Human pregnancy: an overview / Ann M. Gronowski -- Human chorionic gonadtropin / Laurence A. Cole -- Biological markers of preterm delivery / Stephen F. Thung and Alan M. Peaceman -- Markers of fetal lung maturity / Edward R. Ashwood -- Maternal prenatal screening for fetal defects / Andrew R. MacRae and Jacob A. Canick -- Chromosome analysis in prenatal diagnosis / Syed M. Jalal, Adewale Adeyinka, and Alan Thornhill -- Diagnosis and monitoring of ectopic and abnormal pregnancies / Gary Lipscomb -- Thyroid disease during pregnancy: assessment of the mother / Corinne R. Fantz and Ann M. Gronowski -- Thyroid disease during pregnancy: assessment of the fetus / Pratima K. Singh and Ann M. Gronowski -- Hematology and hemostasis during pregnancy / Charles Eby -- Hemolytic disease of the newborn / David G. Grenache.
Prenatal screening and diagnosis of congenital infection / Lynn Bry -- Laboratory testing for group B streptococcus in the pregnant patient / Sebastian Faro -- Immunologic diseases of pregnancy / William A. Bennett -- Recurrent pregnancy loss / Carolyn B. Coulam -- Multifetal gestations / Isaac Blickstein and Louis G. Keith -- Diabetes in pregnancy / Jonathan W. Dukes, Albert C. Chen, and Lois Jovanovic -- Preeclampsia, eclampsia, and hypertension / Kee-Hak Lim and Melanie M. Watkins -- Liver diseases in pregnancy / Jason D. Wright and Yoel Sadovsky.
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Aids clinicians and laboratorians in the area of diagnosis during pregnancy using laboratory testing. It is the first handbook to focus exclusively on the use of laboratory tests during pregnancy, including the effects of normal physiological changes on test results; the proper use of laboratory tests; interpretation of results; changes in reference ranges; monitoring the pregnant patient; and new technologies such as molecular diagnostics. Included is a comprehensive appendix of normal reference ranges in pregnant women making this an excellent resource for any medical professional.
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Diagnosis, Laboratory, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Fetus-- Diseases-- Diagnosis, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Obstetrics-- Diagnosis, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pregnancy-- Complications-- Diagnosis, Handbooks, manuals, etc.