Obstetric Intensive Care Manual Third Edition

A practical, quick reference to the critical problems of labor and delivery, and the management of the high risk obstetric patient. Special features include helpful tables and algorithms within each chapter, and the use of memory aids. Covers not only the standard topics in obstetric intensive care, but also such subjects as the obese obstetric intensive care patient, transport of the critically ill obstetric patient, special considerations for the patient with a multifetal gestation, the role of sonography in the obstetric intensive care setting, poisoning the pregnancy, infectious complications, and complications associated with the administration of tocolytic agents.

A unique quick-reference guide focusing on the practical bedside care of the critically ill pregnant patient Obstetric Intensive Care Manual provides immediate hands-on guidance for managing obstetric care patients in the critical care unit. Presenting treatment information on commonly encountered emergencies such as obstetric hemorrhage, hypertensive crises, and cardiac disease, as well as less frequently seen disorders such as anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy, thyroid storm, and psychiatric disorders, this is the perfect resource for busy clinicians who require authoritative how-to answers the moment they are needed. Features Offers step-by-step guidance for outstanding care of critically ill patients Numerous summary tables, algorithms, figures, boxed material, and illustrations Written in a style that makes even the most complex treatment protocol simple to implement Offers the expertise of world-renowned contributors Includes NEW chapter on psychiatric emergencies, and NEW content on practical management of diseases and complications such as ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, sympathetic hyperreflexia, drug toxicity, transfusion reactions, burns, and spider and snake bites

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. The acclaimed quick-reference manual focusing on the clinical management of the critically ill pregnant patient For two decades, the Obstetric Intensive Care Manual has distinguished itself as the go-to guide for obstetricians, intensivists, residents, and nurses requiring immediate, practical guidance on intensive and critical care obstetric issues. Carefully written and formatted to deliver at-a-glance answers the moment they are needed, this trusted resource delivers treatment information on the most commonly encountered emergencies such as maternal sepsis, postpartum hemorrhage, cardiac disease, and thyroid emergencies. The Manual also covers key topics in managing obstetric patients in the ICU, such as transporting critically ill patients, fetal considerations and neonatal resuscitation, fluid and electrolyte therapy, and advanced cardiac life support. Features: • Updated content reflects the best available evidence • Easy-to-apply step-by-step guidance helps you deliver outstanding care to critically ill patients, and makes even the most complex treatment protocol simple to implement • Numerous summary tables, algorithms, figures, boxed information, and illustrations put essential information at your fingertips • Memory aids help you learn and remember information in the most efficient way possible If you are in need of a time-proven reference that delivers focused coverage over an extensive range of topics relative to obstetric intensive care, your search ends here.

A unique how-to manual focusing on the clinical management of the critically ill pregnant patient Since the release of the first edition more than a decade ago, Obstetric Intensive Care Manual has become the go-to guide for obstetricians, intensivists, residents, and nurses seeking immediate, practical guidance on intensive and critical care obstetric issues. Enhanced by numerous summary tables, algorithms, and figures that make essential information instantly retrievable, this is the perfect resource for busy clinicians who require authoritative how-to guidance the moment it is needed. Presenting treatment information on commonly encountered emergencies such as anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy, thyroid storm, and psychiatric disorders, this is the perfect resource for clinicians who don’t have time to hunt around for the right answer. Features: Step-by-step guidance for outstanding care of critically ill patients Numerous summary tables, algorithms, figures, boxed information, and illustrations A presentation that makes even the most complex treatment protocol simple to implement The expertise of world-renowned contributors Completely updated throughout with an all-new chapter on the management of a sickle cell crisis in pregnancy

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. The acclaimed quick-reference manual focusing on the clinical management of the critically ill pregnant patient For two decades, the Obstetric Intensive Care Manual has distinguished itself as the go-to guide for obstetricians, intensivists, residents, and nurses requiring immediate, practical guidance on intensive and critical care obstetric issues. Carefully written and formatted to deliver at-a-glance answers the moment they are needed, this trusted resource delivers treatment information on the most commonly encountered emergencies such as maternal sepsis, postpartum hemorrhage, cardiac disease, and thyroid emergencies. The Manual also covers key topics in managing obstetric patients in the ICU, such as transporting critically ill patients, fetal considerations and neonatal resuscitation, fluid and electrolyte therapy, and advanced cardiac life support. Features: • Updated content reflects the best available evidence • Easy-to-apply step-by-step guidance helps you deliver outstanding care to critically ill patients, and makes even the most complex treatment protocol simple to implement • Numerous summary tables, algorithms, figures, boxed information, and illustrations put essential information at your fingertips • Memory aids help you learn and remember information in the most efficient way possible If you are in need of a time-proven reference that delivers focused coverage over an extensive range of topics relative to obstetric intensive care, your search ends here.

A practical manual for clinicians in the care of critically ill patients. This volume covers nephrology, neurology, obstetrics care, pain, agitation, and delirium, perioperative assessment, procedures, pulmonology, radiology, and toxicology.

Chapter 1 Basic hemodynamic monitoring for the obstetric care provider Chapter 2 Transfusion of blood components and derivatives in the obstetric intensive care patient Chapter 3 Post partum hemorrhage Chapter 4 Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and thrombocytopenia complicating pregnancy Chapter 5 Hypertensive emergencies Chapter 6 Obesity in the obstetric intensive care patient Chapter 7 Thromboembolic disease complicating pregnancy Chapter 8 Cardiac disease in pregnancy Chapter 9 Maternal sepsis Chapter 10 Thyroid and other endocrine emergencies Chapter 11 Diabetic ketoacidosis in pregnancy Chapter 12 Respiratory emergency during pregnancy Chapter 13 Acute renal failure in pregnancy Chapter 14 Amnioticfluid embolism Chapter 15 Acute fatty liver of pregnancy Chapter 16 Neurologic Emergencies during pregnancy Chapter 17 Advanced cardiac life support of the pregnant patient Chapter 18 Trauma and pregnancy Chapter 19 Transport of the critically III obstetric patient Chapter 20 Anesthesia for the complicated obstetric patient Chapter 21 Psychiatric emergencies in pregnancy Chapter 22 Fetal considerations in the critical care patient Chapter 23 Poisoning in pregnancy Chapter 24 Neonatal resuscitation : pathophysiology, organisation and survival Chapter 25 Fluid and electrolyte therapy in the critically III obstetric patient Chapter 26 Human immunodeficiency virus in pregnancy Chapter 27 Systemic lupus erythematosus in the pregnant patient.

This issue of Critical Care Clinics focuses on Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies in the ICU. Articles include: Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation in the Pregnant Patient, Anesthetic Complications in Pregnancy, Neurologic Complications in Pregnancy, Renal Failure in Pregnancy, Management Complex Cardiac Issues in the Pregnant Patient, Liver Failure in Pregnancy, Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy, Ethical Issues in Pregnancy, and more!