Fetal Medicine for the MRCOG and BeyondA solid understanding of fetal medicine is essential for the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. This comprehensive book, which has been extensively updated to reflect current clinical practice and developments in the field since publication of the original edition, provides a thorough overview of fetal medicine, covering: screening for chromosomal abnormalities; prenatal diagnostic techniques; the routine anomaly scan; fetal structural abnormalities; fetal therapy; prenatal diagnosis and management of non-immune hydrops fetalis; termination of pregnancy for fetal abnormality; fetal growth restriction; twin pregnancy; and fetal infection. The book is primarily designed to provide a comprehensive summary for candidates preparing for the Part 2 MRCOG examination, and as such covers the RCOG curriculum for fetal medicine. It is also a valuable guide for all healthcare professionals working in the field, including trainees, consultants and midwives. |
Contents
1 Screening for chromosomal abnormalities | 1 |
2 Prenatal diagnostic techniques | 19 |
3 The routine anomaly scan | 35 |
4 Fetal structural abnormalities | 55 |
5 Fetal therapy | 79 |
6 Prenatal diagnosis and management of nonimmune hydrops fetalis | 115 |
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Fetal Medicine for the MRCOG and Beyond Alan Cameron,Janet Brennand,Lena Crichton,Janice Gibson Limited preview - 2011 |
Common terms and phrases
abdominal amniocentesis amniotic fluid aneuploidy anomaly scan antenatal antibodies approximately artery Doppler assessment associated birth blood flow caesarean section cardiac cells chorionic chorionic villus sampling chromosomal abnormalities clinical complications congenital infection cord cytomegalovirus detection rates diagnostic testing dichorionic disease fetal abnormality fetal blood fetal growth restriction fetal infection fetal medicine fetal therapy fetoscopic fetus fetuses Figure first-trimester gestational age hydrops identified intrauterine invasive karyotype kidneys lesions loss rate malformations maternal age maternal serum membrane monochorionic monochorionic twins MRCOG needle neonatal neural tube defects NIHF normal nuchal translucency occur outcome PAPP-A parvovirus parvovirus B19 performed perinatal placental prenatal diagnosis procedure randomised RCOG renal result rubella sampling screening programmes second-trimester septal defect shunt structural abnormalities studies syphilis technique termination of pregnancy toxoplasmosis treatment trimester trisomy 18 trisomy 21 twin pregnancies twin–twin transfusion syndrome ultrasound Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol uterine utero velocity virus waveform weeks of gestation women