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.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. How to use - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Series editor’s foreword - p. iii 7. Prefaces - p. iii 8. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. iii 9. Dedications - p. iii 10. Rapid UKMLA Index - p. iii 11. List of Illustrations - p. iii 12. List of Tables - p. iii 13. Chapter 1: Basic anatomy and examination - p. iii 14. Chapter 2: Taking a history - p. g14 15. Chapter 3: Common investigations - p. g23 16. Chapter 4: Abnormal uterine bleeding - p. g29 17. Chapter 5: Fibroids - p. g41 18. Chapter 6: Endometriosis & Adenomyosis - p. g41 19. Chapter 7: Pelvic pain and dyspareunia - p. g51 20. Chapter 8: Sexually transmitted infections - p. g55 21. Chapter 9: Pelvic inflammatory disease - p. g65 22. Chapter 10: Contraception and termination of pregnancy - p. g70 23. Chapter 11: Benign gynaecological tumours - p. g80 24. Chapter 12: Gynaecological malignancies - p. g87 25. Chapter 13: Benign vulval disease - p. g105 26. Chapter 14: Urogynaecology - p. g105 27. Chapter 15: Gynaecological endocrinology - p. g124 28. Chapter 16: Subfertility - p. g135 29. Chapter 17: Menopause - p. g144 30. Chapter 18: Early pregnancy complications - p. g150 31. Chapter 19: Antenatal booking and prenatal diagnosis - p. g160 32. Chapter 20: Antepartum haemorrhage - p. g169 33. Chapter 21: Hypertension in pregnancy - p. g177 34. Chapter 22: Medical disorders in pregnancy - p. g184 35. Chapter 23: Common presentations in pregnancy - p. g198 36. Chapter 24: Multiple pregnancy - p. g205 37. Chapter 25: Preterm labour and birth - p. g211 38. Chapter 26: Obstetric pelvic examination and labour - p. g218 39. Chapter 27: Fetal monitoring in labour - p. g230 40. Chapter 28: Operative interventions in labour - p. g236 41. Chapter 29: Complications of labour - p. g243 42. Chapter 30: Stillbirth - p. g251 43. Chapter 31: Postnatal complications - p. g256 44. Chapter 32: Maternal collapse and maternal death - p. g264 45. Self-Assessment - p. g274 46. UKMLA High Yield Association Table - p. g274 47. UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions - p. g274 48. UKMLA SBA Answers - p. g302 49. Obstetrics & Gynaecology OSCEs - p. g312 50. Glossary - p. g319 51. Index - p. g322
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.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. How to use - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Series editor’s foreword - p. iii 7. Prefaces - p. iii 8. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. iii 9. Dedications - p. iii 10. Rapid UKMLA Index - p. iii 11. List of Illustrations - p. iii 12. List of Tables - p. iii 13. Chapter 1: Basic anatomy and examination - p. iii 14. Chapter 2: Taking a history - p. g14 15. Chapter 3: Common investigations - p. g23 16. Chapter 4: Abnormal uterine bleeding - p. g29 17. Chapter 5: Fibroids - p. g41 18. Chapter 6: Endometriosis & Adenomyosis - p. g41 19. Chapter 7: Pelvic pain and dyspareunia - p. g51 20. Chapter 8: Sexually transmitted infections - p. g55 21. Chapter 9: Pelvic inflammatory disease - p. g65 22. Chapter 10: Contraception and termination of pregnancy - p. g70 23. Chapter 11: Benign gynaecological tumours - p. g80 24. Chapter 12: Gynaecological malignancies - p. g87 25. Chapter 13: Benign vulval disease - p. g105 26. Chapter 14: Urogynaecology - p. g105 27. Chapter 15: Gynaecological endocrinology - p. g124 28. Chapter 16: Subfertility - p. g135 29. Chapter 17: Menopause - p. g144 30. Chapter 18: Early pregnancy complications - p. g150 31. Chapter 19: Antenatal booking and prenatal diagnosis - p. g160 32. Chapter 20: Antepartum haemorrhage - p. g169 33. Chapter 21: Hypertension in pregnancy - p. g177 34. Chapter 22: Medical disorders in pregnancy - p. g184 35. Chapter 23: Common presentations in pregnancy - p. g198 36. Chapter 24: Multiple pregnancy - p. g205 37. Chapter 25: Preterm labour and birth - p. g211 38. Chapter 26: Obstetric pelvic examination and labour - p. g218 39. Chapter 27: Fetal monitoring in labour - p. g230 40. Chapter 28: Operative interventions in labour - p. g236 41. Chapter 29: Complications of labour - p. g243 42. Chapter 30: Stillbirth - p. g251 43. Chapter 31: Postnatal complications - p. g256 44. Chapter 32: Maternal collapse and maternal death - p. g264 45. Self-Assessment - p. g274 46. UKMLA High Yield Association Table - p. g274 47. UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions - p. g274 48. UKMLA SBA Answers - p. g302 49. Obstetrics & Gynaecology OSCEs - p. g312 50. Glossary - p. g319 51. Index - p. g322
