This book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of obstetric and gynaecologic disorders. Divided into three sections, the text begins with obstetric disorders. This section is further divided into antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum, operations and procedures, and emergencies. Each of these subspecialties covers numerous conditions and topics. The second section discusses gynaecologic disorders and surgical procedures including laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. The final section covers associated topics including blood components, medicolegal issues, record keeping, and medical insurance. The practical text is further enhanced by clinical and surgical images and diagrams.

This handbook provides an evidence-based approach to common obstetrics & gynaecological problems faced by O & G clinicians and general practitioners in their daily practice. It is the only book available with current evidence-based recommendations and protocols in O & G.Compiled by experienced experts, this new edition contains 24 new chapters. The existing chapters have been updated using the latest evidence. The authors have included multiple flow charts and detailed practical approaches to various gynaecology and obstetric issues. The book will be a valuable and quick practical guide to everyone — not only to general practitioners and O & G clinicians, but also to medical students and resident doctors. Topics like “Approach to Ectopic Pregnancy” and “Pelvic Inflammatory Disease” will provide invaluable guidance to even emergency medicine doctors.

A comprehensive textbook of obstetrics and gynecology designed to meet the clinical information needs of the community, ob/gyn and the famil y practitioner. The sixty-eight chapters are organized into sections on obstetrics, women's health care issues, management of chronic medic al problems in women's health, and special problems in gynecologic onc ology. In this book subjects are addressed as they would occur, given their importance and precision needed in clinical decision-making.

A pocket-sized, quick-reference to the protocols, clinical pearls, and pitfalls to avoid from the major new text, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Principles for Practice. It features essential and practical guidel ines, focusing on what house officers, clinicians, and third-and fourt h-year medical students need most.

This practical guide provides an up-to-date and concise account of many obstetric and gynaecological conditions based on evidence-based medicine. The 50 topics covered include menstrual disorders, abnormal PAP smears, ovarian cysts, subfertility, vaginal discharge, contraception and hormonal replacement therapy, pregnancy and its complications as well as common obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) investigations.The book includes the use of flow charts to simplify the description of investigations and treatments of the various common conditions in obstetrics and gynaecology. This is particularly useful for doctors in the primary healthcare setting in their day-to-day clinical practice. It also contains criteria for referral to OBGYN doctors. It will also serve as an essential guide for medical students and nursing staff and a handy summary for OBGYN specialists.

This book provides a timely revision of the definitive source for quick reference and up-to-date information on the primary health care of women. Containing contributions by leaders in obstetrics-gynecology, primary care and relevant subspecialties, the book presents the latest information from respected authorities. New case studies have been added at the end of each chapter to provide useful information for the busy clinician. New chapters include: Elderly Patients; Cardiovascular Hypertension; The Role of Applied and Genomic Molecular Biology; and Nutrition, Obesity, and Eating Disorders. This book is a must-have reference for the busy clinician