NEONATOLOGY

General Module

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017/2018

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in PHYSIOTHERAPY

Disciplinary Sector:

General and Specialised Pediatrics

Is part of:

DEVELOPMENTAL AGE DISEASES AND REHABILITATION

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

ANTONUCCI Roberto

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

According to the Regulation of the Degree Course in Physiotherapy.

AF code:

20000132

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

The Neonatology course is aimed at providing the student with:
• the knowledge of principles of clinical evaluation of the newborn.
• the knowledge of main health problems in the neonatal period.
• the knowledge of general principles of neonatal resuscitation.
• the knowledge of care needs and prevention strategies in the neonatal period and early infancy.

Contents

The newborn: classification and characteristics; Cardiovascular adaptation to extra-uterine life; Assessment of newborn; Neonatal Resuscitation.
The preterm infant and prematurity-related diseases (RDS, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Peri-Intraventricular Hemorrhage).
Congenital Infections (Toxoplasmosis, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes, Rubella).
Major neonatal diseases: Perinatal Asphyxia, Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal Sepsis, Neonatal Hypoglycemia, Neonatal Seizures, Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Paralysis.
Newborn screening. Vaccinations.

Recommended Bibliography

• Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics - 6th Edition - KJ Marcdante, RM Kliegman, HB Jenson, RE Behrman. Saunders Elsevier.

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