The Diagnosis and Management of the Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy

1. Maternal Anatomical and Physiological Adaption to Pregnancy
Peter Bogach Greenspan

2. Overview of the Normal Development of the Human Embryo and Fetus
David C. Mundy, Gustavo Vilchez

3. General Principles in the Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen
Peter Bogach Greenspan

4. Imaging the Gravid Female
Stephanie Anne Scott, Justin Stowell

5. Laboratory Studies
Kamani M. Lankachandra

6. Obstetrical Etiologies of Abdominal Pain
Peter Bogach Greenspan

7. Gynecologic Etiologies of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy
Layan Alrahmani, Paul M. Magtibay, Javier F. Magrina, Paul M. Magtibay

8. Gastrointestinal Etiologies of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy
Farzad Alemi, Teisha Shiozaki, Alexis Graham-Stephenson, Alexandra Bors

9. Urological Etiologies of Abdominal Pain
Joshua A. Broghammer, Marcus Austenfeld

10. Trauma During Pregnancy
Stanley M. Augustin, Maxwell Almenoff, Aaron Sparks

11. Surgical Principles in the Gravid Female
Peter Bogach Greenspan

12. Principles and Practice of Anesthetic Management in the Gravid Patient Undergoing Abdominal Surgery
Tibor G. Mohácsi, Kathleen A. Leavitt

13. Postoperative Care Issues
Peter Bogach Greenspan

14. Legal Concerns in Complicated Obstetrical Cases
Marilyn M. Pesto, Janet I. Mittenfelner, Andrew Spaedy

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, General Surgery, Traumatic Surgery, Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery, Primary Care Medicine