Handbook of Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Handbook Series)

RevisedandupdatedforitsFourthEdition,thispractical,portable,andaffordablehandbookisdesignedforrapidreferenceintheofficeoremergencyroom.Itfocusesondiagnosisandtreatmentofcommonemergenciesinfemalepatientsandfeaturesnumeroustreatmentalgorithms,bulletedlists,andtables,plusampleillustrationsincludingultrasound.Coverageaddressesallemergentconditionsandnon-emergentproblems,suchassexuallytransmitteddiseases,thatfrequentlypresentinemergencydepartments.Thiseditionhasbeenupdatedtoaddresscurrentchallengessuchascomplicationsarisingfrommedicalandsurgicalabortion,medicalandpsychologicalproblemsarisingfromsexualassaultandothergynecologictraumas,andemergentconditionsduetochemical-biologicalwarfare.