Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies - Hardcover

Niebyl MD, Jennifer R.; Simpson MD, Joe Leigh; Gabbe MD, Steven G.

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9780443065729: Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0443065721 ISBN 13: 9780443065729
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, 2001

Synopsis

Up-to-date and authoritative, this new 4th Edition provides easy access to vital information on current diagnoses, therapy, and management of the obstetric patient. It provides the reader with a firm foundation of knowledge in anatomy, embryology, physiology, pathology, genetics, and teratology all essential to successful practice in this fast-changing field. Reflecting significant improvements in antepartum and intrapartum fetal monitoring, diagnostic ultrasound, and prenatal genetic diagnosis, it thoroughly covers the problems encountered in clinical practice, as well as high-risk obstetrics.

  • Features leading contributors from the fields of maternal-fetal medicine, anesthesiology, neonatology, internal medicine, dermatology, genetics, and ethics, providing a real-life, interdisciplinary perspective.
    • Progresses from the essentials of obstetric practice to frequently encountered problems to high-risk obstetrics.
  • Provides current information on anatomy, embryology, physiology, pathology, genetics, and teratology.
    • Discusses recent improvements in antepartum and intrapartum fetal monitoring, diagnostic ultrasound, and prenatal genetic diagnosis.
  • Also available separately: Gabbe Pocket Companion, a portable version of the core text.
  • New chapters on fetal surgery and fetal therapeutic interventions, plus new discussions of follow-up to intrauterine birth restriction and the Barker hypothesis.
    • New appendix of anatomy illustrations, for faster access to this material.
  • Expanded discussions of physiology and initiation of labor, surgical procedures in pregnancy, asthma management, and diabetes mellitus.
    • Expanded coverage of the routine use of ultrasound in obstetric care and the use of Doppler for fetal assessment.

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    About the Author

    Steven G. Gabbe, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Jennifer R. Niebyl, MD, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA; Joe Leigh Simpson, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

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    Publisher
    Churchill Livingstone
    Publication date
    2001
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    0443065721
    ISBN 13 
    9780443065729
    Binding
    Hardcover
    Edition number
    4
    Number of pages
    1429
    Rating
    • 4.34 out of 5 stars
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