Handbook of Obstetric Emergencies

Contents

1. Differential Diagnosis
2. Abortion
3. Vomiting in Pregnancy
4. Ectopic Pregnancy
5. Retroverted Gravid Uterus
6. Hypertension in Pregnancy
7. Anemia in Pregnancy
8. Heart Disease in Pregnancy
9. Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
10. HIV Infection in Pregnancy
11. Trauma in Pregnancy
12. Preterm Labor
13. Prelabor Rupture of the Membranes
14. Antepartum Hemorrhage (APH)
15. Twin Delivery
16. Breech Delivery
17. Cord Prolapse
18. Shoulder Dystocia
19. Abnormal Progress of Labor
20. Obstructed Labor
21. Labor with a Scarred Uterus
22. Rupture of the Uterus
23. Postpartum Hemorrhage
24. Retained Placenta
25. Acute Uterine Inversion
26. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
27. Amniotic Fluid Embolism
28. Intrauterine Fetal Death
29. Cesarean Hysterectomy
30. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
31. Puerperal Sepsis—Septic Shock
32. Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
33. Resuscitation of the Newborn
34. Anaphylaxis
35. Transfusion Reaction
36. Sickle Cell Crisis
37. Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Pregnancy
38. Asthma Exacerbation in Pregnancy
39. Epilepsy and Pregnancy
40. Pregnancy References Values
Suggested Reading
Index