Essential Obstetrics and Gynaecology

6th Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-7020-7638-1
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences

Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 236 mm x 193 mm, Gewicht: 1050 g

This is the sixth edition of a popular, highly readable primer in obstetrics and gynaecology. It has been thoroughly updated and aligns with the undergraduate curriculum in O&G devised by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
- Highly illustrated throughout

- Essential information points at the end of chapters

- Case histories

- Practical procedures boxes

- Alert (warnings or advice) and tick (guidance or definitions) boxes throughout

- Over 100 self-assessment MCQs

- Appendices: Principles of Perioperative Care; Governance, Audit and Research

- Reflects the national undergraduate curriculum in obstetrics and gynaecology in the UK and Australia

More information on:

- Fetal development

- Screening for fetal anomaly: non-invasive prenatal testing

- Placenta accreta

- Infections acquired in pregnancy: Zika, Rubella

- Non-invasive prenatal testin

- Fetal Doppler examination, e.g. middle cerebral artery, ductus venosus

- Management of preterm labour: oxytocin antagonists

- Induction of labour: components of Bishop score

- Ectopic pregnancy: Caesarean scar ectopic, cornual ectopic

- Emergency contraception: ulipristal acetate

- Sterilization: salpingectomy

- Genital tract infections: role of sexual health clinic, contact tracing

- Cervix: update on HPV screening and vaccination

- Ovary: update FIGO staging of ovarian carcinoma; "risk reducing surgery" for ovarian cancer

- WHO surgical safety checklist added to Appendix A.

- New self-assessment OSCE questions

Autoren/Hrsg.

Symonds, Ian M

Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gynäkologie, Geburtshilfe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section 1 Essential reproductive science

1. Anatomy of the Female Pelvis; 2. Conception and Implantation; 3. Physiological Changes in Pregnancy; 4. Placental and Fetal Growth and Development; 5. Perinatal and Maternal Mortality

Section 2 Essential obstetrics

6. History Taking and Examination in Obstetrics; 7. Normal Pregnancy and Antenatal Care; 8. Obstetric Disorders;?9. Maternal Medicine; 10. Congenital Abnormalities and Assessment of Fetal Wellbeing; 11. Management of Labour; 12. Management of Delivery; 13. Postpartum and Early Neonatal Care; 14. Mental Health and Childbirth

Section 3 Essential gynaecology

15. Basic Clinical Skills in Gynaecology; 16. Gynaecological Disorders; 17. Infertility; 18. Early Pregnancy Care; 19. Sexual and Reproductive Health; 20. Gynaecological Oncology; 21. Prolapse and Disorders of the Urinary Tract

Appendices

A. Principles of Perioperative Care; B. Governance, Audit and Research; C. Medicolegal Aspects of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; OSCE Stations Questions; OSCE Stations Answers; Self-assessment Questions; Self-assessment Answers; Further Reading; Index

Über Autor(innen)

Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam
Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, PhD, DSc, FRCOG, FRCS, FACOG, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) of St. George's University, London; Foundation Professor of O&G, University of Nicosia, Visiting Professor, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London; Past President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007-2010); President: International Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (FIGO) 2012-2015; Head, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, St George's University Hospital, London, UK (1997-2013). National award recipient of Knight Bachelor in the UK and Sri Lanka Ranjana in Sri Lanka for services to Medicine.