The Diagnosis and Management of the Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy

Herausgegeben:Greenspan, Peter Bogach

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text is intended to serve as a reference guide for clinicians who consult pregnant women presenting with abdominal and pelvic pain. Many health care providers care for pregnant women including attending physicians, resident physicians, advanced practice nurses, certified nurse, midwives, labor and delivery nurses, operating room and post-anesthesia care nurses, medical students and others.
The book addresses obstetrical and non-obstetrical aspects to the diagnostic process. Key features include:
- the anatomical and physiological alterations of pregnancy - physical examination and management challenges in the first, second and third trimesters
- laboratory findings in the gravid female - diagnostic imaging in the gravid female - assessment of the fetus(es) - Surgical and anesthetic issues in the gravid female
- Medico-legal challenges in caring for pregnant women
- Perinatal and neonatal issues
The Diagnosis and Management of the Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy will serve practitioners as a quick-reference guide to those who encounter pregnant women in pain.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-319-62282-8
• 1st ed. 2018
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 506g
• ISBN-13: 9783319622828
• ISBN-10: 331962282X
• Artikelnr.: 48369212

Autorenporträt

Peter B. Greenspan, DO, FACOG, FACS Vice Chairman, Associate Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Truman Medical Center Lakewood 7900 Lee's Summit Road Kansas City, Missouri 64139-1236

Inhaltsangabe

Maternal Anatomical and Physiological Adaption to Pregnancy.- Overview of the Normal Development of the Human Embryo and Fetus.- General Principles in the Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen.- Imaging the Gravid Female.- Laboratory Studies.- Obstetrical Etiologies of Abdominal Pain.- Gynecological Etiologies of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy.- Gastrointestinal Etiologies of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy.- Urological Etiologies of Abdominal Pain.- Trauma During Pregnancy.- Surgical Principles in the Gravid Female.- Principles and Practice of Anesthetic Management in the Gravid Patient.- Postoperative Care Issues.- Legal Concerns in Complicated Obstetrical Cases.