Clinical Cases in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health

De Costa - Clinical Cases
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Authors/editors: Caroline de Costa and Paul Howat
ISBN: 978-0-07-471640-3
Page count: 256
Publisher: Open UP
Publication year: 2007

This book consists of real and common case scenarios covering the broad spectrum of obstetrics, gynaecology and women's health. Each case presents core knowledge integrated with evidence-based practice in an accessible format.

Table of contents:

Part 1 Guidelines

  • Taking an obstetric or gynaecological history
  • Conducting an examination

Part 2 Clinical Cases in General Practice

  • Kate presents for a well-woman check…
  • Elena comes for a postnatal check…
  • Felicity is recalled for an abnormal Pap smear report…
  • Christine's periods are becoming heavier…
  • Mai Ling is missing school because of heavy periods…
  • April is bothered by acne…
  • Chloe has severe period pains…
  • Dorothy complains of an itch…
  • Tammy is unexpectedly pregnancy…
  • Lara is followed through a normal pregnancy…
  • Diane has diabetes and wants to have a baby…
  • Maria has a twin pregnancy…
  • Hazel and Kevin are trying for a pregnancy…
  • Ruth complains of abdominal swelling…
  • Jamie-Lee needs to know about safe sex…
  • Daniela has a molar pregnancy…
  • Patricia complains of hot flushes…
  • Debbie presents with some irregular bleeding…
  • Miranda fears she may be pregnant…
  • Sunithra is depressed following the birth of her baby…
  • Sara would like to be pregnant...

Clinical Cases in Obstetrics

  • Lucy's long labour leads to further problems…
  • Megan develops pre-eclampsia…
  • Helen presents with raised blood pressure in pregnancy…
  • Stacey presents to the birth suite at 28 weeks of pregnancy…
  • Bronwyn is bleeding at 31 weeks of pregnancy…
  • Dora develops diabetes in pregnancy…
  • Diane has diabetes and is pregnant…
  • Maria is followed through a twin pregnancy…
  • Tayla presents with herpes in pregnancy…
  • Amanda suffers a placental abruption…
  • Melissa has persistent vomiting in pregnancy…
  • Julia has a breech presentation…
  • Tegan develops an obstetric emergency…
  • Kahlia's baby seems small…

Clinical Cases in Gynaecology

  • Rebecca presents with acute abdominal pain…
  • Vicky has postmenopausal bleeding…
  • Rani has an ovarian cyst…
  • Sharon is bleeding in early pregnancy…
  • Angie presents with an ectopic pregnancy…
  • Sandra is bothered by 'leaking'…

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