Crash Course Obstetrics and Gynaecology
For UKMLA and Medical Exams
- 5th Edition - May 16, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Jacqueline Sia, Sophie Strong, Dila Zengin
- Editors: Philip Xiu, Fevzi Shakir
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 5 3 6 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 9 0 5 - 7
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A winning formula now for over 25 years, having sold over 1 million copies and translated in over 8 languages, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated with a full-colour layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result is books that exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.
Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics in the UKMLA syllabus, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.
Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of obstetrics and gynaecology will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!
Crash Course Obstetrics and Gynaecology: For UKMLA and Medical Exams, Fifth Edition provides comprehensive coverage of the key topics for obstetrics and gynaecology in the medical curriculum. Updated throughout and featuring a new chapter on ‘The Menstrual Cycle’, this new edition reflects the most recent evidence for medical management.
- Fully aligned to UKMLA requirements, with key ‘conditions’ and ‘presentations’ highlighted in handy checklists - save valuable revision time and be confident you have the syllabus covered
- Written by senior students and recent graduates - those closest to what is essential for exam success
- Quality assured by leading Faculty Advisors - ensures complete accuracy of information
- Features the ever popular 'Hints and Tips' boxes and other useful aide-mémoires - distilled wisdom from those in the know
- Updated self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats – confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- How to use
- Copyright
- Series editor’s foreword
- Prefaces
- Series editor’s acknowledgement
- Dedications
- Rapid UKMLA Index
- 1. Basic anatomy and examination
- Basic anatomy
- The bony pelvis
- The vulva
- The uterus
- The cervix
- The Fallopian tubes
- The ovaries
- General examination
- Auscultation
- Gynaecological Examination
- Abdominal examination
- 2. Taking a history
- The patient’s details
- Presenting Complaint
- History of Presenting Complaint
- Gynaecological history
- Sexual activity and contraception
- Cervical screening
- Vaginal discharge
- Obstetric history
- History of current pregnancy
- Past obstetric history
- Past medical and surgical history (PMH/PSH)
- Drug history (DH) and allergies
- Systemic enquiry
- Family History (FH)
- Social History (SH)
- 3. Common investigations
- Introduction
- Gynaecology bedside tests
- Blood tests
- Swabs
- Smears
- Gynaecology procedures
- Hysteroscopy
- Cystoscopy
- Laparoscopy
- 4. Abnormal uterine bleeding
- The menstrual cycle
- The hypothalamic–pituitary–ovarian axis
- The ovarian cycle
- The uterine/endometrial cycle
- Abnormal uterine bleeding
- Heavy menstrual bleeding
- Intermenstrual Bleeding and Postcoital Bleeding
- Postmenopausal bleeding
- 5. Fibroids
- Background
- Clinical presentation
- Assessment of fibroids
- Investigation
- Management
- 6. Endometriosis & Adenomyosis
- Background
- Diagnosis
- Investigations
- Treatment
- Surgical management
- 7. Pelvic pain and dyspareunia
- Background
- Diagnosis
- Investigations
- 8. Sexually transmitted infections
- Background
- Investigations
- Management
- 9. Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Background
- Diagnosis
- Investigations
- Treatment
- Long-term complications of PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE (PID)
- 10. Contraception and termination of pregnancy
- Indications
- Postnatal contraception
- Posttermination of pregnancy/miscarriage
- Breastfeeding
- Emergency contraception
- Termination of pregnancy
- 11. Benign gynaecological tumours
- Background
- Presentation
- Assessment
- Types of tumours
- Investigations
- Management
- 12. Gynaecological malignancies
- Genetic mutations
- Ovarian cancer
- Endometrial cancer
- Uterine sarcomas
- Cervical cancer
- Vulval cancer
- Vaginal cancer
- 13. Benign vulval disease
- Presentation
- Assessment
- Investigations
- Aetiology
- Female genital mutilation
- 14. Urogynaecology
- Pelvic floor prolapse
- Urinary incontinence
- Recurrent UTIs
- Painful bladder syndrome
- Conservative management
- Medical management
- Surgical management
- 15. Gynaecological endocrinology
- Background
- Amenorrhoea
- Secondary amenorrhoea
- Precocious puberty and delayed puberty
- Virilism
- 16. Subfertility
- Background
- Diagnosis
- Investigations
- Assisted reproduction therapy
- Complications
- Prognosis
- 17. Menopause
- Background
- Diagnosis
- Investigations
- Management
- Premature ovarian insufficiency
- 18. Early pregnancy complications
- Miscarriage
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Pregnancy of Unknown Location
- Gestational trophoblastic disease
- Hyperemesis gravidarum
- 19. Antenatal booking and prenatal diagnosis
- Antenatal booking history
- Examination
- Booking investigations
- Screening for infections
- Antenatal education
- Ongoing antenatal care and risk assessment
- Screening for chromosomal abnormalities
- FETAL anomaly screening programme (FASP)
- Prenatal diagnosis
- 20. Antepartum haemorrhage
- Definition
- Incidence
- Aetiology
- History
- Examination
- Investigations
- Placenta praevia
- Placental abruption
- Vasa praevia
- Circumvallate placenta
- Unexplained antepartum haemorrhage
- 21. Hypertension in pregnancy
- Introduction
- History
- Examination
- Investigations
- Treatment
- Postnatal care
- Future pregnancies
- 22. Medical disorders in pregnancy
- Introduction
- Haematology
- Respiratory
- Endocrine
- Cardiology
- Neurology
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Infectious diseases
- Psychiatric illness
- 23. Common presentations in pregnancy
- Abdominal pain in pregnancy
- Large for dates or small for dates
- Reduced FETAL movements
- 24. Multiple pregnancy
- Aetiology of twins
- Diagnosis of chorionicity
- Complications
- Intrapartum management of a twin pregnancy
- Higher-order multiple pregnancies (triplets or more)
- 25. Preterm labour and birth
- Preterm labour and birth
- Incidence
- History
- Examination
- Investigations
- Management
- Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes
- 26. Obstetric pelvic examination and labour
- Obstetric pelvic examination
- Introduction – Labour
- Onset of labour
- Normal progress in labour
- Delivery of the foetus
- Management of labour
- Induction of labour
- 27. Fetal monitoring in labour
- Fetal heart rate monitoring in labour
- Features of CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY (CTG)
- Physiology
- Assessment of the patient in labour
- Management of the patients based on the CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY (CTG) trace
- 28. Operative interventions in labour
- Introduction
- Assisted vaginal delivery
- Ventouse delivery
- Forceps delivery
- Episiotomy
- Perineal repair
- Caesarean section
- 29. Complications of labour
- Failure to progress in labour
- Management
- Management of failure to progress
- Shoulder dystocia
- 30. Stillbirth
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Diagnosis
- Breaking bad news
- History
- Examination
- Investigations
- Management
- After delivery
- 31. Postnatal complications
- Postpartum haemorrhage
- Assess for genital tract trauma
- Postnatal Infection
- Postnatal mental health
- Thromboembolic disease
- 32. Maternal collapse and maternal death
- Introduction
- The collapsed patient
- Causes of maternal collapse
- Maternal death
- Self-Assessment
- UKMLA High Yield Association Table
- UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions
- UKMLA SBA Answers
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology OSCEs
- Glossary
- Index
- Edition: 5
- Published: May 16, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443115363
- eBook ISBN: 9780443119057