Clinical Resources by Topic: Obstetrics

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• Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Ed.-2005: Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 6. Medical Disorders During Pregnancy: Table of contents
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Hypertension: Access document
    • Renal Disease: Access document
    • Cardiac Disease: Access document
    • Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism: Access document
    • Endocrine Disorders: Access document
    • Hematologic Disorders: Access document
    • Neurologic Disorders: Access document
    • Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Access document
    • Infections: Access document
    • Summary: Access document
    • Further Reading: Access document
• Gabbe: Obstetrics - Normal and Problem Pregnancies 4th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 1 - Endocrinology and Diagnosis of Pregnancy: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Pregnancy Proteins: Access document
    • Pregnancy Steroids: Access document
    • Pregnancy Diagnosis and Monitoring: Access document
    • Conclusions: Access document
    • Key Points: Access document
  • Chapter 2 - Placental and Fetal Physiology: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Placental Physiology: Access document
    • Fetal Physiology: Access document
    • Summary: Access document
    • Key Points: Access document
  • Chapter 3 - Maternal Physiology in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Body Water Metabolism: Access document
    • Cardiovascular System: Access document
    • Respiratory System: Access document
    • Hematologic Changes: Access document
    • Urinary System: Access document
    • Alimentary Tract: Access document
    • The Skeleton: Access document
    • Endocrine Changes: Access document
    • Pancreas and Fuel Metabolism: Access document
    • The Breasts: Access document
    • Skin Changes: Access document
    • The Eye: Access document
    • Key Points: Access document
  • Chapter 4 - Physiology and Endocrinology of Term and Preterm Labor: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Phases of Uterine Activity: Access document
    • Activation of Myometrial Function: Access document
    • Activation: The Fetal Endocrine Pathway: Access document
    • Fetal Hpa Activation in Primates: Access document
    • Prostaglandins and Human Parturition: Access document
    • Prostaglandin Metabolism: Access document
    • Crh and Human Parturition: Access document
    • Oxytocin: Access document
    • Glucocorticoids: Good News and Bad News: Access document
    • Key Points: Access document
  • Chapter 41 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Obstetric Practice: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Abortion: Access document
    • Genetic Counseling, Screening, and Prenatal Diagnosis: Access document
    • Forced Cesarean Delivery: Access document
    • Fetal Research: Access document
    • Key Points: Access document
• Zipes: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part IX - Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations: Access document
    • Chapter 74 - Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease: Access document
      • Cardiovascular Physiology During Pregnancy and the Puerperium: Access document
      • Cardiovascular Evaluation During Pregnancy: Access document
        • History and Physical Examination: Access document
        • Laboratory Examinations: Access document
      • Pregnancy in Women with Congenital Heart Disease: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Specific Malformations: Access document
      • Valvular Heart Disease: Access document
      • Other Conditions Affecting the Valves, Aorta, and Myocardium: Access document
      • Cardiomyopathies: Access document
      • Hypertension in Pregnancy: Access document
        • Hypertension in Pregnancy: Access document
        • Pregnancy after Cardiac Transplantation: Access document
      • Coronary Artery Disease: Access document
      • Arrhythmias: Access document
      • Other Cardiovascular Disorders: Access document
        • Other Cardiovascular Disorders: Access document
        • Cardiac Surgery During Pregnancy: Access document
          
