Fetology: Diagnosis and Management of the Fetal Patient
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (578 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0838525709 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1081 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A highly accessible resource for practitioners charged with the care of a fetus or neonate with a sonographically detected anomaly--and a trusted guide for prospective parents seeking advice regarding an abnormal fetal finding. Provides much-needed answers and an approach to managing the implications of fetal sonographic or chromosomal diagnosis beyond the existing boundaries of obstetrics, pediatrics, and surgery.. A one-of-a-kind, quick-reference volume that offers a cohesive, coordinated plan for the diagnosis, management, and treatment of the fetal patient
its still a good choice to read A unique textbook about fetal diseases. Also simple to read, well summarized source and contains enough to manage fetal patient.I hope to see its new edition in a close future. After 6 years of its second print, its still a good choice to read. But i think a newer edition may help us to improve our knowl. Four Stars The bol is ver y good, i expected a pdf versión attached as well. "Essential book for any perinatal library" according to A Customer. This is a well written refence book for all those involved inprenatal diagnosis and counseling of pregnant women with a suspectedor known fetal problem. It is concise, offers acurate informationregarding numerous conditions, the follow up during pregnancy,necessary testing prenatally and postnatally, rec
Timothy M. Bianchi, M.D., is Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts. D'Alton, M.D., is Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine. . Crombleholme, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts-New England Medical Center. Mary E. Diana W
The authors claim, for instance, that percutaneous umbilical-cord sampling is required to determine the fetal blood type, although the fetal Rh type can now be determined by analysis of amniocytes obtained by amniocentesis; the authors also say that percutaneous umbilical-cord sampling at term is required for management of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, although most authorities, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, now acknowledge that such sampling is unnecessary. Fetology is such a resource. . The rationale behind the recommendations is provided, including a review of the risk of fetal trisomy 18 in relation to maternal age, an explanation of how to alter this a priori risk with a likelihood ratio (derived from the association of aneuploidy with choroid-plexus cysts) to compute a posterior probability, and a discussion of how to include the presence or absence of other structura