Protocols for high-risk pregnancies / / edited by John T. Queenan, John C. Hobbins, Catherine Y. Spong

• Pubblicazione: Malden, Massachusetts : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2005; ©2005
• Edizione: 4th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (756 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.3
• Soggetto topico: Pregnancy - Complications
• Persona (resp. second.): QueenanJohn T.; HobbinsJohn C. <1936->; SpongCatherine Y.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: List of contributors; Preface; 1. Alcohol; 2. Developmental toxicology and teratology; 3. Occupational hazards; 4. Smoking; 5. Ionizing radiation; 6. Microwaves and ultrasound; 7. Exercise—risks and benefits; 8. Routine antenatal laboratory tests and specific screening tests; 9. Assessment of gestational age; 10. Second trimester biochemical screening for neural tube defects and aneuploidy; 11. Sonographic and first trimester detection of aneuploidy; 12. Indices of maturity; 13. Clinical use of Doppler; 14. Fetal echocardiography; 15. Fetal biophysical profile; 16. Chorionic villus sampling ; 17. Genetic amniocentesis18. Third trimester amniocentesis; 19. Fetal blood sampling; 20. Fetal reduction; 21. Intrauterine transfusion; 22. External cephalic version; 23. Induction of labor; 24. Amnioinfusion: indications and techniques; 25. Sickle cell disease; 26. Isoimmune thrombocytopenia; 27. Autoimmune disease; 28. Cardiac disease; 29. Peripartum cardiomyopathy; 30. Thromboembolism; 31. Renal disease; 32. Obesity; 33. Ges
• Sommario/riassunto: Pregnancies compromised by disease, trauma, substance abuse, and other factors are not uncommon. They clearly demand special attention from the obstetrician, obstetric nurse, primary care physician and others. Through three successful editions, Queenan has provided these audiences with a concise yet complete guide to managing pregnant patients and fetuses at risk. For the fourth edition, Dr Queenan has replaced up to a third of the 96 contributors to get some ''new blood'' into the book. He has invited more contributions from European authors in order to better cater to an international reader
• Titolo autorizzato: Protocols for high-risk pregnancies
• ISBN: 1-280-74824-9; 9786610748242; 1-4443-1290-1; 1-4051-7320-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996205540303316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno