Blueprints: Obstetrics and Gynecology (5th edition)

Callahan - Blueprints obstetrics and gynecology
£28.00
£28.00
Authors/editors: Tamara L Callahan and Aaron B Caughey
ISBN: 978-0-7817-8249-4
Page count: 401
Publisher: Lippincott
Publication year: 2009

One of the best selling and highly regarded volumes in the Blueprints series, Blueprints Obstetrics and Gynecology provides students with a concise review of what they need to know in their ob/gyn rotations or the Boards. Each chapter is brief and includes pedagogical features such as bolded key words, tables, figures, and Key Points. A question-and-answer section at the end of the book presents 100 board-format questions with rationales. The newest techniques in contraception and sterilization and hormone replacement therapies are covered, as are contemporary treatment options for uterine fibroids and invasive breast cancer.

Table of contents:

Part 1: Obstetrics

  1. Pregnancy and prenatal care
  2. Early pregnancy complications
  3. Prenatal screening, diagnosis and treatment
  4. Normal labor and delivery
  5. Antepartum hemorrhage
  6. Complications of labor and delivery
  7. Fetal complications of pregnancy
  8. Hypertension and pregnancy
  9. Diabetes during pregnancy
  10. Infectious diseases in pregnancy
  11. Other medical complications of pregnancy
  12. Postpartum care and complications

Part 2: Gynecology

  1. Benign disorders of the lower genital tract
  2. Benign disorders of the upper genital tract
  3. Endometriosis and adenomyosis
  4. Infections of the lower female genital tract
  5. Upper female reproductive tract and systemic infections
  6. Pelvic organ prolapse
  7. Urinary incontinence
  8. Puberty, the menstrual cycle, and menopause
  9. Amenorrhea
  10. Abnormalities of the menstrual cycle
  11. Hirsutism and virilism
  12. Contraception and sterilization
  13. Elective termination of pregnancy
  14. Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies
  15. Neoplastic disease of the vulva and vagina
  16. Cervical neoplasia and cervical cancer
  17. Endometrial cancer
  18. Ovarian and fallopian tube tumors
  19. Gestational trophoblastic disease
  20. Disease and breast cancer

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