Lecture Notes
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Lecture Notes
3. Edition October 2008
376 Pages, Softcover
Textbook
Short Description
Lecture Notes: Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 3rd Edition, provides a concise introduction to obstetrics and gynecology for medical students and residents, but carries enough detail to be read as a core text. The information is presented succinctly enough to be used as a study aid. The text starts with a section on Basic Science, followed by six sections examining female development from the early years to old age.
Lecture Notes: Obstetrics and Gynaecology provides a concise introduction to obstetrics and gynaecology for medical students and junior doctors.
Six sections examine female development from the early years to old age.
The text starts with a section on Basic Science, while self-assessment questions are found throughout the text to enhance knowledge and understanding.
Part 1 looks at female reproductive anatomy and physiology in detail.
Part 2 covers the puberty and menstrual problems of young women, sub fertility, pregnancy prevention and introduces benign diseases, genital tract infections and sexual problems.
Part 3 examines the reproductive years. Detailed coverage of the mother and foetus in pregnancy includes problems and diseases in pregnancy, labour and the newborn child development.
Part 4 covers the mature woman, and includes abnormal vaginal blood loss, pelvic pain, breast disease and screening for gynaecological cancer.
Part 5 discusses the older woman and malignant gynaecological conditions, the menopause and pelvic floor disorders.
Part 6 provides an audit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, looking at statistics in reproductive medicine and gives the answers to self-assessment questions found throughout the text.
Lecture Notes: Obstetrics and Gynaecology is written specifically for medical students, junior doctors on foundation programmes, midwives and General Practitioners.
PART 1 The Woman.
2 The woman as a patient.
PART 2 The Young Woman.
3 Puberty and menstrual problems of young women.
4 Subfertility.
5 Pregnancy prevention.
6 Benign disease, genital tract infections and sexual problems.
PART 3 The Reproductive Years.
7 The mother and fetus in pregnancy.
8 Bleeding in pregnancy.
9 The antenatal period.
10 Diseases of pregnancy.
11 Diseases in pregnancy.
12 Normal labour.
13 Abnormal labour.
14 Puerperium.
15 The newborn.
PART 4 The Mature Woman.
16 Abnormal vaginal blood loss.
17 Pelvic pain.
18 Breast disease.
19 Screening for gynaecological cancer.
PART 5 The Older Woman.
20 Malignant gynaecological conditions.
21 The menopause.
22 Pelvic floor disorders.
PART 6 Audit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
23 Statistics of reproductive medicine.
24 Self-assessment MCQs and OSCEs
