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Fetal Monitoring in Practice E-Book (ePub eBook) 4th Revised edition


Fetal Monitoring in Practice E-Book (ePub eBook) 4th Revised edition

eBook by Gibb, Donald/Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam

Fetal Monitoring in Practice E-Book (ePub eBook)

£25.99

ISBN:
9780702046810
Publication Date:
06 Mar 2017
Edition:
4th Revised edition
Publisher:
Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:
Churchill Livingstone
Pages:
272 pages
Format:
eBook
For delivery:
Download available
Fetal Monitoring in Practice E-Book (ePub eBook)

Description

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Contents

1 Introduction 2 Clinical assessment and recording 3 Auscultation of the fetal heart rate 4 Electronic fetal monitoring - terminology and Interpretation 5 Pathophysiology of Fetal Heart Rate (FHR) 6 NICE and FIGO guidelines for Interpretation of FHR patterns 7 Antepartum Fetal Surveillance 8 The admission test by cardiotocography or by auscultation 9 Assessment of uterine contractions 10 Oxytocin and fetal heart rate changes 11 Meconium, infection, anaemia, bleeding 12 Cardiotocographic interpretation: additional clinical scenarios 13 Cardiotocographic interpretation: more difficult problems 14 Fetal scalp blood sampling pH and lactate 15 Fetal ECG waveform analysis 16 Medico legal issues with CTG and current strategies to reduce litigation 17 Competency Testing in CTG Interpretation Prior to Practice

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