Medical Complications During Pregnancy
Description:... The revised and updated 6th Edition of this popular reference presents multidisciplinary coverage on the full spectrum of complications associated with pregnancy, including pre-existing conditions. Thirty one expert contributors offer readers state-of-the art guidance on the clinical management of the various conditions that affect and are effected by pregnancy. Addresses the hottest topics in the field, such as post-partum depression and bioethics. For each condition, the book offers comprehensive coverage of pathophysiology as well as state-of-the-art guidance on effective management. - Features a multidisciplinary approach.
- Provides an overview of fetal considerations associated with the care of the high-risk obstetric patient.
- Correlates physiologic changes during pregnancy with the development of symptoms and the course of various problems.
- Offers information on the emergency care of the pregnant woman, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections in pregnancy, and neurological complications.
- Describes the use and limitations of ultrasound.Covers antepartum fetal assessment as well as fetal medical and surgical diagnosis and treatment, including umbilical sampling.
- Includes comprehensive references throughout to facilitate further research.
- And more.
- Includes a new chapter on psychiatric disease, with in-depth discussions of the effects and treatment of post-partum depression.
- Presents a new chapter on bioethics, detailing genetic disorders and associated ethical dilemmas.
- Revises and meticulously updates all remaining chapters.
- Features 30% new contributorship, presenting the latest advances in the field.
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