Cerebrovascular accidents (hypertensive encephalopathy and hemorrhage) are rare complications during pregnancy and the postpartum period. The exact incidence of these complications during pregnancy and the first 6 weeks postpartum is…
Video Clips on DVD 10-1 PowerPoint Discussion of Evaluation and Management of a Patient with Eclampsia 10-2 Discussion with Dr. Sibai on Emergent Management of a Woman Presenting with an…
Sepsis is defined as suspected or proven infection plus a systemic inflammatory response syndrome (e.g., fever, tachycardia, tachypnea, and leukocytosis). Severe sepsis is defined as sepsis with organ dysfunction (hypotension,…
Video Clips on DVD 7-1 PowerPoint Discussion of the Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Edema and Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Pulmonary edema is a secondary disease process characterized by pulmonary interstitial and…
Video Clips on DVD 5-1 PowerPoint Discussion of Amniotic Fluid Embolism Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare but unpredictable and rapidly developing obstetric emergency. The exact incidence of AFE…
Accounting for 20% to 30% of maternal deaths, pulmonary embolism ranks as the most frequent cause of maternal death in developed countries. Its incidence during pregnancy is 5 to 10…
Video Clips on DVD 2-1 PowerPoint Discussion of a Variety of Fetal Heart Rate Tracings Continuous electronic fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring is widely used to monitor all pregnant women…
Video Clips on DVD 1-1 PowerPoint Discussion of Epidemiology of Acute Obstetric Emergencies The incidence of acute medical and surgical emergencies in pregnancy and postpartum has increased during the past…
Learning outcomes After studying this chapter you should be able to: Knowledge criteria • Understand the epidemiology, aetiology, diagnosis, management and prognosis of gynaecological cancer • Describe the aetiology, epidemiology…
Learning outcomes After studying this chapter you should be able to: Knowledge criteria • List the causes of bleeding and/or pain in early pregnancy • Describe the epidemiology, aetiology and…
