Pulmonary Problems in Pregnancy Clinical and Research Aspects /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rosene-Montella, Karen (Editor), Bourjeily, Ghada (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2009.
• Series: Respiratory Medicine
• Subjects: Medicine.; Obstetrics.; Internal medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Internal Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.

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:

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