Obstetric Intensive Care

Here's a new, practical, quick reference to the critical problems of labor and delivery, and the management of the high-risk obstetric patient. Each chapter features a concise review of pathophysiology and diagnostic methods. It also features the "how-to's" of management for a particular obstetric intensive care problem, providing all the information needed to understand that problem and design an effective care plan.

Covers all of the standard subjects in obstetric intensive care--plus hard-to-find topics such as obesity in the obsteric intensive care patient, transport of the clinically ill obstetric patient, special considerations for the patient with multi-fetal gestation, the role of sonography in the obstetric intensive care setting, poisoning in pregnancy, infectious complications, and complications associated with the administration of tocolytic agents.

Summarizes essential information in numerous tables and priority-based algorithms to expedite reference.

Features contributions from a variety of experts to ensure reliable, state-of-the-art coverage of all areas of importance.

Includes useful memory aids such as mnemonics to improve reader recall.