| Phys. Description |
xi, 258 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction / Donald Gibb -- 2.Clinical assessment and recording / Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- 3.Auscultation of the fetal heart rate / Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- 4.Electronic fetal monitoring: terminology and interpretation -- the basics / Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- 5.Pathophysiology of fetal heart rate (FHR) patterns / Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- 6.NICE and FIGO guidelines for interpretation of FHR patterns / Diogo Ayres de Campos -- 7.Antepartum fetal surveillance / Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- 8.The admission test by cardiotocography or by auscultation / Donald Gibb -- 9.Assessment of uterine contractions / Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- 10.Oxytocin and fetal heart rate changes / Donald Gibb -- 11.Meconium, infection, anaemia and bleeding / Leonie Penna -- 12.Cardiotocographic interpretation -- additional clinical scenarios / Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- 13.Cardiotocographic interpretation: more difficult problems / Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- 14.Fetal scalp blood sampling: pH and lactate / Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- 15.Fetal ECG waveform analysis / Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- 16.Medico-legal issues with CTG and current strategies to reduce litigation / Philip J. Steer -- 17.Competency testing in CTG interpretation prior to practice / Edwin Chandraharan. |
| Summary |
"New features in this book include an expanded international author team, the latest guidelines from NICE and FIGO, updated information on clinical assessment and medical litigation, and a new chapter on competency testing in CTG interpretation prior to practice." -- Publisher. |
| Subject |
Fetal Monitoring -- methods.
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Cardiotocography -- methods.
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| Alt Author |
Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam, author.
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| ISBN |
9780702043482 |
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0702043486 |
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