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Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

  • 5th Edition - April 30, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Elizabeth A. Layden, Andrew Thomson, Philip Owen, Mayank Madhra, Brian A. Magowan
  • Language: English

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology provides a thorough overview of the essential topics that healthcare practitioners in the field need to know, with a focus on clinical practice.… Read more

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Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology provides a thorough overview of the essential topics that healthcare practitioners in the field need to know, with a focus on clinical practice.

This highly regarded textbook provides comprehensive coverage of gynaecology, reproductive health, obstetrics and on-call for O&G. It has been thoroughly updated to incorporate significant developments in clinical care, including in prenatal diagnosis and screening, COVID-19 management, antenatal and postnatal care, and telemedicine abortion practices.

With full colour illustrations, self-assessment questions and additional online material to reinforce learning, this is a valuable resource for medical students, junior doctors, midwives, nurses and for healthcare practitioners from other specialties seeking a broad-based grounding in O&G.

Key features

  • Clear and concise to enhance learning
  • Summary boxes, key points boxes, and high-quality anatomical illustrations make navigation easy
  • Aligns with current guidelines and practice
  • New OSCE practice cases and SBA questions
  • Additional chapters online

Readership

Medical undergraduates, Obs & Gyn trainees

Table of contents

Section 1 FUNDAMENTALS

1. Clinical Pelvic Anatomy

2. History and Examination

Section 2 GYNAECOLOGY

3. Paediatric Gynaecology and Differences in Sex Development

4. Menstruation and Amenorrhoea

5. Subfertility

6. Early Pregnancy Care

7. Heavy Menstrual Bleeding, Dysmenorrhoea and Pre-Menstrual Syndrome

8. Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis

9. Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy

10. Pelvic Organ Prolapse

11. Urinary Incontinence

12. Ovarian Neoplasms

13. Uterine Neoplasms

14. Cervical Neoplasms

15. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

16. Disorders of the Vulva

17. Gynaecological Surgery

Section 3 REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

18. Sexually Transmitted Infections

19. Sexual Problems

20. Abortion

21. Contraception

22. Ethical Issues

Section 4 OBSTETRICS

23. Antenatal and Postnatal Care

24. Maternal Medicine

25. Fetal Medicine

26. Obstetric Haemorrhage

27. Fetal Growth and Surveillance

28. Hypertension in Pregnancy

29. Pre-Term Birth

30. Multiple Pregnancy

31. Labour and Analgesia

32. Monitoring of the Fetus in Labour

33. Induction of Labour

34. Malpresentation and Slow Labour

35. Obstetric Emergencies

36. Operative Birth

37. Stillbirth and Neonatal Mortality

38. Neonatal Resuscitation

39. Global Maternal and Neonatal Health

Section 5 ONLINE-ONLY CHAPTERS

40. Human Embryology

41. Imaging in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

42. The Physiology of Pregnancy

43. Neonatal Care

44. Practical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

45. UK Medicolegal Issues

Section 6 SELF-ASSESSMENT
Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions – Part One
Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions – Part Two
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Practice Cases
Answers to Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions – Part One
Answers to Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions – Part Two

Product details

  • Edition: 5
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 20, 2022
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Elizabeth A. Layden

Elizabeth A. Layden, MBChB, DLM, MRCOG, Clinical Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Great Britain; Specialty Registrar, Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Great Britain
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Great Britain; Specialty Registrar, Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

AT

Andrew Thomson

Andrew Thomson, BSc, MBChB, MRCOG, MD, Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, Great Britain
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, Great Britain

PO

Philip Owen

Philip Owen, MB BCh MD FRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Princess Royal Maternity Hospital and Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, Great Britain
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Princess Royal Maternity Hospital and Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, Great Britain

MM

Mayank Madhra

Mayank Madhra, MBChB, MRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Great Britain
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

BM

Brian A. Magowan

Brian A. Magowan, FRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist, Borders General Hosptial, Melrose, Scottish Borders, Great Britain
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist, Borders General Hospital, Melrose, Scottish Borders, Great Britain