Protocols for high-risk pregnancies : an evidence-based approach /
edited by John T. Queenan, Catherine Y. Spong, Charles J. Lockwood.
- Seventh edition.
- 1 online resource
About the Editors
JOHN T. QUEENAN, MD, Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
CATHERINE Y. SPONG, MD, is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. She also serves as Chief of the Department's Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
CHARLES J. LOCKWOOD, MD, MHCM, is Senior Vice President of USF Health, Dean of Morsani College of Medicine and a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Public Health at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL, USA.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The current acceleration in medical discoveries parallels Moore's law for computer chips. In the 1950's medical knowledge doubled every 50 years, by the 1980's it doubled every 7 years and now medical knowledge is estimated to double about every two months (1). How can busy obstetricians keep pace? Through 7 editions Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies has helped address this exact challenge. Providing just-in-time content, its focus on protocols and guidelines helps organize medical thinking, avoid heuristic errors of omission and commission and optimize maternal and fetal outcomes"-- Through seven editions, Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies has helped busy obstetricians keep pace with a constantly evolving field. Providing just-in-time content, its focus on protocols and guidelines helps organize medical thinking, avoid heuristic errors of omission and commission, and optimize maternal and fetal outcomes.
As with the prior six editions, the editors have once again assembled some of the world’s top obstetrical and medical experts. This seventh edition has also been expanded to include a number of new topics, including:
Protocols on opioid use, misuse and addition in pregnancy and postpartum
Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of aneuploidy
Periconceptual genetic screening
Expanded protocols on maternal valvular heart disease and cardiomyopathies
Protocols on arboviruses, including Zika and malaria
Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies: An Evidence-Based Approach will be an essential reference for obstetricians, medical students, general practitioners and all medical professionals who are seeking the most up-to-date information and guidance on high-risk pregnancies.
9781119635291 9781119635307 9781119635284
2020024022
Pregnancy, High-Risk
Pregnancy Complications
Evidence-Based Medicine
Electronic books.
RG571
618.3
WQ 240
About the Editors
JOHN T. QUEENAN, MD, Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
CATHERINE Y. SPONG, MD, is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. She also serves as Chief of the Department's Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
CHARLES J. LOCKWOOD, MD, MHCM, is Senior Vice President of USF Health, Dean of Morsani College of Medicine and a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Public Health at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL, USA.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The current acceleration in medical discoveries parallels Moore's law for computer chips. In the 1950's medical knowledge doubled every 50 years, by the 1980's it doubled every 7 years and now medical knowledge is estimated to double about every two months (1). How can busy obstetricians keep pace? Through 7 editions Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies has helped address this exact challenge. Providing just-in-time content, its focus on protocols and guidelines helps organize medical thinking, avoid heuristic errors of omission and commission and optimize maternal and fetal outcomes"-- Through seven editions, Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies has helped busy obstetricians keep pace with a constantly evolving field. Providing just-in-time content, its focus on protocols and guidelines helps organize medical thinking, avoid heuristic errors of omission and commission, and optimize maternal and fetal outcomes.
As with the prior six editions, the editors have once again assembled some of the world’s top obstetrical and medical experts. This seventh edition has also been expanded to include a number of new topics, including:
Protocols on opioid use, misuse and addition in pregnancy and postpartum
Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of aneuploidy
Periconceptual genetic screening
Expanded protocols on maternal valvular heart disease and cardiomyopathies
Protocols on arboviruses, including Zika and malaria
Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies: An Evidence-Based Approach will be an essential reference for obstetricians, medical students, general practitioners and all medical professionals who are seeking the most up-to-date information and guidance on high-risk pregnancies.
9781119635291 9781119635307 9781119635284
2020024022
Pregnancy, High-Risk
Pregnancy Complications
Evidence-Based Medicine
Electronic books.
RG571
618.3
WQ 240