Medical disorders in obstetric practice

Diseases of the respiratory system; blood volume, haematinics anaemia; coagulation defects; thromboembolism; heart disease in pregnancy; hypertension in pregnancy; renal disease; systemic lupus erythematosus and other connective tissue; disorders of the liver, biliary system and pancreas; disorders of the gastrointestinal tract; diabetes; thyroid disease; disease of the pituitary and adrenal glands; bone disease, disease of the parathyroid glands and some other metabolic disorders; neurological disorders; fever and infectious diseases; drug dependence; skin diseases in pregnancy; psychiatry in pregnancy; AIDS; cancer of the breast and cervix.

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This reference work on medical disorders in obstetric practice provides practical advice on the major medical disorders the obstetrician is likely to encounter. Each chapter reviews the pathophysiology of a complaint, then applies the physiological and pathophysiological changes to the problem of diagnosis and management of the disorder, as well as giving guidance on the welfare of the unborn child.|Each chapter teaches the principles of care, and gives an appreciation of the natural history of the disease rather than just the facts. The book includes new chapters on AIDS, psychiatric problems in pregnancy and cancer in pregnancy.