Table of Contents

SYSTEMS
Hypertension and Pre-Eclampsia
Heart Disease
Thromboembolic Disease
Respiratory Disease
Diabetes Mellitus
Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease
Pituitary and Adrenal Disease
Connective Tissue Disease
Neurological Problems
Renal Disease
Liver Disease
Gastrointestinal Disease
Skin Disease
Haematological Problems
Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Other Infectious Diseases
Appendix 1 – Prescribing in Pregnancy
Appendix 2 – Normal Laboratory Values in Pregnancy/Non-Pregnancy

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS IN PREGNANCY
Breathlessness
Palpitations
Chest Pain
Heart Murmur
Hypertension
Abnormal Thyroid Function Tests
Headache
Seizures
Dizziness
Collapse
Numbness
Proteinuria
Abnormal Renal Function/Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Pruritus
Jaundice/Abnormal Liver Function Tests
Vomiting
Abdominal Pain

About the Author

Catherine Nelson-Piercy is a consultant obstetric physician at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in London. She is a professor of Obstetric Medicine at King’s College London in the UK. She specialises in the care of women with medical problems in pregnancy. Dr. Nelson-Piercy runs special joint clinics for women with renal disease, cardiac, and rheumatic disorders in pregnancy and offers pre-pregnancy counselling for women with pre-existing medical problems and those with problems in previous pregnancies. Dr. Nelson-Piercy is the immediate past president of the International Society of Obstetric Medicine and editor- in-chief of the journal Obstetric Medicine. She is also an advisor to the British National Formulary for Drugs in pregnancy and in breastfeeding and has been involved in the development of several evidence-based National Guidelines.

Reviews

"There are many books that claim to be a handbook and sometimes they are very slim volumes which are low on facts and information … This book gets it just right and is a true handbook, easy to read, accessible and is not too large but packs in a lot of useful and relevant information …[It] will help a number of clinicians in a large number of specialties-in essence anyone who needs to deal with a pregnant woman with a medical problem."
—Dr. Harry Brown in Glycosmedia