Pulmonary Problems in Pregnancy

Part I. Normal Pregnancy ………………………………………. 1
1 Physiological Transition from Fetal to Neonatal Life in Pregnancy……………………………………………… 3
2 Respiratory Physiology in Pregnancy………………………….. 19
3 High Altitude, Chronic Hypoxia, and Pregnancy…………………. 27
4 Sleep Physiology in Pregnancy……………………………….. 37
Part II. General Management Principles in Pregnancy………………. 57
5 Diagnostic Imaging in Pregnancy……………………………… 59
6 Prescribing in Pregnancy and Lactation……………………….. 71
7 Monitoring Fetal Well-Being in the Critical Care Setting……….. 89
8 Anesthetic Considerations in Pregnant Patients with
Pulmonary Disorders……………………………………… 107
Part III. Pulmonary Disorders in Pregnancy ……………………. 121
9 Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy………………………. 123
10 Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement
Disorder in Pregnancy…………………………………… 135
11 Asthma in Pregnancy……………………………………… 143
12 Tuberculosis and Pregnancy……………………………….. 165
13 Pneumonia in the Pregnant Patient…………………………. 177
14 Chronic Pulmonary Disease and Pregnancy …………………… 197
15 Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Diseases in Pregnancy …………. 213
16 Pregnancy and the Cystic Fibrosis Patient …………………. 227
17 Pulmonary Complications of Collagen Vascular Disease in Pregnancy…………………………………………… 239
18 Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy……………………….. 253
19 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Pregnancy……………….. 285
20 Pulmonary Procedures During Pregnancy……………………… 313
21 Critical Illness in Pregnancy…………………………….. 331
22 Acute Lung Injury in Pregnancy……………………………. 355
23 Airway Management and Mechanical Ventilatio in Pregnancy…………………………………………… 385