Kidney and Urinary Tract Diseases in the Newborn

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chishti, Aftab S. (Editor), Alam, Shumyle (Editor), Kiessling, Stefan G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Nephrology.; Pediatrics.; Urology.; Medicine & Public Health.

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of all key issues related to kidney and urinary tract disease in full-term and premature newborns. Among the many topics addressed are fluid and electrolyte abnormalities, hydronephrosis, urinary tract infection, obstructive uropathy, and re...

Table of Contents:

• Embryology of the Urinary Tract
• Normal Development of Renal Function of the Newborn
• Fluid and Electrolytes in the Newborn – Special Considerations
• Tools for the Assessment of Renal Function in the Newborn
• Oral and Parenteral Nutrition of the Newborn with Urinary Tract Disease
• Fetal Urology
• Imaging of the Urinary Tract in Newborns
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Hydronephrosis
• Posterior Urethral Valves
• Prune Belly Syndrome
• Structural Abnormalities of the External Genitalia and Urinary Tract
• Structural Abnormalities of the kidney and Ureter
• Neonatal Tumors involving the Urinary Tract
• Cystic Kidney Disease
• Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome
• Acute Kidney Injury
• Renal Replacement Therapy in the Neonate
• Neonatal Hypertension
• Electrolyte Abnormalities in the Newborn.