Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
I. INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS
1. Overview of Obstetric Triage and Potential Pitfalls
2. Legal Considerations in Obstetric Triage: EMTALA and HIPAA
II. MANAGEMENT OF OBSTETRIC CONDITIONS IN EARLY PREGNANCY
3. Management of Ectopic Pregnancy
4. Vaginal Bleeding in Early Pregnancy
5. Recognition and Treatment of Postabortion Complications
6. Abdominal Pain and Masses in Pregnancy
7. Pregnancy Loss Prior to Viability
8. Early Complications of Multiple Gestations
9. Nausea, Vomiting, and Hyperemesis of Pregnancy
10. Medical Conditions in Early Pregnancy
III.MANAGEMENT OF OBSTETRIC CONDITIONS
11. Fetal Evaluation and Clinical Applications
12. Limited or No Prenatal Care at Term
13. Preterm Labor 119
14. Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes
15. Trauma in Pregnancy 137
16. Severe Preeclampsia or Eclampsia and Hypertensive Issues
17. Labor Evaluation 159
18. Severe Medical Complications in Pregnancy
19. Vaginal Bleeding in Pregnancy
IV. MANAGEMENT OF COMMON OBSTETRIC CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT PREGNANCY
20. Common General Surgical Emergencies in Pregnancy
21. Management of Biohazardous Exposure in Pregnancy
22. Infections in Pregnant Women
23. Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault In Pregnancy
24. Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy
25. Sexually Transmitted Infections
V. MANAGEMENT OF POSTPARTUM COMPLICATIONS COMMONLY SEEN IN OB TRIAGE
26. Postpartum Preeclampsia Complications
27. Postpartum Breast Complications
28. Secondary Postpartum Hemorrhage and Endometritis
29. Psychiatric Complications in the Postpartum Period
30. Critical Postpartum Medical Complications
Index