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Handbook of obstetric high dependency care
1 online resource (xv, 176 pages) : illustrations
"High dependency facilities are now an essential component of modern obstetric practice. The acutely ill parturient is now cared for by a multidisciplinary team within this specialised area. A patient does not present with a diagnosis but with an array of signs and symptoms which the staff caring for her must be able to detect, investigate and act upon. This handbook aims to assist obstetricians, midwives, nurses and anaesthetists involved with the maternity high dependency unit in three ways: to provide an understanding of why these units are now a necessity to enhance safe obstetric care; to help obstetric units develop their own high dependency unit; and most importantly to assist with the treatment of clinical problems that occur in the ill parturient. It is not intended to be an exhaustive tome on the minutiae of obstetric pathology and medicine. However, we hope it will act as a practical bedside guide to help to achieve our goal of safer maternal care"--Provided by publisher.
Front Matter -- Morbidity and Mortality in the Parturient -- The Maternity High Dependency Unit -- Emergency Care. Emergency Management of the Obstetric Patient ²́⁶ General Principles -- Maternal and Neonatal Resuscitation -- Clinical Problems. Headache -- The Collapsed Patient -- Convulsions -- The Breathless Patient -- The Wheezy Mother -- Low Oxygen Saturation and Oxygen Therapy -- Understanding Arterial Blood Gases -- The Abnormal Chest X-ray -- Chest Pain -- Abnormal Heart Rate, Rhythm or ECG Findings -- High Blood Pressure -- Low Blood Pressure -- Bleeding and Transfusion -- Rashes and Itching -- Temperature and Infection -- Abdominal Pain and Jaundice -- Management of Pain on the MHDU -- Immobility and Thromboembolic Disease -- Abnormal Urine Output and Renal Function -- Fluid Therapy -- Abnormal Blood Results -- Anaphylaxis -- Local Anaesthetic Toxicity -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010