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Record Nr.

UNISA996213071303316

Titolo

Handbook of clinical obstretics [[electronic resource] ] : the fetus and mother / / edited by Albert E. Reece and John C. Hobbins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Blackwell, 2006

ISBN

1-280-74895-8

9786610748952

0-470-75332-3

1-4051-7184-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (598 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ReeceE. Albert

HobbinsJohn C. <1936->

Disciplina

618.2

618.3

Soggetti

Pregnancy

Obstetrics

Pregnancy - Complications

Prenatal diagnosis

Maternal-fetal exchange

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Handbook of Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus & Mother; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Preface to the first edition; Acknowledgments; Part I: Conception and Conceptus Development; 1 Early conceptus growth and immunobiologic adaptations of pregnancy; 2 Normal embryonic and fetal development; Part II: Pregnancy and the Fetoplacental Unit; 3 Normal and abnormal placentation; 4 Fetoplacental perfusion and transfer of nutrients; 5 Endocrinology of pregnancy and the placenta; Part III: Fetal Developmental Biology; 6 Fetal lung development and amniotic fluid analysis

7 Fetal cardiovascular physiology and response to stress conditions8 Fetal endocrinology; Part IV: Variations in Embryonal and Fetal Growth and Development; 9 Sporadic and recurrent pregnancy loss; 10 Ectopic and heterotopic pregnancies; 11 Multifetal pregnancies: epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and management; 12 Biology of normal and



deviant fetal growth; Part V: Fetal Infections and Teratogenesis; 13 Developmental toxicology, drugs, and fetal teratogenesis; 14 Drugs, alcohol abuse, and effects in pregnancy; 15 Teratogenic viruses

16 Transplacentally acquired microbial infections in the fetus17 Antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents in pregnancy and during lactation; Part VI: Fetal Diseases; 18 Principles of human genetics: chromosomal and single-gene disorders; 19 Basic principles of ultrasound; 20 Prenatal diagnosis of central nervous system malformations; 21 Prenatal diagnosis of thoracic and cardiac abnormalities; 22 Gastrointestinal and genitourinary anomalies; 23 Fetal skeletal anomalies; 24 First- and second-trimester prenatal diagnosis

25 First- and second-trimester screening for open neural tube defects and Down syndromePart VII: Methods of Evaluation of Fetal Development and Well-being; 26 Prenatal diagnosis of deviant fetal growth; 27 Three- and four-dimensional ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in pregnancy; 28 Doppler ultrasonography and fetal well-being; 29 Antepartum and intrapartum surveillance of the fetus and the amniotic fluid; Part VIII: Fetal Therapy; 30 The fetus at surgery; 31 Fetal medical treatment; Part IX: Maternal Biological Adaptations to Pregnancy

32 Maternal biological, biomechanical, and biochemical changes in pregnancy33 Maternal nutrition; Part X: Maternal Diseases Complicating Pregnancy; 34 Trauma, shock, and critical care obstetrics; 35 Hypertensive diseases in pregnancy; 36 Cardiac diseases in pregnancy; 37 Maternal pulmonary disorders complicating pregnancy; 38 Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy; 39 Endocrine disorders in pregnancy; 40 Gastrointestinal diseases complicating pregnancy; 41 Liver disease in pregnancy; 42 Pregnancy complicated by renal disorders; 43 Neurological disorders in pregnancy

44 Thromboembolic disorders of pregnancy

Sommario/riassunto

The second edition of this quick reference handbook for obstetricians and gynecologists and primary care physicians is designed to complement the parent textbook Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus & MotherThe third edition of Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus & Mother is unique in that it gives in-depth attention to the two patients - fetus and mother, with special coverage of each patient. Clinical Obstetrics thoroughly reviews the biology, pathology, and clinical management of disorders affecting both the fetus and the mother.Clinical Obstetrics: T