Controversies in Diabetes and Pregnancy (Endocrinology and Metabolism) by Lois Jovanovic
Controversies in Diabetes and Pregnancy (Endocrinology and Metabolism) by Lois Jovanovic
English | 1988 | ISBN: 1461283531 | 212 Pages | PDF | 4 MB
English | 1988 | ISBN: 1461283531 | 212 Pages | PDF | 4 MB
As I read this unique volume on diabetes and pregnancy edited by Lois Jovanovic, I was struck by two themes that run throughout these collected chapters. First, this volume provides an excellent assessment of past problems, present management, and future challenges presented by dia betes in pregnancy. Orury's unique, longitudinal experience with diabetes iIi pregnancy provides the reader with an important overview, as does Coetzee's discussion of gestational diabetes. Current problems-deter mining the etiology and prevention of congenital malformations in infants of diabetic mothers (10M), assessment of antepartum fetal condition, management of pregnant patients with diabetic retinopathy, recognition of thyroid dysfunction in the pregnant diabetic woman, and understanding the multitude of metabolic sequelae observed in the 10M-are thoroughly reviewed.