Fetal Monitoring in Practice - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0702043486 ISBN 13: 9780702043482

Verlag: Churchill Livingstone, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

Prepared by editors of international renown, the latest edition of Fetal Monitoring in Practice has been fully updated throughout and now presents the latest information in colour! Retaining the features that characterised the success of previous editions – an accessible writing style, basic CTG interpretation, use of correct terminology, common pitfalls associated with equipment usage, underlying pathophysiology, clinical trial data and relevant clinical scenarios – new features include an expanded author team to provide an international perspective, the latest guidelines from NICE and FIGO, new and expanded information on clinical assessment and medical litigation, and a new chapter on competency testing in CTG interpretation prior to practice.

• Clear and friendly writing style makes a potentially challenging subject straightforward and accessible
• Explains the correct use of terminology to help ensure safe and accurate communication
• Emphasizes the importance of using monitoring techniques within the context of detailed clinical assessment
• Explains the basics of interpretation including the influence of drugs used for pain relief
• Explains common pitfalls associated with equipment usage and provides practical advice on how to avoid them
• Explains the underlying pathophysiology associated with abnormal changes seen on the CTG
• Explains and contextualizes relevant clinical trial data
• Clinical scenarios demonstrate common presentations such as breech birth, twin pregnancies, brow presentation, hypertension, and eclampsia
• Real CTG traces demonstrate more complex presentations such as prolonged deceleration, placental abruption, and fetal bleeding
• Perfect for candidates undertaking the Advanced Training Skills Module of the RCOGs 'Advanced Labour Ward Practice'

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, PhD, DSc, FRCOG, FRCS, FACOG, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) of St. George’s University, London; Foundation Professor of O&G, University of Nicosia, Visiting Professor, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London; Past President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007-2010); President: International Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (FIGO) 2012-2015; Head, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, St George’s University Hospital, London, UK (1997-2013). National award recipient of Knight Bachelor in the UK and Sri Lanka Ranjana in Sri Lanka for services to Medicine.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Churchill Livingstone
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0702043486
• ISBN 13: 9780702043482
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 4
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272
• Herausgeber: Gibb MD MRCP FRCOG Donald, Arulkumaran Sabaratnam
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: LSWR Group; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; Italien