Handbook of obstetric high dependency care /

Handbook of obstetric high dependency care /

"High dependency facilities are now an essential component of modern obstetric practice. The acutely ill parturient is now cared for by a multidisciplinary team within this specialised area. A patient does not present with a diagnosis but with an array of signs and symptoms which the staff cari...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Vaughan, David, MBBS
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Series:Wiley online library.
Subjects:
Pregnancy > Complications > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Obstetrics > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Critical care medicine > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pregnancy Complications > therapy.
Critical Care > methods.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Morbidity and Mortality in the Parturient
  • The Maternity High Dependency Unit
  • Emergency Care. Emergency Management of the Obstetric Patient ²́⁶ General Principles
  • Maternal and Neonatal Resuscitation
  • Clinical Problems. Headache
  • The Collapsed Patient
  • Convulsions
  • The Breathless Patient
  • The Wheezy Mother
  • Low Oxygen Saturation and Oxygen Therapy
  • Understanding Arterial Blood Gases
  • The Abnormal Chest X-ray
  • Chest Pain
  • Abnormal Heart Rate, Rhythm or ECG Findings
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Low Blood Pressure
  • Bleeding and Transfusion
  • Rashes and Itching
  • Temperature and Infection
  • Abdominal Pain and Jaundice
  • Management of Pain on the MHDU
  • Immobility and Thromboembolic Disease
  • Abnormal Urine Output and Renal Function
  • Fluid Therapy
  • Abnormal Blood Results
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Local Anaesthetic Toxicity
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index.