Handbook of Obstetric Medicine

 

Description:

Medical professionals are often involved in the management of the pregnant patient without necessarily being experts on all the complications surrounding pregnancy. The Handbook of Obstetric Medicine addresses the most common and serious medical conditions encountered in pregnancy, including heart disease, thromboembolism, diabetes, skin problems, gastrointestinal disease, neurological problems, hormonal diseases, hypertension and pre-eclampsia, and more. For each condition, the handbook includes a description of incidence, clinical features, pathogenesis, diagnosis, the effect of pregnancy, and management of the condition. The book also includes a detailed section focusing on the differential diagnosis of common symptoms including hypertension, chest pain, palpitations, breathlessness, headaches, dizziness, abdominal pain, and more. The symptoms and differential diagnoses are presented in an easy-to-read tabular format and include a description of important clinical features and potential areas of investigation. For those clinicians understandably reluctant to prescribe drugs during pregnancy, a useful appendix includes a section on prescribing in pregnancy and a list of contra-indicated drugs. In addition, to assist in the interpretation of laboratory tests, a second appendix lists normal laboratory values in pregnancy, broken down by trimester. Pre –pregnancy counselling and postnatal follow up are vital in the holistic management of women with medical problems and this includes appropriate contraceptive advice. A third appendix has therefore been added as a ready reference for clinicians not familiar with effective contraception. The new edition remains a pragmatic and easy-to-use design by including tables, bullets, and "Points to remember" boxes for ease of reference. It is an essential on-the-spot guide for obstetricians, physicians, general practitioners, and midwives in both practice and training. Catherine Nelson-Piercy, MA, FRCP, FRCOG Past President, International Society of Obstetric Medicine, Professor of Obstetric Medicine, King’s College London, Co-founding Editor-in-Chief, Obstetric Medicine Praise for previous editions: "This is an excellent handbook of obstetric medicine, which deserves to be on the shelves of all actively practicing obstetricians."—British Medical Association Medical Book Awards "This book gets it just right and is a true handbook, easy to read, accessible and is not too large but packs in a lot of useful and relevant information." - Glycosmedia

 

Table of Contents:

 

Section A: Systems

Chapter 1: Hypertension and pre-eclampsia

Chapter 2: Heart disease

Chapter 3: Thromboembolic disease

Chapter 4: Respiratory disease

Chapter 5: Diabetes mellitus

Chapter 6: Thyroid and parathyroid disease

Chapter 7: Pituitary and adrenal disease

Chapter 8: Connective tissue disease

Chapter 9: Neurological problems

Chapter 10: Renal disease

Chapter 11: Liver disease

Chapter 12: Gastrointestinal disease

Chapter 13: Skin disease

Chapter 14: Haematological problems

Chapter 15: Human immunodeficiency virus and other infectious diseases

Section B: Differential Diagnosis of Medical Problems in Pregnancy

Chapter 16: Tables

Table

16. 1 Breathlessness

Table

16. 2 Palpitations

Table

16. 3 Chest pain

Table

16. 4 Heart murmur

Table

16. 5 Hypertension

Table

16. 6 Abnormal thyroid function tests

Table

16. 7 Headache

Table

16. 8 Seizures

Table

16. 9 Dizziness

Table

16. 10 Collapse

Table

16. 11 Numbness

Table

16. 12 Proteinuria

Table

16. 13 Abnormal renal function/acute kidney injury (AKI)

Table

16. 14 Pruritus

Table

16. 15 Jaundice/abnormal liver function tests

Table

16. 16 Vomiting

Table

16. 17 Abdominal pain

Appendix A.1: Prescribing in pregnancy

Appendix A.2: Normal laboratory values in pregnancy/non-pregnancy

Appendix A.3: Contraception in women with medical problems

Index