Stedman's OB-GYN and Pediatrics Words, Fourth Edition includes over 100,000 terms representing ob-gyn, pediatrics, and neonatology specialties including new representation of oncology protocols, drugs, experimental studies, and lab and operational procedures. This edition's expanded appendix section includes Anatomical Illustrations, Genetic Symbols, Normal Lab Values, Biophysical Profile Scoring, Sample Reports, Common Terms by Procedure, Drugs by Indication, Apgar Score, Developmental Milestones from Birth to 5 Years, Recommended Immunizations, Routine Immunization of HIV-Infected Children in the US, Oral Rehydration Fluids and Infant Formulas, and Common Poisonings and Their Antidotes. Medical language specialists, medical transcription professionals and students, court reporters, and medical coders will value this comprehensive new edition. This Fourth Edition is also available on CD-ROM.
Product Description: Genetic counselling is widely accepted as an integral part of the management of every patient with an inherited disorder, and the rapid developments in human and medical genetics have reinforced the importance of competency in risk calculation. Fully updated since the first edition (1991) this book provides a simple introduction for risk calculation for genetics counselling,, describing how risks can easily be estimated or calculated for most counselling situations. Easy-to-use, with worked examples, this book covers all patterns of inheritance. In this second edition, Introduction to Risk Calculation for Genetic Counselling now includes a chapter on cancer genetics, and there are also new sections on anticipation, gonadal mosaicism, the potential use of susceptibility loci, three-way chromosome translocations and meiotic drive.
Reviews of the first edition: 'This is a good book' American Journal of Human Genetics 'I would recommend this book to any clinicians involved in aspects of genetic counselling' Genetical Research Introduction to Risk calculation for Genetic Counselling.. 'is simple, clear and accurate.' 'There is no doubt that this will be a popular book.' Journal of Medical Genetics 'Introduction to risk calculation in genetic counselling more than fulfills its aim to be a "user-friendly introduction to risk calculation.... For those involved in the delivery of genetic counselling services." It is clear in style, with worked example, and all within 150 pages.' BMJ 'This new text is to be welcomed as it is readily accessible to the majority of clinicians and is, in essence, a book that should be in the "working bookshelf"!' Neuromuscular Disorders
Product Description: Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Presents multidisciplinary perspectives to aid the reader in making the best clinical decisions. Each abnormality includes: overview of genetics and epidemiology, sonographic findings and differential diagnosis, obstetrical management, neonatology management, and a summary of surgical indications. Previous edition: c1996. Softcover.
Product Description: Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Presents multidisciplinary perspectives to aid the reader in making the best clinical decisions. Each abnormality includes: overview of genetics and epidemiology, sonographic findings and differential diagnosis, obstetrical management, neonatology management, and a summary of surgical indications. Previous edition: c1996. Softcover.
Product Description: McMaster Univ., Canada. Based on systematic reviews of the research literature, this text summarizes evidence available on the effects of care practices carried out during pregnancy, childbirth, and after the baby is born. Second edition was the winner of the 1995 British Medical Association Book Competition in the category of Primary Health Care. Softcover. DNLM: Primary Care
Product Description: Fetal Echocardiography is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated guide to fetal heart scanning for anyone involved in obstetric ultrasound. Authored by a leading pediatric cardiologist with over 30 years of experience, it brings together all the information needed by cardiologists, obstetricians, sonographers or maternal-fetal medicine clinicians in order to obtain clear, high-quality echocardiograms and interpret them. Initial chapters provide the basic principles of echocardiography and how to obtain the standard views, giving numerous illustrations of each standard view and the possible deviations from normal. Subsequent chapters present a complete pictorial representation of almost all malformations recognised in fetal life. An overview of the likely outcome of each malformation is given, backed up by personal data involving nearly 4000 abnormal fetal hearts. Additional chapters cover Fetal Arrhythmias and Early Fetal Heart Scanning. Highly illustrated and full of practical guidance, Fetal Echocardiography is an invaluable resource for all practitioners involved in obstetric scanning.
Product Description: In riveting first-person narratives focused on the first 28 days of an infant's life, nurses remember the babies they’ve delivered and cared for. In turns joyous, humorous, and heartbreaking, these stories from neonatal and perinatal nurses, midwives, labor & delivery nurses, pediatric nurses, and others tell what it’s like to care for these small wonders at the starts of their lives.
Edited and introduced by a registered nurse, the book is a resource for both nurses and anyone who is fascinated by their extraordinary stories.
Product Description: Univ. of California, Irvine. Text provides an overview of all aspects of fetal heart rate monitoring. Traces the history and includes new material on fetal pulse oximetry. Also covers the physiologic basis of fetal monitoring, basic pattern recognition, and diagnosis of nonreassuring fetal heart rate patterns. Previous edition: c1991. DNLM: Fetal Monitoring.
Product Description: Boston Univ., MA. Textbook provides practical guidelines for promoting the well-being of infants in the NICU from a developmental and therapeutic perspective. Presents an overview of medical conditions of newborns and commonly used interventions. Each chapter provides learning objectives, overviews, and case stories. For future NICU clinicians.
Product Description: This book is a must-have for all health professionals involved in the care of women with high risk pregnancies. It is a concise and practical resource for all perinatal care and a reference for the diagnosis and management of high risk pregnancy.
The fifth edition of this classic, focuses on factors affecting pregnancy, genetics, practical diagnostic techniques, maternal diseases in pregnancy and pregnancy complications, labor, anesthesia, and neonatal considerations.
Dr Queenan is joined in the fifth edition by a new editor, Catherine Spong. The book will take an explicitly evidence-based approach this time around and will expand upon several important areas; genetics, doppler ultrasound, prevention, AIDS, group B streptococcus, preeclampsia, and prematurity.
