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. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Previous Edition Editors - p. ii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Series editor’s foreword - p. v 7. Prefaces - p. vi 8. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. vii 9. Dedications - p. viii 10. Rapid UKMLA Index - p. ix 11. Assessments - p. xiii 12. Obstetrics & Gynaecology OSCEs - p. xiii 13. UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions - p. xiii 14. 1. Basic anatomy and examination - p. 1 15. 2. Taking a history - p. 15 16. 3. Common investigations - p. 25 17. 4. Abnormal uterine bleeding - p. 31 18. 5. Fibroids - p. 43 19. 6. Endometriosis & Adenomyosis - p. 47 20. 7. Pelvic pain and dyspareunia - p. 53 21. 8. Sexually transmitted infections - p. 59 22. 9. Pelvic inflammatory disease - p. 67 23. 10. Contraception and termination of pregnancy - p. 73 24. 11. Benign gynaecological tumours - p. 81 25. 12. Gynaecological malignancies - p. 89 26. 13. Benign vulval disease - p. 107 27. 14. Urogynaecology - p. 115 28. 15. Gynaecological endocrinology - p. 125 29. 16. Subfertility - p. 137 30. 17. Menopause - p. 145 31. 18. Early pregnancy complications - p. 151 32. 19. Antenatal booking and prenatal diagnosis - p. 161 33. 20. Antepartum haemorrhage - p. 171 34. 21. Hypertension in pregnancy - p. 179 35. 22. Medical disorders in pregnancy - p. 185 36. 23. Common presentations in pregnancy - p. 199 37. 24. Multiple pregnancy - p. 207 38. 25. Preterm labour and birth - p. 213 39. 26. Obstetric pelvic examination and labour - p. 219 40. 27. Fetal monitoring in labour - p. 231 41. 28. Operative interventions in labour - p. 237 42. 29. Complications of labour - p. 245 43. 30. Stillbirth - p. 253 44. 31. Postnatal complications - p. 257 45. 32. Maternal collapse and maternal death - p. 265 46. UKMLA High Yield Association Table - p. 277 47. Glossary - p. 321 48. Index - p. 323
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. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Previous Edition Editors - p. ii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Series editor’s foreword - p. v 7. Prefaces - p. vi 8. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. vii 9. Dedications - p. viii 10. Rapid UKMLA Index - p. ix 11. Assessments - p. xiii 12. Obstetrics & Gynaecology OSCEs - p. xiii 13. UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions - p. xiii 14. 1. Basic anatomy and examination - p. 1 15. 2. Taking a history - p. 15 16. 3. Common investigations - p. 25 17. 4. Abnormal uterine bleeding - p. 31 18. 5. Fibroids - p. 43 19. 6. Endometriosis & Adenomyosis - p. 47 20. 7. Pelvic pain and dyspareunia - p. 53 21. 8. Sexually transmitted infections - p. 59 22. 9. Pelvic inflammatory disease - p. 67 23. 10. Contraception and termination of pregnancy - p. 73 24. 11. Benign gynaecological tumours - p. 81 25. 12. Gynaecological malignancies - p. 89 26. 13. Benign vulval disease - p. 107 27. 14. Urogynaecology - p. 115 28. 15. Gynaecological endocrinology - p. 125 29. 16. Subfertility - p. 137 30. 17. Menopause - p. 145 31. 18. Early pregnancy complications - p. 151 32. 19. Antenatal booking and prenatal diagnosis - p. 161 33. 20. Antepartum haemorrhage - p. 171 34. 21. Hypertension in pregnancy - p. 179 35. 22. Medical disorders in pregnancy - p. 185 36. 23. Common presentations in pregnancy - p. 199 37. 24. Multiple pregnancy - p. 207 38. 25. Preterm labour and birth - p. 213 39. 26. Obstetric pelvic examination and labour - p. 219 40. 27. Fetal monitoring in labour - p. 231 41. 28. Operative interventions in labour - p. 237 42. 29. Complications of labour - p. 245 43. 30. Stillbirth - p. 253 44. 31. Postnatal complications - p. 257 45. 32. Maternal collapse and maternal death - p. 265 46. UKMLA High Yield Association Table - p. 277 47. Glossary - p. 321 48. Index - p. 323
