Medical and Surgical Conditions in Pregnancy
APGO Educational Objectives
Rationale: Medical and surgical conditions may alter the course of pregnancy and pregnancy may have an impact on the management of these conditions.
The student will he able to counsel patients regarding potential consequences of the following conditions in pregnancy:
- Anemia
- Diabetes mellitus
- Urinary tract disorders
- Infectious diseases, Including
- Herpes
- Rubella
- Group B Streptococcus
- Hepatitis
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human papillomavirus (HPV) and other sexually transmitted infections
- Cytornegalovirus (CMV)
- Toxoplasmosis
- Varicella and parvovirus
- Cardiac disease
- Asthma
- Alcohol, tobacco and other substance abuse
- Surgical abdomen
