Pulmonary Problems in Pregnancy

Part l: Normal Pregnancy

1 Physiological Transition from Fetal to Neonatal Life in Pregnancy

- Alan Leff, MD

2 Respiratory Physiology in Pregnancy

- Meredith C. McCormack, MD, MHS and Robert Wise, MD

3 High Altitude, Chronic Hypoxia and Pregnancy

- Ghada Bourjeily, MD

4 Sleep Physiology in Pregnancy

- Ghada Bourjeily, MD and Vahis Mohsenin, MD

Part ll: General Management Principles in Pregnancy

5 Diagnostic Testing in Pregnancy

- Lucia Larson, MD and Margaret Miller, MD

6 Prescribing in Pregnancy and Lactation

- Niharika Mehta, MD, Jill Newstead-Angel, MD, FRCP and Raymond Powrie

7 Monitoring Fetal Well-Being in the Critical Care Setting

- Kristen Cotter, MD, MPH and Mathew Sermer, MD, FRCSC

8 Anesthetic Consideration in Pregnant Patients with Pulmonary Disorder

- Richard Wissler, MD, PhD

Part lll: Pulmonary Disorders in Pregnancy

9 Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy

- Francoise Roux, MD, PHD and Kathleen Akgun, MD

10 Restless Leg Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder in Pregnancy

- Carolyn D'Ambrosio, MD, MS, DABSM and Kelvin Lam, MD

11 Asthma in Pregnancy

- Vanessa Murphy, BMedChem(Hons), PhD and Peter Gibson, MD

12 Active and Latent Tuberculosis in Pregnancy

- John Bass, MD and James Byrd, MD

13 Pneumonia in the Pregnant Patient

- Michael Neidermann, MD and Samar Khan, DO

14 Chronic Pulmonary Disease and Pregnancy

- Shirley Jones, MD, Marie Budey, DO, MPH, and Alejandro Arroliga, MD, FCCP, FACP

15 Neuromuscular and Chestwall Diseases in Pregnancy

- John Bach, MD and Jesus Sancho, MD

16 Pregnancy and the Cystic Fibrosis Patient

- Samir Malhotra, MD and Pearce Wilcox, MD

17 Pulmonary Complications of Collagen Vascular Disease in Pregnancy

- Author: Stephanie Pouwels-Fry, MD, Pr. Isabelle Tillie-leblondStephanie

18 Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy

- Karen Rosene-Montella, MD and Ghada Bourjeily, MD

19 Pulmonary Hypertension in

From the reviews:"I found the topics covered in the text highly relevant to clinical practice. ... Overall, I found the text readable ... . The figures and legends were largely useful ... . Those who would benefit from reading the book would include critical care attendings and fellows as well as maternal fetal medicine attendings and fellows. Also, generalist obstetricians interested in high-risk obstetrics would benefit as well. The book provides the most comprehensive review of respiratory disorders in pregnancy in one text that I have encountered." (Robin L. Perry, Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 38 (2), February, 2010)"This book focuses on pulmonary conditions that potentially can complicate a pregnancy. ... This book could be a nice resource for those in training and those looking for a starting point when researching a specific pulmonary condition in pregnancy. Internists and family practice doctors also could find this a ... valuable resource. ... The strength of this book is in its broad and comprehensive array of topics." (Gilad A. Gross, Doody's Review Service, January, 2010)"The book is a compilation of well-written and all-embracing chapters of complex respiratory problems. The spectrum of multidisciplinary involvement is particularly laudable and impressive. ... Pulmonary Problems in Pregnancy will appeal and provide a valuable resource to a large audience of health-care professionals, including obsterricians, anaesthetists, obstetric physicians, GPs and midwives who are increasingly looking after women with respiratory conditions. ... Overall this is a highly informative and well-mounted text that I would thoroughly recommend." (Feroza Dawood, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 70 (11), November, 2009)

From the reviews: "I found the topics covered in the text highly relevant to clinical practice. ... Overall, I found the text readable ... . The figures and legends were largely useful ... . Those who would benefit from reading the book would include critical care attendings and fellows as well as maternal fetal medicine attendings and fellows. Also, generalist obstetricians interested in high-risk obstetrics would benefit as well. The book provides the most comprehensive review of respiratory disorders in pregnancy in one text that I have encountered." (Robin L. Perry, Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 38 (2), February, 2010) "This book focuses on pulmonary conditions that potentially can complicate a pregnancy. ... This book could be a nice resource for those in training and those looking for a starting point when researching a specific pulmonary condition in pregnancy. Internists and family practice doctors also could find this a ... valuable resource. ... The strength of this book is in its broad and comprehensive array of topics." (Gilad A. Gross, Doody's Review Service, January, 2010) "The book is a compilation of well-written and all-embracing chapters of complex respiratory problems. The spectrum of multidisciplinary involvement is particularly laudable and impressive. ... Pulmonary Problems in Pregnancy will appeal and provide a valuable resource to a large audience of health-care professionals, including obsterricians, anaesthetists, obstetric physicians, GPs and midwives who are increasingly looking after women with respiratory conditions. ... Overall this is a highly informative and well-mounted text that I would thoroughly recommend." (Feroza Dawood, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 70 (11), November, 2009)