Williams Obstetrics : 22nd Edition

This manual provides clinicians with a pocket-sized distillation of key facts and diagnostic and treatment protocols from the authoritative "Williams Obstetrics, 21st Edition". This portable reference, includes selected tables and illustrations from the main text, plus updated references and treatment guidelines. SECTION I: OVERVIEW: Obstetrics in broad perspective -- SECTION II: ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY: Maternal anatomy -- Implantation embryogenesis, and placental development -- Fetal growth and development -- Maternal physiology -- Parturition -- SECTION III: ANTEPARTUM: Preconceptional counseling -- Prenatal care -- Abortion -- Ectopic pregnancy -- Gestational trophoblastic disease -- Genetics -- Prenatal diagnosis and fetal therapy -- Teratology, drugs, and other medications -- Antepartum assessment -- Ultrasonography and doppler -- SECTION IV: LABOR AND DELIVERY: Normal labor and delivery -- Intrapartum assessment -- Obstetrical anesthesia -- Dystocia: abnormal labor -- Disorders of amnionic fluid volume -- Induction of labor -- Forceps delivery an vacuum extraction -- Breech presentation and delivery -- Caesarean delivery and peripartum hysterectomy -- Prior Caesarean delivery -- Abnormalities of the placenta, umbilical cord, and membranes -- SECTION V: FETUS AND NEWBORN: The newborn infant -- Diseases and injuries of the fetus and newborn -- SECTION VI: THE PUERPERIUM: The puerperium -- Puerperal infection -- Contraception -- Sterilization -- SECTION VII: OBSTETRICAL COMPLICATIONS: Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy -- Obstetrical hemorrhage -- Preterm birth -- Postterm pregnancy -- Fetal growth disorders -- Multifetal gestation -- Abnormalities of the reproductive tract -- SECTION VIII: MEDICAL AND SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS: General considerations and maternal evaluation -- Critical care and trauma -- Obesity -- Cardiovascular disease -- Chronic hypertension -- Pulmonary disorders -- Thromboembolic disorders -- Renal and urinary tract disorders -- Gastrointestinal disorders -- Hepatic, biliary tract, and pancreatic disorders -- Hematological disorders -- Diabetes -- Thyroid and other endocrine disorders -- Connective tissue disorders -- Neurological and psychiatric disorders -- Dermatological disorders -- Neoplastic diseases -- Infection -- Sexually transmitted diseases The premier reference on obstetrics practice for nearly a century, the new Twenty-Second Edition is the ideal text for anyone who provides maternal and fetal health care. Now offering state-of-the-art diagnostic ultrasound images throughout, Williams Obstetrics maintains its strong, evidence-based approach. Rigorously referenced and clearly written, Williams' hallmarks are thoroughness, scientific basis, and practical applicability for the obstetrician at the bedside. The world-renowned management guidelines and recommendations have been thoroughly updated through analysis of the scientific literature. This is the only book providing coverage sufficient for the needs of all practicing physicians and residents in board preparation and training. New features include: • NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART ULTRASOUND IMAGES integrated throughout for easier diagnostic confirmation • COMPLETELY REVISED BASIC SCIENCE SECTIONS for greater usefulness in daily practice • NEW CHAPTERS on hot topics: prior cesarean delivery; gestational trophoblastic disease; obesity; thromboembolism; and liver disease • THOROUGHLY UPDATED CHAPTERS on evolving areas: fetal development; placental disorders; and infectious diseases • UPDATED GUIDELINES and STANDARDS of CARE reflecting the current scope of practice "Now offering state-of-the-art diagnostic ultrasound images throughout, Williams Obstetrics maintains its strong, evidence-based approach. Rigorously referenced and clearly written, Williams' hallmarks are thoroughness, scientific basis, and practical applicability for the obstetrician at the bedside. The world-renowned management guidelines and recommendations have been thoroughly updated through analysis of the scientific literature. This is the only book providing coverage sufficient for the needs of all practicing physicians and residents in board preparation and training."--Jacket Publication of this 21st edition of Williams Obstetrics is conspicuously coincidental with the beginning of the 21st century. A reference on obstetrics practice. It features maternal and fetal health care and presents diagnostic ultrasound images.