This protocol-based book uses algorithms to discuss preconception care care during pregnancy
labor and delivery and the link between postpartum and ongoing primary care. The need for an
educated provider community to care for pregnant patients is enormous and Medical Management
of the Pregnant Patient provides a practical handbook that addresses all aspects of this topic.
A brief overview of physiology its impact on pregnancy and diagnostics and treatment
recommendations are included. Each section covers both diseases that may exist independent of
pregnancy and diseases unique to pregnancy. Additionally symptom-based complaints are
incorporated into each section and cross-referenced appropriately. Internal medicine physicians
obstetricians family practitioners and gynecologists alike will benefit from the practical
clinical guidelines presented in this book.
