New Oxford Handbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Essential Reading for Undergraduate Medical Students in the Field.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c54318) has announced the addition of Oxford Handbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Obstetrics and Gynaecology (often abbreviated to OB/GYN or O&G) are the two surgical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs, and as such are often combined to form a single medical speciality and postgraduate training program. , First Edition to their offering. - Highlights the core knowledge for diagnosing and managing emergencies and common problems in obstetrics and gynaecology - A brief introduction to the condition is followed by the essentials of management - Undergraduate medical students will find the Handbook useful in focusing their observation to the aspects of care that are expected of them when they start practice The Handbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology provides a quick reference guide to the specialty covering diagnoses, investigation and management in a user-friendly, accessible format. Contributors provide evidence-based guidelines which highlight the core knowledge for diagnosing and managing common problems and emergencies. Important points are emphasised through the use of summaries and bullet points enabling the reader to recall facts in practice or under examination conditions. Each chapter includes material from junior doctors, nurses or midwives and consultants with a special interest in the subject. Readership: This book will appeal to clinical undergraduate medical students as a pocket reference and revision book; general practitioners as a quick reference to cross check their knowledge about a condition and to look at appropriate management and to specialist's training in obstetrics and gynaecology. The book will also appeal to specialist nurses and midwives. Authors, editors, and contributors Edited by: - S Arulkumaran, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Georges Hospital Medical School, University of London For most practical purposes, ranging from admission of students to negotiating funding from the government, the 19 constituent colleges are treated as individual universities. Within the university federation they are known as Recognised Bodies , UK, - I Symonds, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Derby City General Hospital, UK, and - A Fowlie, Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Derby City General Hospital, UK Contributors: - Ms Mandy Abbett, Breastfeeding Counsellor and Sure Start Chesterfield Infant Feeding Specialist, Chesterfield, UK - Mrs R. A. Adekunle, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dewsbury and District Hospital, Dewsbury, UK - Dr S. Ahuja, Specialist Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Luton, UK - Professor S. Arulkumaran, Head of Academic Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Georges Hospital Medical School, London, UK - Dr J. Ashworth, Sub-specialty Trainee in Feto-maternal Medicine, Birmingham Womens Hospital, Birmingham, UK - Mr A. Bali, Gynaecology Oncology Fellow, St Bartholomews Hospital, London, UK - Mr A. Bunkheila, Specialist Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK - Mr Roger Chapman, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK - Mr M. Cust, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK - Mr F.J. Darne, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK - Dr Soo Downe, Director, Midwifery Studies Research Unit, University of Central Lancashire The University of Central Lancashire (or UCLan) is a university based in Preston, UK, with additional campuses in Carlisle and Penrith. Before 1992, the University had been Preston Polytechnic since September 1 1973, and then Lancashire Polytechnic , Preston, UK - Miss Alison Fowlie, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK - Dr David Guthrie, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary The Derbyshire Royal Infirmary is a hospital in Derby. It is based in the city centre and currently the home of the A+E unit in Derby. The DRI is to be scaled down as departments are moved to the new super hospital is built at the Derby City Hospital site. , Derby, UK - Mrs Hasiba Hamoud, Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, William Harvey Hospital The William Harvey Hospital is located in Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, England and it is one of the three main hospitals in the East Kent Hospitals Trust area. The hospital was commissioned in 1977, employs about 2,500 people and is named after the famous doctor who discovered the , Ashford, UK - Mr R. Hayman, Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The City Hospital, Nottingham, UK - Ms M. Jackson, Department of Midwifery, Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK - Mr H. M. L. Jenkins, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK - Mr Olujimi Jibodu, Specialist Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Derby City Hospital, Derby, UK - Dr Devendra Kanagalingam, Honorary Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Georges Hospital Medical School, London, UK - Dr V. L. Keeley, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, UK - Mrs Anne Meadows, Risk Co-ordinator, Department of Midwifery, Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK - Dr John McIntryre, Senior Lecturer in Child Health, Derbyshire Childrens Hospital, Derby, UK - Mr S. Mitra, Specialist Registrar, Oxford Deanery, UK - Dr M. P. Mohajer, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, UK - Mr George E. Morgan, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist and Course Tutor, University Hospital of North Durham The University Hospital of North Durham (UHND), provides acute services for the north of County Durham, north east England; including Durham, Chester-le-Street and Derwentside. The hospital is operated by County Durham and Darlington Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. , Durham, UK - Mrs Andrea Morris, Primary Care Midwife, Alfreton Community Clinic, Alfreton, UK - Dr E. P. Morris, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is a National Health Service teaching hospital located off the A11 and the B1108 on the southwestern outskirts of