundice and the important differential diagnoses for ‘early’ and 'prolonged' jaundice
- Be aware of the problems affecting newborn infants (common & serious), including prematurity and Group B strep infection
- Know of the various screening programs that exist for detecting conditions in newborns
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