Handbook of Clinical Laboratory Testing During Pregnancy

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Human Pregnancy

   • Ann M. Gronowski

   Pages 1-13

3. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

   • Laurence A. Cole

   Pages 15-34

4. Biological Markers of Preterm Delivery

   • Stephen F. Thung, Alan M. Peaceman

   Pages 35-54

5. Markers of Fetal Lung Maturity

   • Edward R. Ashwood

   Pages 55-70

6. Maternal Prenatal Screening for Fetal Defects

   • Andrew R. MacRae, Jacob A. Canick

   Pages 71-137

7. Chromosome Analysis in Prenatal Diagnosis

   • Syed M. Jalal, Adewale Adeyinka, Alan Thornhill

   Pages 139-157

8. Diagnosis and Monitoring of Ectopic and Abnormal Pregnancies

   • Gary Lipscomb

   Pages 159-166

9. Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy

   • Corinne R. Fantz, Ann M. Gronowski

   Pages 167-179

10. Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy

    • Pratima K. Singh, Ann M. Gronowski

    Pages 181-194

11. Hematology and Hemostasis During Pregnancy

    • Charles S. Eby

    Pages 195-217

12. Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn

    • David G. Grenache

    Pages 219-243

13. Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis of Congenital Infections

    • Lynn Bry

    Pages 245-289

14. Laboratory Testing for Group B Streptococcus in the Pregnant Patient

    • Sebastian Faro

    Pages 291-300

15. Immunologic Diseases of Pregnancy

    • William A. Bennett

    Pages 301-325

16. Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

    • Carolyn B. Coulam

    Pages 327-349

17. Multifetal Gestations

    • Isaac Blickstein, Louis G. Keith

    Pages 351-358

18. Diabetes in Pregnancy

    • Jonathan W. Dukes, Albert C. Chen, Lois Jovanovic

    Pages 359-390

19. Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, and Hypertension

    • Kee-Hak Lim, Melanie M. Watkins

    Pages 391-400

20. Liver Diseases in Pregnancy

    • Jason D. Wright, Yoel Sadovsky

    Pages 401-422

Practicing specialists in pathology, laboratory medicine, and obstetrics comprehensively summarize the latest scientific findings and their experiences in the use and interpretation of laboratory testing in patients who are pregnant or experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss. Topics of interest include the effects of normal physiological changes on test results, test selection for diagnosis, changes in reference ranges, monitoring the pregnant patient, new technologies, and the limitations of laboratory testing. The authors not only clearly explain currently used test methods and technologies for the nontechnical reader, but also provide comprehensive details for laboratory professionals. The comprehensive appendix that compiles published normal reference ranges by first, second, and third trimester consttitutes an excellent resource for professionals caring for pregnant women.

• Diabetes
• fetus
• infection
• monitoring
• pregnancy
• screening

From the reviews:

"...a unique and valuable contribution to laboratory medicine, and the most comprehensive book around focusing on how pregnancy affects laboratory test values...anyone treating and/or testing specimens from pregnant women and their fetuses should get this book ." Weighted Numerical Score: 95 - 4 Stars! - Doody's Health Science Book Review Journal

"This book sets out to demonstrate all aspects of laboratory work that pertain to pregnancy, providing useful background detail for clinicians. Each chapter is written by an author with a particular interest in the subject and is thorough and well referenced. … should be in every department of obstetrics and gynaecology, primarily as a reference and teaching aid." (Kevin Harrington, The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, August, 2006)

• Departments of Pathology and Immunology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, and Clinical Chemistry and Serology Laboratories, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, USA

  Ann M. Gronowski

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