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Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Edition No. 5

  • Book

  • May 2022
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 5514730

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.

  • 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

Table of Contents

Section 1: FUNDAMENTALS

1 Clinical pelvic anatomy

2 History and examination

Section 2: GYNAECOLOGY

3 Paediatric gynaecology and disorders of sex development

4 The normal menstrual cycle and amenorrhoea

5 Infertility

6 Early pregnancy care

7 Heavy menstrual bleeding, dysmenorrhoea and pre-menstrual syndrome

8 Pelvic pain and endometriosis

9 The menopause and hormone replacement therapy

10 Pelvic organ prolapse

11 Female urinary incontinence

12 Ovarian neoplasms

13 Uterine neoplasia

14 Cervical neoplasia

15 Gestational trophoblastic disease

16 Disorders of the vulva

17 Gynaecological surgery

Section 3: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

18 Pelvic infection and STIs

19 Sexual problems

20 Abortion

21 Contraception

Section 4: OBSTETRICS

22 Antenatal and postnatal care

23 Maternal medicine

24 Fetal medicine

25 Obstetric haemorrhage

26 Fetal growth and surveillance

27 Hypertension in pregnancy

28 Prematurity

29 Multiple pregnancy

30 Labour and analgesia

31 Monitoring of the fetus in labour

32 Induction of labour

33 Malpresentation and slow labour

34 Obstetric emergencies

35 Operative delivery

36 Stillbirth and neonatal mortality

37 Neonatal resuscitation

Section 5: ON CALL FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

38 Practical gynaecology and obstetrics

Section 6: ONLINE-ONLY CHAPTERS

39 Human embryology

40 Imaging in obstetrics and gynaecology

41 The physiology of Pregnancy

42 Strategies to improve global maternal and neonatal health

43 Neonatal care

Section 7: SELF-ASSESSMENT

Gynaecology multiple-choice questions

Obstetrics multiple-choice questions

Answers

Authors

Elizabeth A. Layden Clinical Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Great Britain; Specialty Registrar, Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Great Britain. 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 Andrew Thomson Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, Great Britain. Andrew Thomson, BSc, MBChB, MRCOG, MD, Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, Great Britain Philip Owen Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Princess Royal Maternity Hospital and Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, Great Britain. Philip Owen, MB BCh MD FRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Princess Royal Maternity Hospital and Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, Great Britain Mayank Madhra Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Great Britain. Mayank Madhra, MBChB, MRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Great Britain Brian A. Magowan Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist, Borders General Hospital, Melrose, Scottish Borders, Great Britain. Brian A. Magowan, FRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist, Borders General Hosptial, Melrose, Scottish Borders, Great Britain