title: Common respiratory issues in ambulatory obstetrics.
abstract: This article reviews the diagnosis and management of the most common respiratory conditions complicating pregnancy--asthma and influenza. We also review strategies for smoking cessation in pregnancy as, in addition to exacerbating all other pulmonary conditions, smoking is the most modifiable risk factor for poor pregnancy outcome. Moreover, the obstetrician frequently encounters each of these conditions in the ambulatory setting. A thorough knowledge of the normal pregnancy-induced physiological respiratory changes combined with a comprehensive understanding of how to manage these conditions, will provide the obstetrician with the armamentarium needed to optimize health outcomes for mothers and their fetuses.
authors: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors: Kelly M
authors: KM
authors: Orzechowski
authors: Richard C
authors: RC
authors: Miller
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007252:Influenza Vaccines