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TM5546:03

Metabolic and other Problems in Neonates

Townsville

HECS Band 3

Semester 1 and 2 Limited Attendance.

Available to students enrolled in the Postgraduate Diploma of Neonatology.

Staff:

Dr J Whitehall.

Review of normal metabolic processes and their physiological, biochemical and pathological manifestations. The embryological development of the gastro-intestinal tract will be reviewed with particular regard to congenital abnormalities and their management. Other problems in the overall management of a sick baby in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will be considered.

Learning Objectives:

to develop an understanding of basic metabolic processes and their pathology in the neonate;

to acquire the underpinning knowledge and skills to recognise, investigate and manage the common metabolic and other problems of neonates;

to acquire the theoretical skills to manage these problems in the context of a modern Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Assessment by assignments (70%); final examination (30%).