Third Edition
by Guy I. Benrubi
Handbook of Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies is a practical, portable handbook that serves as a rapid reference in the office or emergency room.
Handbook of Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies features:
- Coverage on all emergent conditions plus a wide range of non-emergent topics, such as STDs
- Each chapter focuses on diagnosis and treatment
- Addresses mosquito-borne illness and bioterror agents and pregnancy
- Ample illustrations, including ultrasounds to guide your diagnosis and treatment
Contents
Obstetric
- Medical Emergencies in the Pregnant Patient
- Acute Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Trauma in Pregnancy
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation During Pregnancy
- Perimortem Cesarean Section
- Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Preeclampsia/Eclampsia
- Bleeding in Pregnancy
- Infections in Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Women and Chemical-Biological Warfare
- Mosquito Borne Illnesses: Western Nile Virus
- Delivery in the Emergency Department
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Pregnancy: Labor and Delivery Management
- Postpartum Emergencies
- Role of Imaging Modalities in Obstetric Emergencies
- Drug Therapy in Pregnancy
- Complications of Legal and Illegal Abortion
Gynecologic
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Vulvar and Vaginal Diseases
- Menorrhagia and Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding
- Pelvic Mass
- Torsion of Ovary
- Oncologic Emergencies
- Postoperative Emergencies
- Emergency Evaluation and Treatment of the Sexual Assault Victim
- Gynecologic Traumas
- Imaging in Gynecologic Emergencies
- Urogynecologic Emergencies
- Emergency Room Communication Issues: Dealing with Crisis
Index
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