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The Unofficial Guide to Obstetrics and Gynaecology

  • 2nd Edition - December 6, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Zeshan Qureshi, Matthew G. Wood, Katherine Lattey
  • Language: English

The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors unders… Read more

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The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice – as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide.

Written by registrars who understand just what you need, The Unofficial Guide to Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Secon Edition is designed to help you pass the O&G finals with ease. It contains clear summaries of the core topics, followed by more than 300 multiple choice questions and fully explained answers. High quality images, clinical cases and engaging content make it enjoyable to read.

The guide will help you navigate a difficult specialty, which combines medicine and surgery. It is a book that you can come back to time and again during your study, and later when you are working on the wards.

Key features

  • Based on national and international guidelines – a unique book involving junior doctors, for junior doctors
  • Concise, clear and easy to remember facts – ideal for studying for your medical school finals
  • Includes core chapter summaries in a clinically relevant format
  • Over 300 questions and fully explained answers with key points and compact learning summaries.
  • High quality colour images and illustrations throughout the book to present key concepts and anatomy
  • An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

Table of contents

SECTION 1 GYNAECOLOGY

1. Introduction

2. HPO Axis

3. Early Pregnancy Complications

4. Benign Gynaecology

5. Urogynaecology

6. Pelvic Pain

7. Onco-Gynaecology

8. Gynaecology Answers

SECTION 2 OBSTETRICS

9. Antenatal Care

10. Medical Disorders in Pregnancy

11. Multiple Pregnancy

12. Management of Labour

13. Modes of Birth

14. Obstetric Complications

15. Obstetric Emergencies

16. Postnatal Complications

17. Obstetrics Answers

SECTION 3 ETHICS

18. Medical Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

SECTION 4 CAREERS

19. Careers in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 27, 2024
  • Language: English

About the editors

ZQ

Zeshan Qureshi

Affiliations and expertise
History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Paediatric Registrar, London, UK

MW

Matthew G. Wood

Matthew Wood, BM (Dist), MRCOG Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consultant, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, West Midlands Deanery, UK
Affiliations and expertise
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consultant, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, West Midlands Deanery, UK

KL

Katherine Lattey

Katherine Lattey BMBS (Dist), MRes (Dist), MRCOG Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist Trainee, Severn Deanery, UK
Affiliations and expertise
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist Trainee, Severn Deanery, UK