Product Description: What is the role of political parties in government elections? How do parties shape candidates' positions on issues and determine who is nominated to run on the party ticket? Readers will examine the roles of the two major US parties as well as the influence of third parties on election results...read more

Product Description: Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title! 2012 Second Place AJN Book of the Year Award Winner in Maternal and Child Health! This up-to-date handbook of narrative practice guidelines for use in obstetric triage and emergency settings provides speedy access to critical information needed by healthcare providers in obstetrics, midwifery, emergency medicine, and family care medicine...read more

Product Description: Management Acute of Obstetric Emergencies, by Baha M. Sibai, MD, is the ideal way to enhance your skills in this key area of obstetrics. In this volume in the Female Pelvic Surgery Video Atlas Series, edited by Mickey Karram, MD, detailed discussions and illustrations, case studies, and video footage clarify how to most effectively anticipate and perform a variety of emergency procedures and manage complications...read more

Product Description: A unique quick-reference guide focusing on the practical bedside care of the critically ill pregnant patient "...seems designed to enable readers to absorb the material quickly and use its algorithms directly with patient care. Figures and tables communicate information efficiently and make the book a worthy addition to the field...read more

Product Description: The Pre-hospital Obstetric Emergency Training (POET) programme provides an introduction to the obstetric patient and the anatomical and physiological changes that occur during pregnancy (including interpretation of patient-held records and rapid assessment of the obstetric patient)...read more

Product Description: Critical Care Obstetrics provides expert clinical guidance throughout on how you can maximize the chances of your patient and her baby surviving trauma.In this stimulating text, internationally recognized experts guide you through the most challenging situations you as an obstetrician are likely to face, enabling you to skillfully: * Recognize conditions early-on which might prove life threatening * Implement immediate life-saving treatments in emergency situations * Maximize the survival prospects of both the mother and her fetusThe fifth edition of this popular book will help you keep your composure in high risk clinical situations, making it an invaluable resource for any healthcare professional responsible for the care and management of pregnant women and their unborn children...read more

Product Description: The issue is important because it will be an evidenced based review of the current state of practice of neonatal resuscitation. The chapters will include issues related to the use of room air versus 100% Oxygen, initial strategies to ventilate the preterm and term infant, devises to ventilate the depressed infant, the role of CPAP during resuscitation, the importance of temperature management in both the preterm infant (avoidance of hypothermia) and the term infant (avoidance of hyperthermia), the role of CO2 detectors to confirm endotracheal tube positioning, the potential role of induced hypothermia as well as glucose to prevent ongoing brain injury in high risk infants, the ethics involved in initiation and discontinuation of resuscitation, the role of medications(epinephrine, naloxone, sodium bicarbonate and volume) during resuscitation including the route of administration (endotracheal and interosseous), suctioning of infant delivered in the presence of resuscitation and resuscitation where resources are limited...read more

Product Description: Be on call with confidence! Successfully managing on-call situations requires a masterful combination of speed, skill, and knowledge. The pocket-sized titles in the On Call series provide you with immediate access to the vital, step-by-step information you need to rise to the occasion! When you're on call...read more

Product Description: The fourth edition of "Critical Care Obstetrics" has been extensively revised to reflect the advances that have been made in maternal-fetal medicine. This edition contains 14 brand new chapters written by the field's leading physicians...read more

Product Description: ON CALL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, 2nd Edition convenienty covers the assessment and management of obstetric and gynecologic problems commonly encountered in an on call setting. Each problem covered is presented with a clinical orientation, emphasizing the key points that are necessary for the quick assessment and optimal management of the patient...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This text aims to help primary care providers deal effectively with the wide variety of serious but unique medical problems seen in women. The three sections of the book cover general information, obstetrics and gynaecology, providing coverage of clinical features, diagnosis and treatment...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The new edition of Critical Care Obstetrics has been extensively re-written by several new subspecialist authors, many trained and board certified in areas beyond obstetrics or maternal fetal medicine. Interest in this field is continuing to grow as the complex interactions between pregnancy-induced maternal physiologic changes, the fetus, and critical illness are increasingly appreciated...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The critically ill pregnant woman presents a unique challenge to the clinician. The patient's disease, as well as any potential therapy, simultaneously affects two individuals with vastly different physiologies. While retaining its clinical orientation, this book has been completely revised and includes many new chapters...read more

Product Description: A practical, quick reference to the critical problems of labor and delivery, and the management of the high risk obstetric patient. Special features include helpful tables and algorithms within each chapter, and the use of memory aids...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The aim of perinatal care is threefold: the health of the mother, the health of the baby and the emotional satisfaction of the mother and her family. The purpose of this book is to explain the essentials of common obstetric emergencies in order to facilitate ratioanal decision-making by staff in the labour ward...read more

Product Description: Part of a series in which physicians offer guidance on frequently encountered emergencies, this book contains a review of obstetric emergencies. Topics covered include ectopic pregnancy and bleeding in early pregnancy.

Product Description: Aimed at the newly qualified doctor or final stage medical student, this book covers emergencies likely to be encountered in British gynaecological practice, as well as some conditions to be found elsewhere in the world. Two general chapters are followed by detailed descriptions of specific cases...read more