Crash Course - your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.
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 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-m�moires - distilled wisdom from those in the know
- Updated self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats - confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast
Table of Contents
1. Basic anatomy and examination2. Taking a history
3. Common investigations
4. Abnormal uterine bleeding
5. Fibroids
6. Endometriosis & Adenomyosis
7. Pelvic pain and dyspareunia
8. Sexually transmitted infections
9. Pelvic inflammatory disease
10. Contraception and termination of pregnancy
11. Benign gynaecological tumours
12. Gynaecological malignancies
13. Benign vulval disease
14. Urogynaecology
15. Gynaecological endocrinology
16. Subfertility
17. Menopause
18. Early pregnancy complications
19. Antenatal booking and prenatal diagnosis
20. Antepartum haemorrhage
21. Hypertension in pregnancy
22. Medical disorders in pregnancy
23. Common presentations in pregnancy
24. Multiple pregnancy
25. Preterm labour and birth
26. Obstetric pelvic examination and labour
27. Fetal monitoring in labour
28. Operative interventions in labour
29. Complications of labour
30. Stillbirth
31. Postnatal complications
32. Maternal collapse and maternal death
