
eBook - ePub
The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions - E-Book
The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions - E-Book
- 280 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions - E-Book
The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions - E-Book
About this book
The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions is designed to help practitioners manage pregnancy and childbirth in women with systemic disease, recognize the early onset of disease-related pregnancy complications, and determine when it may be necessary to refer patients to another member of the healthcare team. The volume is ideal for all midwives, whether qualified or in training.
- Written by well-known authorities in the field to ensure that the information is perfectly tailored to the midwifery student
- Accessible writing style and clear artwork program helps make learning easy
- Recaps on the underlying anatomy and physiology for the relevant body system
- Explains the normal physiological changes that occur during pregnancy
- Summarises the relative risk of the specific disorder in the context of overall maternal mortality
- Explains the pathophysiology of a given condition, with emphasis on its impact on pregnancy
- Explores the relevant management the neonate and the likely impact of the medical disorder on future pregnancies
- Places particular emphasis on the management of critical illness and medical emergencies
- Risk management and the use of pathways of care
- Management of obesity
- Sepsis and infectious diseases
- Additional pre-existing chronic disorders
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Yes, you can access The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions - E-Book by Linda Wylie,Helen G H Bryce in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Nursing. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1: The midwife’s role
- Chapter 2: Hypertensive conditions
- Chapter 3: Cardiac conditions
- Chapter 4: Thromboembolic conditions
- Chapter 5: Haematological conditions
- Chapter 6: Respiratory conditions
- Chapter 7: Renal conditions
- Chapter 8: Epilepsy and other neurological conditions
- Chapter 9: Endocrine disorders
- Chapter 10: Eating disorders
- Chapter 11: The gastrointestinal system
- Chapter 12: Sepsis and infections in pregnancy and childbirth
- Chapter 13: Other medical conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth
- Index