Figure 15.1 Structure of influenza virus (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/images/influenza-virus-fulltext.jpg accessed 25/2/2013). Influenza viruses are single stranded RNA viruses that make up three genera (Influenza A, B and C) of the family orthomyxoviridae….
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 14 Hypertension in pregnancy, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia Suna Monaghan, Jenny Myers and Lorna A. Howie Introduction Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are one of the most…
Figure 13.1 Insertion of McDonald suture. (Source Gabbe et al., 2013, with permission of Elsevier.) Abdominal cerclage This is reserved for patients with an extremely short cervix or in patients…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 11 Regional anaesthesia for operative delivery Cathy Armstrong and Khaled Girgirah Introduction The rate of general anaesthesia (GA) for caesarean section (CS) has fallen from…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 7 Antenatal assessment Allison C. L. Howells In 2007 the Department of Health published Maternity Matters: Choice, Access and Continuity of Care in a Safe Service….
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 9 Non-regional analgesia techniques for labour Gordon Yuill On 19 January 1847, James Young Simpson used diethyl ether to anaesthetize a woman with a deformed…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 8 Incidental anaesthesia during pregnancy Desiree M. A. Choi and Kim G. Soulsby Introduction Parturients may require anaesthesia during their pregnancy in order to facilitate obstetric…
Figure 5.1 Maternal critical care flowchart. Staffing Nursing It is essential for parturients requiring level 2 or 3 care to have their nursing needs met by staff who are trained…
Figure 34.1 Innervation of the iliac crest. The course of the iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal nerves is shown. Injection sites for nerve blocks are indicated. (Courtesy of Perry Ng, Faculty of…
Figure 28.1 Cadaveric image of the sciatic nerve. (Image courtesy of Laura Clark, MD). Figure 28.2 Sensory distribution of the lower extremity [2]. Many approaches to sciatic nerve blockade exist:…
