PCEP Book Volume 3: Neonatal Care

Christian A. Chisholm, MD, FACOG, is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine subspecialist and professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where he also serves as Vice-Chair for Education and Medical Director for Obstetrics. Dr Chisholm received his medical degree the University of Maryland, and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Maryland Medical System. He completed a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of North Carolina. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and is board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is a member of the executive committee of the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative and serves as the lead physician for implementation of AIM initiatives in Virginia.

Unit 1: Oxygen
Skill Unit: Administering Oxygen
Measuring Oxygen Concentration
Blending Oxygen and Compressed Air
Heating and Humidifying an Oxygen/Air Mixture

Skill Unit: Monitoring Oxygen Peripheral Arterial Blood Gas Sampling
Unit 2: Respiratory DistressSkill Unit: Detecting a Pneumothorax
Skill Unit: Transillumination
Skill Unit: Chest Radiography
Skill Unit: Treating a Pneumothorax
Skill Unit: Needle Aspiration
Skill Unit: Chest Tube Insertion
Unit 3: Umbilical Catheters
Skill Unit: Inserting and Managing Umbilical Catheters
Unit 4: Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension)
Skill Unit: Measuring Blood Pressure
Unit 5: Intravenous Therapy
Skill Unit: Peripheral Intravenous Infusions
Skill Unit: Inserting and Managing Peripheral Intravenous Infusions
Unit 6: Feeding
Skill Unit: Nasogastric Tube Feedings
Unit 7: Hyperbilirubinemia
Unit 8: Infections
Unit 9: Identifying and Caring for Sick and At-Risk Babies
Unit 10: Preparation for Neonatal Transport
Unit 11: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome)
Pretest Answer Key
Glossary
Index