The Diagnosis and Management of the Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy (eBook)

Peter B. Greenspan, DO, FACOG, FACSVice Chairman, Associate ProfessorDepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City School of MedicineTruman Medical Center Lakewood 7900 Lee’s Summit RoadKansas City, Missouri 64139-1236

Table of Contents   Foreword        Harry S. Jonas Preface                        Dev Maulik Chapter 1        Maternal Anatomical and Physiological Adaption to Pregnancy                         Peter Bogach Greenspan Chapter 2        Overview of the Normal Development of the Human Embryo and Fetus                         David C. Mundy and Gustavo Vilchez Chapter 3        General Principles in the Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen                         Peter Bogach Greenspan Chapter 4        Imaging the Gravid Female                         Stephanie A. Reid and Justin Stowell Chapter 5        Laboratory Studies                         Kamani M. Lankachandra Chapter 6        Obstetrical Etiologies of Abdominal Pain                         Peter Bogach Greenspan Chapter 7        Gynecological Etiologies of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy                         Layan Alrahmani, Javier F. Magrina, Paul M. Magtibay III, Paul M. Magtibay Chapter 8        Gastrointestinal Etiologies of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy                         Farzad Alemi, Teisha Shiozaki, Alexis Graham-Stephenson, Alexandra Bors, Chapter 9        Urological Etiologies of Abdominal Pain                         Joshua A. Broghammer and Marcus Austenfeld Chapter 10      Trauma during Pregnancy                         Stanley M. Augustin, Maxwell Almenoff, and Aaron Sparks Chapter 11      Surgical Principles in the Gravid Female                         Peter Bogach Greenspan Chapter 12      Principles and Practice of Anesthetic Management in the Gravid Patient                                         Undergoing Abdominal Surgery                         Tibor G. Mohácsi and Kathleen A. Leavitt Chapter 13      Postoperative Care Issues                         Peter Bogach Greenspan Chapter 14      Legal Concerns in Complicated Obstetrical Cases                         Marilyn M. Pesto, Janet I. Mittenfelner and Andrew Spaedy