Pulmonary Problems in Pregnancy Clinical and Research Aspects /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rosene-Montella, Karen. (Editor), Bourjeily, Ghada. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2009.
• Series: Respiratory Medicine
• Subjects: Medicine.; Obstetrics.; Internal medicine.; Pneumology.; Emergency medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Internal Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-445-2

Clinically, pregnancy acts as a stress test that unmasks maternal disease and may have long-term implications for maternal and fetal health. In Pulmonary Problems in Pregnancy, the editors provide a state-of-the art, comprehensive text focusing on common or complex pulmonary issues occurring in preg...

Table of Contents:

• Physiological Transition from Fetal to Neonatal Life in Pregnancy
• Respiratory Physiology in Pregnancy
• High Altitude, Chronic Hypoxia and Pregnancy
• Sleep Physiology in Pregnancy
• Diagnostic Testing in Pregnancy
• Prescribing in Pregnancy and Lactation
• Monitoring Fetal Well-Being in the Critical Care Setting
• Anesthetic Consideration in Pregnant Patients with Pulmonary Disorder
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy
• Restless Leg Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder in Pregnancy
• Asthma in Pregnancy
• Active and Latent Tuberculosis in Pregnancy
• Pneumonia in the Pregnant Patient
• Chronic Pulmonary Disease and Pregnancy
• Neuromuscular and Chestwall Diseases in Pregnancy
• Pregnancy and the Cystic Fibrosis Patient
• Pulmonary Complications of Collagen Vascular Disease in Pregnancy
• Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
• Pulmonary Hypertension in Pregnancy
• Pulmonary Procedures During Pregnancy
• Critical Illness in Pregnancy
• Acute Lung Injury in Pregnancy
• Airway Management and Mechanical Ventilation in Pregnancy.