        • Pregnancy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves: Access document
      • References: Access document
      • Guidelines: Pregnancy: Access document
• Larsen: Williams Textbook of Endocrinology 10th Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 16 - The Physiology and Pathology of the Female Reproductive Axis: Access document
    • Reproductive Physiology: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Reproductive Functions of the Hypothalamus: Access document
      • Reproductive Functions of the Anterior Pituitary: Access document
      • Ovary: Access document
      • Endometrium: Access document
    • Approach to the Woman with Reproductive Dysfunction: Access document
      • History: Access document
      • Physical Examination: Access document
• Mason: Murray & Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine 4th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part 3 - Clinical Respiratory Medicine: Access document
    • Section R - Respiratory Manifestations of Extrapulmonary Disorders: Access document
      • Chapter 81 - The Lungs in Obstetric and Gynecologic Disease: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Physiologic Alterations During Normal Pregnancy: Access document
        • Obstetric Disorders and the Lungs: Access document
        • Summary: Access document
        • References: Access document
• Jacobson: Psychiatric Secrets, 2nd ed..-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 63 - Psychiatric Disorders and Pregnancy: Access document
  • Chapter 64 - Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders: Access document
• Rakel: Textbook of Family Practice 6th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 26 - Obstetrics: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Woman and Child Health: Access document
    • Preconception Counseling: Access document
    • Routine Prenatal Care: Access document
    • Prenatal Genetic Diagnostic Testing: Access document
    • Drugs and Exposure to Chemicals in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Section: Access document
    • Infections in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Medical Disorders in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Complications of Early Labor: Access document
    • Complications of Late Pregnancy: Access document
    • Multiple Gestation: Access document
    • Antepartum Fetal Surveillance: Access document
    • Normal Labor and Delivery: Access document
    • Abnormalities of Labor and Delivery: Access document
    • Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Access document
    • Intrapartum Procedures: Access document
    • References: Access document
• Abeloff: Clinical Oncology 3rd Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 68 - Special Issues in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Maternal-Fetal Physiology: Access document
    • Fetal Development: Access document
    • Maternal-Fetal Pharmacokinetics: Access document
    • Systemic Antineoplastic Therapy During Pregnancy: Access document
    • Radiation Exposure during Pregnancy: Access document
    • Specific Cancers and Pregnancy: Access document
    • Pregnancy after Cancer Therapy: Access document
    • References: Access document
  • Chapter 64 - Reproductive Complications: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Reproductive Physiology: Access document
    • Direct Effects of Cancer on Reproductive Function: Access document
    • Effects of Cancer Therapy on Sexual and Reproductive Function: Access document
    • Chemotherapy and Radiation During Pregnancy: Access document
    • Prevention: Access document
    • Treatment: Access document
    • References: Access document
• Sabiston: Textbook of Surgery 17th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 75 - Surgery in the Pregnant Patient: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy: Access document
    • Radiology Safety Concerns in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Anesthesia Safety Concerns in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Prevention of Preterm Labor: Access document
    • Abdominal Pain and the Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Minimally Invasive Surgery in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Breast Masses in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Hepatobiliary Disease in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Endocrine Disease in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Small Bowel Disease in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Colon And Rectum in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Vascular Disease in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Trauma in Pregnancy: Access document
    • Summary: Access document
    • Selected References: Access document
    • References: Access document
  • Chapter 74 - Gynecologic Surgery: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Pelvic Embryology and Anatomy: Access document
    • Reproductive Physiology: Access document
    • Clinical Evaluation: Access document
    • Management of Preinvasive and Invasive Disease of the Female Genital Tract: Access document
    • Alternatives to Surgical Intervention: Access document
    • Technical Aspects of Surgical Options: Access document
    • Surgery During Pregnancy: Access document
    • Selected References: Access document
    • References: Access document
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• STATREF - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Williams Obstetrics: Table of contents
  • Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Diagnosis and Treatment: Table of contents
• The Merck Manual 17th Ed.-1999: Table of contents
  • Chapter 248. Conception and Prenatal Development: Table of contents
    • General: Access document
  • Chapter 254. Postpartum Care: Table of contents
    • General: Access document
    • Puerperal Infection: Access document
    • Postpartum Hemorrhage: Access document
    • Inverted Uterus: Access document
• Family Practice Handbook 4th Ed.-2001: Table of contents
  • Chapter 14: Obstetrics: Table of contents
    • Preconception Care: Access document
    • Prenatal Care: Access document
    • Prenatal Patient Education: Access document
    • RH Screening and Rho(D) Immunoglobulin: Access document
    • Labor: Access document
    • Amnioinfusion: Access document
    • Obstetric Anesthesia and Analgesia: Access document
    • Vaginal Delivery: Access document
    • Postpartum Care: Access document
• Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Pregnancy Diagnosis: Access document
  • Normal and Abnormal Puerperium: Access document
  • Common Pregnancy Complaints and Questions: Access document
  • Use of Vital Statistics in Obstetrics: Access document
  • Estimation of Fetal Weight: Access document
  • Evaluation of Fetal Death: Access document
  • Fetal Growth Restriction: Access document
  • Postpartum Depression: Access document

Emergency Medicine Resources   See also General Emergency Medicine Resources

• Marx: Rosen: Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice 5th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 171 - General Approach to the Pregnant Patient: Access document
    • Perspective: Access document
    • Principles of Disease: Access document
    • Clinical Features: Access document
    • Diagnostic Strategies: Access document
    • Differential Considerations: Access document
    • Specific Disorders: Access document
    • Management: Access document
    • Key Concepts: Access document

