First Edition Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title! First Edition Second
Place AJN Book-of-the-Year Award Winner in Maternal and Child
Health! With more women than ever seeking obstetric triage and
emergency services in obstetric triage units, obstetric providers
need to be aware of triage assessment and evaluation protocols.
This prize-winning pocket guide, containing management guidelines
for obstetric triage/emergency settings, delivers critical
information on obstetrics, midwifery, emergency, and family care
for both students and seasoned clinicians. As with the first
edition, all of the newly revised chapters take a strong
collaborative and interprofessional approach to clinical conditions
in the obstetric triage setting. With specific clinical protocols
for more than 30 clinical situations, this fully updated second
edition includes two completely new chapters on sepsis in pregnancy
and triage acuity tools, along with updated guidelines for
hypertension, sepsis, and postpartum complications. Each protocol
comprises presenting symptomatology, patient history and data
collection, physical exam findings, laboratory and imaging studies,
differential diagnosis, and clinical management protocol/follow up.
Plentiful figures and images, reference tables and standardized
forms for reference and usage, algorithms, and clinical pathways
illustrate chapter content. Esteemed contributors include midwives,
nurse practitioners, obstetricians, gynecologists, and maternal
fetal medicine faculty who evaluate nearly 30,000 OB visits per
year. New to the Second Edition: New chapters on sepsis in
pregnancy and triage acuity tools Key updates on ectopic pregnancy,
nausea and hyperemesis in pregnancy, severe preeclampsia, sexually
transmitted and other infections, substance abuse, and psychiatric
disorders in pregnancy Expanded information on periviable obstetric
management Information on Zika and Ebola Clinical callouts in each
chapter highlighting key points Enhanced narrative protocols Key
Features: Provides interprofessional triage protocol guidance for
ED and OB triage settings Delivers protocols and guidelines for
over 30 emergent care situations Includes plentiful diagnostic and
imaging guidelines with accompanying figures Formatted consistently
for quick access Offers algorithms, protocols, diagnostic imaging,
and best evidence for each condition
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