High Risk Pregnancy

Queenan - High Risk Pregnancy
£64.95
£64.95
Authors/editors: John T Queenan
ISBN: 978-1-932328-27-1
Page count: 396
Publisher: ACOG
Publication year: 2007

Originally published as the Clinical Expert series in Obstetrics & Gynecology, each chapter in this valuable reference has been revised and updated. It is designed to provide practical, clinical guidance in the management of challenging obstetric situations.

Table of contents:

Part 1 Genetics
1. First-Trimester Screening for Down Syndrome

Part 2 Medical Complications
2. Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy
3. Chronic Renal Disease in Pregnancy
4. Asthma and Pregnancy
5.Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
6. Antiphospholipid Syndrome
7. Inherited Thrombophilias in Pregnant Patients
8. Management of Obesity in Pregnancy
9. Management of Diabetes Mellitus Complicating Pregnancy

Part 3 Obstetric Complications
10. Intrauterine Growth Restriction
11. Fetal Death
12. Preeclampsia; the Syndrome of Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, and Low Platelet Count; and Eclampsia
13. Prediction and Early Detection of Preterm Labor
14. Cerclage and Cervical Insufficiency
15. Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes
16. Management of Preterm Labor
17. 17 á-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate for the Prevention of Preterm Delivery
18. Management of Rh Alloimmunization in Pregnancy
19. Placenta Previa, Placenta Accreta, and Vasa Previa
20. Placental Abruption
21. Venous Thromboembolism in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Part 4 Infection
22. Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnancy
23. Perinatal Infections Caused by Group B Streptococci
24. Genital Herpes Complicating Pregnancy
25. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Pregnancy

Part 5 Labor and Delivery
26. Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Interpretation and Patient Management
27. Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Neonatal Encephalopathy and Cerebral Palsy
28. Umbilical Cord Stem Cells

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