{"product_id":"handbook-of-obstetric-medicine-catherine-nelson-piercy-9780367541026","title":"Handbook of Obstetric Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eMedical professionals are often involved in the management of the pregnant patient without necessarily being experts on all the complications surrounding pregnancy. \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Obstetric Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the most common and serious medical conditions encountered in pregnancy, including heart disease, thromboembolism, diabetes, skin problems, gastrointestinal disease, neurological problems, hormonal diseases, hypertension and pre-eclampsia, and more. For each condition, the handbook includes a description of incidence, clinical features, pathogenesis, diagnosis, the effect of pregnancy, and management of the condition. The book also includes a detailed section focusing on the differential diagnosis of common symptoms including hypertension, chest pain, palpitations, breathlessness, headaches, dizziness, abdominal pain, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe symptoms and differential diagnoses are presented in an easy-to-read tabular format and include a description of important clinical features and potential areas of investigation. For those clinicians understandably reluctant to prescribe drugs during pregnancy, a useful appendix includes a section on prescribing in pregnancy and a list of contra-indicated drugs. In addition, to assist in the interpretation of laboratory tests, a second appendix lists normal laboratory values in pregnancy, broken down by trimester. Pre -pregnancy counselling and postnatal follow up are vital in the holistic management of women with medical problems and this includes appropriate contraceptive advice. A third appendix has therefore been added as a ready reference for clinicians not familiar with effective contraception.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new edition remains a pragmatic and easy-to-use design by including tables, bullets, and \"Points to remember\" boxes for ease of reference. It is an essential on-the-spot guide for obstetricians, physicians, general practitioners, and midwives in both practice and training.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine Nelson-Piercy, MA, FRCP, FRCOG Past President, International Society of Obstetric Medicine, Professor of Obstetric Medicine, King's College London, Co-founding Editor-in-Chief, \u003ci\u003eObstetric Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for previous editions: \u003cbr\u003e\"This is an excellent handbook of obstetric medicine, which deserves to be on the shelves of all actively practicing obstetricians.\"--British Medical Association Medical Book Awards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book gets it just right and is a true handbook, easy to read, accessible and is not too large but packs in a lot of useful and relevant information.\" - \u003ci\u003eGlycosmedia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Nelson-Piercy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367541025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367541026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Catherine Nelson-Piercy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48742254084351,"sku":"9780367541026","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/handbook-of-obstetric-medicine-catherine-nelson-piercy-9780367541026","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}