2008 Neofax: A Manual of Drugs Used in Neonatal Care by Thomas Young
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(Paperback - Annual)
- Pub. Date: June 2008
- 358pp
- Sales Rank: 175,645
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: June 2008
- Publisher: Physicians' Desk Reference
- Format: Paperback, 358pp
- Sales Rank: 175,645
- ISBN-13: 9781563637025
- ISBN: 1563637022
- Edition Number: 21
- Edition Description: Annual
Synopsis
The most comprehensive resource for neonatal drug information
NeoFax®, the premier drug and nutritional reference manual to aid in the treatment of neonates, is a must-have for all neonatal medical professionals to correctly prescribe, calculate dosing, formulate, and administer critical drugs and parenteral nutrition solutions for infants. Covering more than 180 substances, NeoFax® helps reduce medication errors and decreases time spent ordering and compounding. NeoFax® has evolved into a standard reference in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) around the world. A PDA version of the book is also available.
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Reviewer:Jay P. Goldsmith, MD (Tulane University School of Medicine)
Description:This is the 21st edition of this annual neonatal pharmacology reference that is the gold standard for this field. Additions to this version include new drugs (levetiracetam, dornase alfa) , new titration charts for epinephrine, isoproterenol, and lidocaine, and significant updates for several other drugs (caffeine, enoxaparin, protamine, vancomycin) . This is an essential reference for every neonatal intensive care unit and is updated annually to keep pace with this rapidly changing field.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide practicing clinicians a quick and easy to use reference for prescribing information on the most commonly used neonatal drugs. The book is meant to fit into a lab coat pocket and be readily available for the clinician to write orders at the bedside. These worthy objectives are met by this well researched handbook.
Audience:It is intended for neonatal practitioners who prescribe drugs and nutritionals for infants. Considered the authoritative guideline for drugs, this handbook is used extensively by residents, nurse practitioners, neonatologists, pediatricians, and pediatric subspecialists. The authors have become recognized experts in this field.
Features:Drugs and nutritionals are grouped according to class (antibiotics, biologics, cardiovascular, etc.) and then listed alphabetically. Each drug is succinctly described by dose and administration, uses, monitoring, adverse effects, pharmacology, special considerations, and preparation. A brief list of references accompanies each drug description. Prescribing information isupdated yearly. An appendix includes metric conversion tables and recommended concentrations for administration of many of the drugs. An antibiotic chart comparing sensitivities of common organisms to standard antibiotics would be a good addition as would relative cost comparisons among comparable drugs.
Assessment:This is the standard reference for all practitioners who care for babies, especially those who work in the NICU. The yearly publication assures its currency and adds to the value. Other handbooks such as the The Harriet Lane Handbook, 17th edition, Robertson and Shilkofski (Elsevier, 2005) , include drug prescribing information appropriate for neonatal care, but no reference equals this book in completeness and ease of use.
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