Obstetric Triage and Emergency Care: A Pocket Guide

By Diane J. Angelini EdD CNM FACNM FAAN (Editor), Donna LaFontaine MD FACOG (Editor), First Edition

Award-Winning Guide – Named a 2013 Doodys Core Title and Second Place AJN Book-of-the-Year Award Winner in Maternal and Child Health.

Updated Second Edition – Contains management guidelines for obstetric triage/emergency settings, delivering critical information on obstetrics, midwifery, emergency, and family care for both students and seasoned clinicians.

Collaborative and Interprofessional Approach – All chapters take a strong collaborative and interprofessional approach to clinical conditions in the obstetric triage setting.

30+ Clinical Protocols – Includes specific clinical protocols for more than 30 clinical situations, including two completely new chapters on sepsis in pregnancy and triage acuity tools, along with updated guidelines for hypertension, sepsis, and postpartum complications.

Comprehensive Content – Each protocol comprises presenting symptomatology, patient history and data collection, physical exam findings, laboratory and imaging studies, differential diagnosis, and clinical management protocol/follow up.

Visual Aids – Plentiful figures and images, reference tables and standardized forms for reference and usage, algorithms, and clinical pathways illustrate chapter content.

Esteemed Contributors – Midwives, nurse practitioners, obstetricians, gynecologists, and maternal fetal medicine faculty who evaluate nearly 30,000 OB visits per year.

New to the Second Edition – New chapters on sepsis in pregnancy and triage acuity tools, key updates on ectopic pregnancy, nausea and hyperemesis in pregnancy, severe preeclampsia, sexually transmitted and other infections, substance abuse, and psychiatric disorders in pregnancy, expanded information on periviable obstetric management, information on Zika and Ebola, and clinical callouts in each chapter highlighting key points.

Enhanced Narrative Protocols – Key points are highlighted in each chapter for quick access.

Consistent Format – Formatted consistently for quick access to information.

Best Evidence – Offers algorithms, protocols, diagnostic imaging, and best evidence for each condition.

Product Details – Paperback: 345 pages, Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 2 edition (August 1, 2017), Language: English, ISBN-10: 0826133924, ISBN-13: 978-0826133922, Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.9 x 9.2 inches.