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 Complicationsof 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 Pregnancy
James Klinger, MD and Brian Casserly, MD
20 Pulmonary Procedures During Pregnancy
Muhanned Abu-Hijleh, MD

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)