Overview
Provides a quick reference guide for clinicians
Written by experts in the field
Addresses the unique problems of the gravid woman with an acute abdomen
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Table of contents(14 chapters)
About this book
The book addresses obstetrical and non-obstetrical aspects to the diagnostic process. Key features include:
• the anatomical and physiological alterations of pregnancy
• physical examination and management challenges in the first, second and third trimesters
• laboratory findings in the gravid female
• diagnostic imaging in the gravid female
• assessment of the fetus(es)
• Surgical and anesthetic issues in the gravid female
• Medico-legal challenges in caring for pregnant women
• Perinatal and neonatal issues
The Diagnosis and Management of the Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy will serve practitioners as a quick-reference guide to those who encounter pregnant women in pain.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, USA
Peter Bogach Greenspan
About the editor
Vice Chairman, Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Truman Medical Center Lakewood
7900 Lee’s Summit Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64139-1236
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Diagnosis and Management of the Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy
Editors: Peter Bogach Greenspan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62283-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-62282-8Published: 11 October 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-62283-5Published: 27 September 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 278
Number of Illustrations: 47 b/w illustrations, 48 illustrations in colour
Topics: General Surgery, Traumatic Surgery, Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery, Primary Care Medicine