Prenatal diagnosis in obstetric practice

By:

Whittle, M.J. (ed)

Contributor(s):

Connor, J.M. (ed)

Publication details: Oxford Blackwell Science 1995Edition: 2ndDescription: 362; ill.,bibls.; BookFindISBN:

0632038381

Subject(s):

ANTENATAL DIAGNOSIS

Contents:

Genetic assessment and counselling; prepregnancy counselling; prenatal screening - biochemical; prenatal screening - ultrasound; chromosome disorders; biochemical diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism; haematological disorders; prenatal diagnosis of single-gene disorders by DNA analysis; infections; exposure to teratogens; central nervous system malformations; gastrointestinal tract malformations; carodiovascular malformations; renal tract malformations; skeletal malformations and dysplasia; neck and thorax malformations; specific diagnostic techniques and foetal therapy; paediatric management of foetal abnormality; paediatric surgical management of foetal anomaly; termination of pregnancy for foetal abnormality - a practical guide; foetal pathology.

Summary: HardbackSummary: This volume provides an up-to-date account of the various methods available for prenatal diagnosis, and is a comprehensive source of reference of the 400 conditions that it is possible to diagnose. One of the features of the first edition was a detailed bibliography provided by the appendices to the various disorders diagnosed by ultrasound or biochemical means.|For this edition, these have been fully revised and expanded. The other major changes include separate chapters on genetics and counselling, and a complete rewrite and restructuring of the haematological disorders chapter, as well as more detailed coverage of gastrointestinal tract malformations.

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Hardback

This volume provides an up-to-date account of the various methods available for prenatal diagnosis, and is a comprehensive source of reference of the 400 conditions that it is possible to diagnose. One of the features of the first edition was a detailed bibliography provided by the appendices to the various disorders diagnosed by ultrasound or biochemical means.|For this edition, these have been fully revised and expanded. The other major changes include separate chapters on genetics and counselling, and a complete rewrite and restructuring of the haematological disorders chapter, as well as more detailed coverage of gastrointestinal tract malformations.

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