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Introduction

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT POST-GRADUATE RESIDENCY IN NEONATOLOGY

Didactic Curriculum Topics

  1. Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    2.
    1. Normal Pregnancy
      2.
      1. Physiologic changes
        2.
      2. Maternal Hormones
        3.
      3. Placental Physiology
        4.
    2. Abnormal Pregnancy
      3.
      1. Maternal disorders affecting the fetus
        2.
    3. Maternal Fetal Screening
      4.
      1. AFP
        2.
      2. Triple Screen
        3.
      3. Ultrasonography
        4.
      4. Amniocentesis
        5.
      5. CVS
        6.
      6. PUBS
        7.
      7. NST
        8.
      8. Stress Test
        9.
      9. BPP
        10.
    4. Fetal Growth
      5.
      1. AGA/SGA/LGA
        2.
      2. IUGR
        3.
    5. Labor and Delivery
      6.
    6. Complications of Pregnancy
      7.
      1. Incompetent Cervix
        2.
      2. Spontaneous Abortion
        3.
      3. PROM
        4.
      4. Chorioamnionitis
        5.
      5. Post-dates
        6.
    7. Teratogens
      8.
  1. Neonatal Resuscitation and Transport
    2.
    1. Neonatal Resuscitation and Stabilization
      2.
    2. Transport
      3.
    3. Thermoregulation
      4.
  1. Respiratory System
    2.
    1. Lung Development
      2.
    2. Surfactant
      3.
    3. Transitional Circulation
      4.
    4. Control of Breathing
      5.
    5. Respiratory Mechanics
      6.
      1. Normal relationships between pressure, volume and flow
        2.
      2. Effects of Neonatal Disease
        3.
        1. Respiratory Distress Syndrome/ Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
          2.
        2. TTN
          3.
        3. Pneumonia
          4.
        4. Air Leak
          5.
        5. Meconium/Blood Aspiration
          6.
        6. PPHN
          7.
          1. Nitric Oxide
            2.
          2. ECMO
            3.
        7. Pulmonary Hemorrhage
          8.
        8. Structural defects of the lungs
          9.
        9. Stridor
          10.
      3. Mechanical Ventilation
        4.
        1. Concepts
          2.
        2. Strategies
          3.
    6. Gas Exchange
      7.
  1. Cardiology
    2.
    1. Development of the Heart
      2.
    2. Fetal, Transitional and Postnatal Circulation
      3.
      1. PPHN
        2.
      2. PDA
        3.
    3. Congenital Heart disease
      4.
      1. Cyanotic Lesions
        2.
      2. Left-to-Right Shunts
        3.
      3. Obstructive Lesion
        4.
      4. Valvular disease
        5.
      5. Other (hypoplastic left heart, cardiomyopathy, Eisenmengers, Cor Pulmonale, Effusion, Anomalous left coronary, cardiac tumors, asplenia, polysplenia)
        6.
    4. EKG and Arrhythmia
      5.
    5. Echocardiography
      6.
    6. Therapeutic Agents in Cardiac Disease
      7.
    7. Associations with heart disease
      8.
  1. Neurology and Development
    2.
    1. Developmental disorders of the nervous system
      2.
    2. Neurologic Evaluation
      3.
    3. Intracranial Hemorrhage
      4.
    4. Hydrocephalus
      5.
    5. Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
      6.
    6. Birth Trauma
      7.
      1. Extracranial Hemorrhage
        2.
      2. Peripheral Nerve Injury
        3.
        1. Brachial Plexus
          2.
        2. Spinal cord injury
          3.
        3. Facial nerve palsy
          4.
    7. Seizures
      8.
    8. Cerebral Palsy
      9.
  1. Genetics
    2.
    1. Common Syndromes
      2.
      1. Trisomys
        2.
        1. 13, 18,21
          2.
      2. Deletions
        3.
      3. Microdeletions
        4.
      4. Autosomal dominant disorders
        5.
      5. Autosomal recessive
        6.
      6. Other
        7.
      7. Associations
        8.
        1. CHARGE
          2.
        2. VACTERL
          3.
      8. Inborn Errors of Metabolism
        9.
    2. Dysmorphology
      3.
  1. Infectious Disease
    2.
    1. Common Infectious Diseases
      2.
      1. Sepsis
        2.
      2. Pneumonia
        3.
      3. Osteomyelitis
        4.
      4. Meningitis
        5.
      5. Necrotizing Enterocolitis
        6.
    2. Common Bacterial Agents
      3.
    3. Common Viral Agents
      4.
    4. Other
      5.
      1. Toxo
        2.
      2. Candida
        3.
    5. Therapeutics
      6.
    6. Screening tests
      7.
  1. Fluids, Electrolytes and Renal
    2.
    1. Water metabolism
      2.
    2. Electrolyte metabolism
      3.
    3. Acid-Base Balance
      4.
    4. Renal Development and Function
      5.
    5. Abnormal renal development
      6.
  1. Nutrition
    2.
    1. Growth
      2.
    2. Energy Expenditure and Requirements
      3.
    3. Protein
      4.
    4. Fat
      5.
    5. Carbohydrate
      6.
    6. Vitamins
      7.
    7. Elements
      8.
    8. Human Milk
      9.
    9. Formula
      10.
    10. TPN
      11.
  1. Gastroenterology
    2.
    1. Embryology
      2.
    2. Digestion and Absorption
      3.
    3. Anatomic abnormalities
      4.
    4. Reflux
      5.
    5. Obstruction and other surgical disorders
      6.
  1. Hematology and Bilirubin Metabolism
    2.
    1. Hematopoiesis
      2.
    2. Hemoglobin and Hemoglobinopathy
      3.
    3. RBC disorders
      4.
    4. Platelets and Thrombocytopenia
      5.
    5. Hemostasis and Clotting disorders
      6.
    6. Thrombosis
      7.
    7. Physiologic Jaundice
      8.
    8. Pathologic Jaundice
      9.
    9. Anemia of Prematurity
      10.
  1. Endocrinology
    2.
    1. Thyroid
      2.
    2. Adrenal
      3.
    3. Sexual differentiation
      4.
    4. Glucose metabolism
      5.
    5. Pituitary gland
      6.
    6. Renin, Angiotensin, Aldosterone Pathway
      7.
    7. Calcium, Phosphate and Magnesium Metabolism
      8.
  1. Dermatology
    2.
    1. Benign Pustular Lesions
      2.
    2. Vesicobullous Lesions
      3.
    3. Vascular Lesions
      4.
    4. Pigmentation Anomalies
      5.
    5. Other
      6.
  1. Ophthalmology
    2.
    1. ROP
      2.
    2. Other eye problems
      3.

 
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