Imaging the Gravid Female

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Developmental period Dose range (mGy) Teratogenic effects Any <50 None Preimplantation (0–2 weeks after conception) 50–100 All-or-none effect resulting in either embryonic demise or no effect Organogenesis (2–8 weeks) 200–250…

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Obstetrical Etiologies of Abdominal Pain

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Fig. 6.1 Spontaneous abortion (© 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. www.​netterimages.​com. Used with permission) Diagnosis The spontaneous loss of an intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) prior to 20 weeks of gestation…

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Surgical Principles in the Gravid Female

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The Four H’s of surgery on pregnant patients: 1. Prevent maternal hypotension 2. Prevent maternal hypoglycemia 3. Prevent maternal hypothermia 4. Prevent maternal hypoxia The patient should be positioned in…

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Postoperative Care Issues

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Peter Bogach Greenspan (ed.)The Diagnosis and Management of the Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62283-5_13 13. Postoperative Care Issues Peter Bogach Greenspan1, 2   (1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Missouri…

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Trauma During Pregnancy

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Peter Bogach Greenspan (ed.)The Diagnosis and Management of the Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62283-5_10 10. Trauma During Pregnancy Stanley M. Augustin1  , Maxwell Almenoff2 and Aaron Sparks2 (1) Department of Surgery, University of Missouri…

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