Radiology Resources   See also General Radiology Resources

• Mettler: Essentials of Radiology 2nd Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 7 - Genitourinary System and Retroperitoneum: Access document
    • Anatomy and Imaging Techniques: Access document
    • Female Pelvis: Access document
      • Anatomy and Imaging Techniques: Access document
• Grainger and Allison's Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging 4th Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 93 - Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Access document
    • Obstetric Applications: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Biological Safety: Routine Ultrasound Screening: Access document
      • Instrumentation and Ultrasound Techniques: Access document
      • Indications: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Confirm Early Intrauterine Pregnancy/Exclude Ectopic Pregnancy: Access document
        • Establish Gestational Age: Access document
        • Evaluate Fetal Viability: Access document
        • Fetal Anomalies: Access document
        • Placental Disorders: Access document
        • Compromised Fetal Condition: Access document
        • Guidance for Obstetric Intervention: Access document
        • Other Applications: Access document
    • Summary: Access document
    • References: Access document
• Radiology (eMedicine): Table of contents

  • Obstetrics/Gynecology: List of documents

  • Pediatrics: List of documents

Pathology Resources

• Internet Pathology Lab for Medical Education (FSU Coll of Med): Table of contents
  • Female Genital Pathology Index: List of documents
  • Placental Pathology Index: List of documents
• eAtlas of Pathology (Univ of Connecticut): Table of contents
  • Diseases of Fallopian Tube: List of documents
    • Normal Fallopian Tube (Low Power): Access document
    • Normal Fallopian Tube (High Power): Access document
  • Diseases of Placenta: List of documents
    • Early Implantation Site in Endometrium: Access document
    • Uterine Early Implantation Site: Access document
    • Uterine Early Implantation Site: Access document
    • Normal Decidual Vessel: Access document
    • Normal Decidual Vessel: Access document
    • Normal Decidual Vessel: Access document
    • Normal Chorionic Plate (Low Power): Access document
    • Normal Chorionic Plate (Low Power): Access document
    • Normal Chorionic Plate (Medium Power): Access document
    • Normal Membranes: Access document
    • Normal Membranes: Access document
    • Normal Membranes: Access document
    • Normal Membranes (Low Power): Access document
    • Fetal Membranes: Access document
    • Normal Villi (Term): Access document
    • Normal Villi (Term): Access document
    • Normal Villi (Term): Access document
    • Normal Villi (Term): Access document
    • Normal Villi (7-8 Weeks): Access document
    • Normal Villi (7-8 Weeks): Access document
    • Normal Villi (7-8 Weeks) (High Power): Access document
    • Normal Villi (Early Thrid Trimester): Access document
    • Normal Villi (Early Thrid Trimester): Access document
    • Early Implantation 4x: Access document
    • Early Implantation 10x: Access document
    • Early Implantation 20x: Access document

Clinical Guidelines

• Zipes: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part IX - Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations: Access document
    • Chapter 74 - Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease: Access document
      • Guidelines: Pregnancy: Access document
• MD Consult Practice Guidelines: Table of contents | Keyword search - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology: List of documents
• National Guideline Clearinghouse: MeSH browse | Detailed search
  • Pregnancy Complications (MeSH browse): List of documents

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Homepage
  • Conditions of the Urinary Tract and Sexual Organs, and Pregnancy: Table of contents
  • Diseases and Abnormalities at or before Birth: Table of contents
• CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service: Homepage
  • Clinical Trials by Disease Categories: Table of contents
    • Obstetrics/Gynecology: Table of contents
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Clinical Trials
  Additional Clinical Trials resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)

News Resources

• Doctor's Guide to the Internet: Homepage
  • Gynaecology/Obstetrics News: List of documents
• MD Consult: Homepage - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Today in Medicine: Table of content (scroll down to Obstetrics)

Miscellaneous General Obstetrics Clinical Resources

• HealthWeb: Homepage
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology: Table of contents
    • Clinical Resources: List of documents
    • Educational Resources: List of documents
    • Online Journals: List of documents
    • Communication: List of documents
    • Conferences and Events: List of documents
    • Organizations: List of documents
    • Academic Institutions / Research Programs: List of documents
    • Consumer Health Resources: List of documents
  • Womens Health: Table of contents
    • Reproductive Health: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Reproductive Health:Pregnancy and Birth
  Additional Pregnancy resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Additional Obstetrics resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)