Prenatal Medicine

Informationen zum Autor John M. G. van Vugt, Lee P. Shulman Zusammenfassung Prenatal Medicine Inhaltsverzeichnis PRENATAL SCREENING. First Trimester Serum Screening. Maternal Serum Screening for Down Syndrome. Nuchal Translucency Screening. Nasal Bone in Screening for Trisomy 21. Screening for Neural Tube Defects: Ultrasound and Serum Markers. Antenatal Screening for Down's Syndrome Using the Integrated Test. Genetic Ultrasound Scan -Second Trimester Fetal Cells in Maternal Blood:Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications. Fetal DNA and mRNA in Maternal Plasma. Ethnic Population Screening. Pathophysiology of Increased Nuchal Translucency. PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS. Invasive Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques. Prenatal Diagnosis of Multifetal Pregnancies. Embryoscopy in the First Trimester of Pregnancy. Prenatal Diagnosis of Chromosome Abnormalities. Prenatal DNA Testing. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis. Fetal Anomaly Scan. The Role of 3-Dimensional Ultrasound in Prenatal Diagnosis. Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging. PRENATAL THERAPY. Prevention of Labor. Pharmacological Therapy. Intrauterine Intravascular Treatment. Gastroschisis. Twin to Twin Transfusion. Fetoscopic Instrumentation and Techniques. Open Fetal Surgery. Termination of Pregnancy. Fetal Reduction. Gene Therapy. ETHICS AND LEGISLATION. Maternal/Fetal Conflict: A Legal and Ethical Conundrum. Ethical Issues

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• Authors: John M. G. Shulman Van Vugt
• Assisted by: Lee P. Shulman (Editor), Shulman Lee P. (Editor), John M. G. van Vugt (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.06.2006
• EAN: 9780824728441
• ISBN: 978-0-8247-2844-1
• No. of pages: 648
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics, MEDICAL / Perinatology & Neonatology, Materno-fetal medicine, Neonatal Medicine, Materno-foetal medicine / perinatology