Handbook Of Clinical Obstetrics

Fully revised for a third edition, the best-selling Oxford Handbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is now better than ever. It includes new algorithms for patient management, new images and full colour photographs, and new and expanded topics including female genital mutilation, consent for operations, and pre-operative assessment. Written and reviewed by a team of highly experienced clinicians and academics, and UK trainees, this handbook is a perfect starting point for preparation for postgraduate exams. Practical advice is presented with key evidence-based guidelines, supported by web references, providing the most up-to-date clinical information as well as the perfect starting point for preparation for postgraduate exams. The indispensable, concise and practical guide to all aspects of obstetric and gynaecological medical care, diagnosis, and management, this is the must have resource for all specialist trainees, junior doctors and medical students, as well as a valuable aide memoir for experienced clinicians.

Provides a quick reference guide to the specialty, covering diagnoses, investigation and management in a user-friendly, accessible format. Contributors provide evidence-based guidelines which highlight the core knowledge for diagnosing and managing common problems and emergencies.

The second edition of this quick reference handbook for obstetricians and gynecologists and primary care physicians is designed to complement the parent textbook Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus & Mother The third edition of Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus & Mother is unique in that it gives in-depth attention to the two patients – fetus and mother, with special coverage of each patient. Clinical Obstetrics thoroughly reviews the biology, pathology, and clinical management of disorders affecting both the fetus and the mother. Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus & Mother - Handbook provides the practising physician with succinct, clinically focused information in an easily retrievable format that facilitates diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment. When you need fast answers to specific questions, you can turn with confidence to this streamlined, updated reference.

The fourth edition of this highly regarded textbook has been thoroughly overhauled. There is ■ a new chapter bridging the gap between learning and doing (On-Call); ■ new coverage of FGM and the Zika virus; ■ sepsis has been updated; ■ there is access to a further five chapters; ■ there are ten videos to guide learners through the more difficult, complex issues they might face in O&G; ■ and new self-assessment has been written to help with testing understanding. Key points boxes throughout Full-colour illustrations throughout Over 350 illustrations Comprehensive coverage New chapter covering On-Call O&G with practical guidance and steps for acute and important issues likely to be encountered (hypertension, sepsis, bleeding, labour-ward emergencies etc.). New sections on FGM. Expanded areas in medical disorders in pregnancy and mental illness. Access to nine videos with experts guiding viewers through a range of essential issues, from on-call scenarios to fetal medicine. Access to a further five chapters. Self-assessment. Over 40 SBAs and case-based questions

Highly Commended in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology category atthe British Medical Association Book Awards 2008 The third edition of Clinical Obstetrics - The Fetus andMother is unique in that it gives in-depth attention to the twopatients – fetus and mother, giving special coverage to eachpatient. Clinical Obstetrics - The Fetus and Mother coversthe biology, pathology, and clinical management of disordersaffecting the fetus and the mother with illustrations highlightingessential diagnostic features and treatment procedures. The bookhas been extensively revised and in some cases reorganized forclarity and flow. This book is fully up to date with specialchapters on; first trimester prenatal screening 3-D and 4-D ultrasound medical and surgical fetal therapy foetal stem cell therapy prenatal diagnosis and fetal developmental biology benign tumors in pregnancy and extensive discussion of each of the main areas of maternaldiseases. The book has been made more succinct yet heavilyannotated and illustrated giving greater clinical emphasis enablingfast decisions at the point of care; all chapters now have keysummary points making it easy to retrieve information. In addition Clinical Obstetrics - The Fetus and Motherincludes a new searchable CD of the text including over 100 colourillustrations, and a Q&A book allowing you to test yourlearning. Formerly known as Medicine of the Fetus and Mother and highlysuccessful in two previous editions published by Lippincott

Wherever you study or practise obstetrics and gynaecology, a sound knowledge of the clinical aspects will underpin your understanding of the specialty and maximise your ability to make a difference to the care of women and babies. A perfect companion to Kumar and Clark’s Clinical Medicine, this new edition continues to provide an excellent grounding and framework for handling clinical problems in obstetrics and gynaecology. Highly illustrated with clear, full-colour line drawings and colour photos. Summary boxes and tables throughout. Key-points boxes at the end of each chapter. The latest information for statistics and genetics. Forward-looking approach to obstetrics and gynaecology. History and ethics boxes throughout. Organized into three sections: Fundamentals, Gynaecology, and Pregnancy and the puerperium. New section on sexual and reproductive health New chapter on surgery to aligned with the RCOG undergrad curriculum Anaesthesia chapter totally reworked. Increased coverage of ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage. Fully revised and updated throughout.

This second edition of the Handbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has become necessary because of the increasing growth in know ledge and changing ideas on Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Never theless, we have attempted to maintain the same basic approach and concepts to student learning as we evinced in the first edition. Any changes to the text are updating of existing practices and knowledge or correction of errors in the original text. The Handbook is still a guide to achieving mastery of the undergraduate curriculum, but over the past five years we have realised the book is also widely used by general practitioners and nurses as well as undergraduate students. It is tempting to enlarge the handbook to encompass all the needs of diverse groups of health personnel, but we have resisted this desire. Instead, the Handbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology can be regarded as a true guide to aid students in the application of knowledge to the clinical setting. In conjunction with one of the major recom mended text books, this book provides a useful aid to students and general practitioners. I hope all who read it continue to find it useful. BARRY G. WREN 1984 Chapter 1 History Taking and Physical Examination BARRY G. WREN GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVE The students will develop competence in taking a history and perform ing a physical examination so that obstetric or gynaecological abnormali ties can be recognized and appropriate management initiated.