TY - JOUR T1 - Liver disease in pregnancy. A1 - Cashion,K, PY - 1992/1/1/pubmed PY - 1992/1/1/medline PY - 1992/1/1/entrez SP - 505 EP - 13 JF - NAACOG's clinical issues in perinatal and women's health nursing JO - NAACOGS Clin Issu Perinat Womens Health Nurs VL - 3 IS - 3 N2 - This article discusses two liver diseases that are unique to pregnancy: hepatic rupture and acute fatty liver of pregnancy. Pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, and medical and nursing management during the period of critical illness are addressed for both disorders. Although maternal mortality is associated with these diseases, women often recover completely after delivery. A major goal of medical and nursing management is to support the system until the liver can heal and resume the myriad of vital functions for which it is responsible. SN - 1046-7475 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/1389806/Liver_disease_in_pregnancy_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -