De Swiet's Medical Disorders in Obstetric Practice

Pregnancy affects the physiology of women as their bodies adapt to the growing life within them; but how does this affect how you manage general, or pre-existing medical complaints? How do you differentiate the effects of pregnancy from genuine medical conditions? What are the effects of the ‘standard’ treatments on the growing fetus? What about breastfeeding? In this brand-new edition of de Swiet’s Medical Disorders in Clinical Practice , expert physicians present the best evidence and practical wisdom to guide you and your patients through their pregnancy and illness, to a successful birth and early motherhood. Using a combination of algorithms, years of experience and an evidence-based approach, this book will help you to: Diagnose difficult to identify conditions during pregnancy Effectively prescribe for pregnant and lactating women Overcome the challenges of imaging, anesthesia and critical care for pregnant women   de Swiet’s assists you in navigating the many challenges pregnancy presents for both the patient and physician. Raymond Powrie MD FRCP FACP , Obstetrician, Women and Infants' Hospital of Rhode Island, USA Michael F Greene MD , Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Harvard Medical School and Massachussetts General Hospital, MA, USA William Camman MD , Chief of Obstetric Anesthesia, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is also the present President of the Society of Obstetric Anesthesiologists and Perinatologists CONTENTS SECTION I: Medical Disorders in Pregnancy. Diseases of the respiratory system. Hematology. Thromboembolism. Disorders of the Cardiovascular System. Hypertension. Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract. Disorders of the immune system, connective tissue and joints. Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System: Liver, Biliary tract and Pancreas. Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System: Alimentary System. Endocrinology part 1: Diabetes. Endocrinology part 2: Thyroid. Endocrinology part 3: Pituitary and Adrenal. Endocrinology part 4: Bone Disease, parathyroid and some other metabolic disease. Neurologic Disorders. Infectious Disease part 1: Fever and non-viral infectious disease. Infectious Disease part 2: Viral infections in pregnancy. Infectious Disease part 3: HIV. Disorders of the Skin. Behavioral Health Part 1: psychiatric disorders and social issues. Behavioral Health Part 2: alcoholism and drug dependency. Oncology in pregnancy. SECTION II: Practical considerations. Chart of embryologic and fetal development. Prescribing in pregnancy. Prescribing during lactation. Diagnostic Imaging in pregnancy. Effect of pregnancy on common laboratory tests. Obstetric Anesthesia. Critical care in Obstetrics. Maternal Mortality and Global Issues in Maternal Health. Effects of Pregnancy on Common Laboratory Tests. Approach to headaches. Approach to shortness of breath in pregnancy. Approach to palpitations in pregnancy. Approach to faintness, syncope, dizziness and vertigo. Approach to chest pain in pregnancy