Handbook of Obstetric Medicine

ISBN-13: 9780367346126 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 362 str.

Catherine Nelson-Piercy

Opis

This new edition 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.

Spis treści

Preface. Key terms. Section A: 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 and other infectious diseases. Section B: Differential diagnosis of medical problems in pregnancy. Tables. Prescribing in pregnancy. Normal laboratory values in pregnancy/non-pregnancy. Contraception in women with medical problems. Index..

O autorze

Catherine Nelson-Piercy is a consultant obstetric physician at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in London. She is a professor of Obstetric Medicine at King’s College London in the UK.