Medical disorders in obstetric practice / / edited by Michael de Swiet

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910812185603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, 2002
• ISBN: 1-280-19777-3; 0-470-70847-6; 0-585-46726-9; 9786610197774; 0-470-75236-X
• Edizione: [4th ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 616 pages) : illustrations
• Altri autori (Persone): De SwietMichael
• Disciplina: 618.3
• Soggetti: Pregnancy - Complications; Obstetrical emergencies
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previous ed.: 1995.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1 Diseases of the respiratory system, Michael de Swiet. 2 Blood volume, haematinics, anaemia, Elizabeth A. Letsky. 3 Coagulation defects, Elizabeth A. Letsky. 4 Thromboembolism, Michael de Swiet. 5 Heart disease in pregnancy, Michael de Swiet. 6 Hypertension, Christopher Redman. 7 Renal disease, John Davison & Christine Baylis. 8 Antiphospholipid syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus and other connective tissue diseases, Michael de Swiet. 9 Disorders of the liver, biliary system and pancreas, Elizabeth A. Fagan. 10 Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, Elizabeth A. Fagan. 11 Diabetes, Michael Maresh. 12 Thyroid disease and pregnancy, Joanna Girling. 13 Diseases of the pituitary and adrenal gland, Michael de Swiet. 14 Bone disease, disease of the parathyroid glands and some other metabolic disorders, Barry N.J. Walters & Michael de Swiet. 15 Neurological disorders, James O. Donaldson. 16 Fever and non-viral infectious diseases, Geoffrey L. Ridgway. 17 Viral infections in pregnancy, Jangu E. Banatvala. 18 HIV infection, Frank Johnstone, Laurent Mandelbrot & Marie-Louise Newell. 19 Substance abuse, Michael de Swiet. 20 Skin diseases in pregnancy, Samantha V. Jones & Martin M. Black. 21 Psychiatry in pregnancy, Peter F. Liddle & Margaret Oates. Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Updated since the previous edition of 1995 Medical Disorders in Obstetric Practice is an essential text for trainees in obstetrics. It is becoming the standard reference for those working in obstetric medicine.