Overview

The management of the pregnant woman with a medical problem presents the clinician with particular problems. An understanding of how a medical disease affects pregnancy and how any pre-existing medical condition is affected by pregnancy is required. In addition the clinician must take into account the second patient - the fetus - and be aware of how drug therapy and management strategies may influence fetal well-being. With tables, bullet points and boxes of key points, this text deals with the most common and serious medical conditions encountered in pregnancy, with a chapter for each system including heart disease, hypertension, thromboembolism, diabetes, skin problems, and gastrointestinal disease. With substantially updated chapters, this text is mainly in handy note form and concentrates on the differential diagnosis of common symptoms, signs and biochemical abnormalities encountered in pregnancy.

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Author:   Catherine Nelson-Piercy ,  Nelson-Piercy
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Informa Healthcare
Edition:   4th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.816kg
ISBN:  

9781841847375

ISBN 10:   1841847372
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   10 September 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

SYSTEMS. Hypertension and pre-eclampsia. Heart Disease. Thromboembolic disease. Respiratory disease. Diabetes mellitus. Thyroid and parathyroid disease. Pituitary and adrenal disease. Connective tissue disease. Neurological problems. Renal disease. Liver disease. Gastrointestinal disease. Skin disease. Haematological problems. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other infectious diseases. Appendix 1: Drugs to avoid in pregnancy. Appendix 2: Normal laboratory values in pregnancy / non-pregnancy. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS IN PREGNANCY. Breathlessness. Palpitations. Chest pain. Heart murmur. Hypertension. Abnormal thyroid function tests. Headache. Seizures. Dizziness. Collapse. Numbness. Proteinuria. Abnormal renal function. Pruritus. Jaundice / abnormal liver function. Vomiting. Abdominal pain.

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