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Obstetrics book from C.H.I.P.S.
Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies
Fourth edition
edited by John T. Queenan

Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies, Fourth edition provides increased coverage of IUGR, Pre-eclampsia, teratology and genetics. New chapters have been introduced on doppler ultrasound, nuchal translucency and also on AIDS in pregnancy.

Topics include:

  • pregnancy hazards
  • special procedures
  • maternal diseases
  • obstetric problems
  • labor and delivery

All protocols are addressed by concise protocols that are straightforward, practical, and cost-effective.

Contents

Part 1: Hazards to Pregnancy

  1. Alcohol
  2. Drug Addiction
  3. Teratogens
  4. Smoking
  5. Ionizing Radiation
  6. Microwaves and Ultrasound
  7. Exercise

Part 2: Antenatal Testing

  1. Routine Antenatal Laboratory Tests
  2. Assessment of Gestational Age
  3. a-Fetoprotein Screening for Neural Tube Defects
  4. Triple Screening for Aneuploidy
  5. Ultrasound Fetal Survey
  6. Amniotic Fluid Indices of Maturity
  7. Clinical Use of Doppler
  8. Fetal Echocardiography
  9. Biophysical Profile

Part 3: Special Procedures

  1. Chorionic Villus Sampling
  2. Genetic Amniocentesis
  3. Third Trimester Amniocentesis
  4. Fetal Blood Sampling
  5. Intrauterine Transfusion
  6. Induction of Labor
  7. Amnioinfusion for Relief of Cord Compressions
  8. New Genetic Tests

Part 4: Maternal Disease

  1. Sickle-Cell Disease
  2. Autoimmune and Isoimmune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
  3. Autoimmune Disease
  4. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  5. Cardiac Disease
  6. Renal Disease
  7. Other Renal Diseases
  8. Obesity
  9. Gestational Diabetes
  10. Diabetes Mellitus
  11. Hypothyroidism
  12. Acute Hepatitis
  13. Asthma
  14. Epilepsy
  15. Hypertension
  16. Immunization
  17. Cytomegalovirus
  18. Herpes Simplex
  19. Influenza
  20. Lyme Disease
  21. HIV
  22. Parvovirus B19
  23. Syphillis
  24. Rubella
  25. Group B Streptococcus
  26. Taxoplasmosis
  27. Varicella
  28. Tuberculosis
  29. Parasitic Infections
  30. Urinary Tract Infections
  31. Acute Abdominal Pain Due to Nonobstetrical Causes
  32. Mastitis
  33. Antibiotics In Pregnancy

Part 5: Obstetrical Problems

  1. First Trimester Vaginal Bleeding
  2. Incompetent Cervix
  3. Nausea and Vomiting
  4. Syncope
  5. Fetal Malformations
  6. Recurrent Fetal Wastage: Genetic Evaluation
  7. Recurrent Fetal Wastage: Non-Genetic Causes
  8. Blighted Ovum
  9. Missed Abortion and Fetal Death
  10. Oligohydramnios
  11. Polyhydramnios
  12. Preeclampsia
  13. Intrauterine Growth Retardation
  14. Rh and Other Blood Group Immunizations
  15. Early Detection of Preterm Labor
  16. Tocolysis
  17. Premature Rupture of the Membranes
  18. Amnionitis
  19. Third Trimester Bleeding
  20. Amniotic Fluid Embolus
  21. Septic Shock
  22. Neonatal Death: Caring for the Parents

Part 6: Labor and Delivery

  1. Medications in Labor
  2. Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring
  3. Dysfunctional Labor
  4. Breech Delivery
  5. Shoulder Dystocia
  6. Twins
  7. Postdate Pregnancies
  8. Postpartum Hemorrhage
  9. Postpartum Endometritis
  10. Wound Dehiscence

Clinical Reference Tables

  • Commonly Used Ultrasound Measurements
  • Changes in Laboratory Values During Pregnancy
  • Evaluation of Fetal Defects and Maternal Disease
  • Newborn Statistical Analysis

Index

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Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies
Fourth edition
edited by John T. Queenan
2005 • 736 pages • $78.95 + shipping
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