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Title Handbook of clinical obstetrics : the fetus & mother / [edited by] E. Albert Reece, John C. Hobbins ; foreword by Norman F. Gant Jr
Edition 2nd ed
Published Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2007
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Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 570 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cover -- 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 conditions -- 8: 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 Placenta Twinning Sequence of normal development -- 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 fetus -- 17: 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 syndrome -- Part 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 pregnancy -- 33: 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 -- 45: Coagulation and hematological disorders of pregnancy -- 46: Maternal alloimmunization and fetal hemolytic disease -- 47: Maternal infections, human immunodeficiency virus infection, and sexually transmitted diseases in pregnancy --T$
Summary 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 & Mother. The 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: The Fetus & Mother - Handbook provides the practising physician with succinct, clinically focused information in an easily retrievable format that facilitates diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment. When you need fast answers to specific questions, you can turn with confidence to this streamlined, updated reference
Notes Revised edition of: Handbook of medicine of the fetus & mother. c1995
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Pregnancy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Obstetrics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Pregnancy -- Complications.
Embryology.
Fetus -- Diseases.
Pregnancy.
Pregnancy Complications
Embryonic Development
Embryonic and Fetal Development
Fetal Diseases
Pregnancy
pregnancy.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Pregnancy & Childbirth.
Pregnancy -- Complications
Fetus -- Diseases
Embryology
Obstetrics
Pregnancy
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals
Form Electronic book
Author Reece, E. Albert.
Hobbins, John C., 1936-
ISBN 9781405171847
9780470753323
1405171847
0470753323
Other Titles Clinical obstetrics
OTHER TI Handbook of medicine of the fetus & mother