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
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