Norwich, Norfolk. , Norwich, UK - Mr S. Mukhopadhyay, Specialist Registrar, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK - Ms Karen Payne, Infant Feeding Support Midwife, Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK - Dr S. Peatman, Specialist Registrar, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK - Mrs Lesley Roulstone, Clinical Lead Midwife, Derby City Hospital, Derby, UK - Dr W. Scott, Consultant Anaesthetist, Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK - Mr I. M. Symonds, Senior Lecturer, Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK - Mr Onnig Tamizian, Specialist Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK - Dr S. Wallace, Specialist Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kings Mill Hospital, Sutton in Ashfield, UK Part 1: Obstetrics Introduction: Obstetric history and physical examination 1. Anatomy of the female pelvis and the fetal head 2. The placenta 3. Prepregnancy counselling 4. Normal pregnancy 5. Minor symptoms of pregnancy 6. Bleeding and/or pain in early pregnancy 7. Hyperemisis gravidarum 8. Prenatal diagnosis 9. Infections in pregnancy 10. HIV in obstetrics and gynaecology 11. Immunisation in pregnancy 12. Medical disorders in pregnancy 13. Rhesus isoimmunisation 14. Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia Disorders of late pregnancy associated with high blood pressure, fluid retention, and protein in the urine. They can cause stillbirth. Mentioned in: Stillbirth 15. Diabetic pregnancies 16. Drug use in pregnancy 17. Substance abuse in pregnancy 18. Multiple pregnancies 19. Breech presentation 20. Antepartum haemorrhage 21. Acute abdominal pain in pregnancy 22. Pre-term labour 23. Pre-term pre-labour rupture of membranes 24. Term pre-labour rupture of membranes 25. Intrauterine growth restriction intrauterine growth restriction n. See intrauterine growth retardation. intrauterine growth retardation Fetal growth restriction Neonatology A generic term for any delay in achieving intrauterine developmental 26. Prolonged pregnancy 27. Induction of labour 28. Hydrops fetalis 29. Oligohydramnios and polyhydramnios 30. Antenatal fetal surveillance 31. Labour 32. Instrumental deliveries (forceps/ventouse) 33. Malpresentations in labour (face, brow, shoulder) 34. Caesarean section 35. Obstetric analgesia and anaesthesia 36. Neonatal resuscitation 37. Care in the puerpeurium 38. Puerperal puerperal /pu·er·per·al/ (-al) pertaining to a puerpera or to the puerperium. pu·er·per·al adj. pyrexia pyrexia /py·rex·ia/ (pi-rek´se-ah) pl. pyrex´iae fever.pyrex´ial py·rex·i·a n. See fever. py·rex 39. Breastfeeding 40. Obstetric emergencies 41. Home birth 42. Management of massive obstetric haemorrhage 43. Amniotic fluid embolism amniotic fluid embolism Obstetrics A condition resulting from a traumatic delivery and 'injection' of amniotic fluid containing lanugo, squames, mucus and debris into the opened maternal circulation, which communicates with the amniotic fluid Incidence 1:80,000 44. Venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) in pregnancy 45. Psychiatric disorders in pregnancy 46. Fibroids and ovarian cysts in pregnancy 47. Malignancy and pre-malignancy of the genital tract in pregnancy 48. Perinatal mortality 49. Maternal mortality Part 2: Gynaecology Introduction: History and physical examination of the gynaecological patient 50. Gynaecological anatomy 51. Malformations of the female genital tract 52. Intersex intersex /in·ter·sex/ (in´ter-seks) 1. hermaphrodite. 2. pseudohermaphrodite. 3. intersexuality. female intersex a female pseudohermaphrodite. 53. Physiology of normal menstruation and the ovarian cycle 54. Paediatric and adolescent gynaecology 55. Menstrual problems - amenorrhoea, oligomenorrhoea, and dysmenorrhoea 56. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding Definition Dysfunctional uterine bleeding is irregular, abnormal uterine bleeding that is not caused by a tumor, infection, or pregnancy. 57. Termination of pregnancy termination of pregnancy Induced abortion. See Abortion. (TOP) 58. Ectopic pregnancy 59. Trophoblastic tro·pho·blast n. The outermost layer of cells of the blastocyst that attaches the fertilized ovum to the uterine wall and serves as a nutritive pathway for the embryo. Also called trophoderm. disease 60. Pre-menstrual syndrome 61. Hirsutism/virilisation 62. Polycystic ovarian syndrome Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) A condition in which the eggs are not released from the ovaries and instead form multiple cysts. Mentioned in: Oophorectomy, Ovarian Cysts 63. Vaginal discharge 64. Lower genital tract infections 65. Pelvic pain 66. Pelvic inflammatory disease pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infection of the female reproductive organs, usually resulting from infection with the bacteria that cause chlamydia or gonorrhea. 67. Endometriosis 68. Female subfertility 69. Male subfertility 70. Gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) in gynaecology 71. Assisted reproductive techniques (ART) 72. Recurrent miscarriage 73. Psychosexual psychosexual /psy·cho·sex·u·al/ (-sek´shoo-al) pertaining to the mental or emotional aspects of sex. psy·cho·sex·u·al adj. Of or relating to the mental and emotional aspects of sexuality. problems and sexual dysfunction 74. Imaging in gynaecology 75. Contraception (hormonal, intrauterine devices, emergency) 76. Female sterilisation 77. Urinary stress incontinence urinary stress incontinence n. Leakage of urine as a result of coughing, straining, or sudden movement. 78. Frequency and urgency 79. Utero-vaginal prolapse 80. Menopause 81. Hormone replacement therapy Hormone Replacement Therapy Definition Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the use of synthetic or natural female hormones to make up for the decline or lack of natural hormones produced in a woman's body. 82. Benign neoplasms of the genital tract 83. Cancer screening in gynaecology 84. Pathology and management of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia cervical in·tra·ep·i·the·li·al neoplasia n. Dysplastic changes beginning at the squamocolumnar junction in the uterine cervix that may be precursor to squamous cell carcinoma. (CIN) lesions of the cervix 85. Malignant disease of the cervix 86. Ovarian cancer 87. Endometrial cancer 88. Premalignant premalignant /pre·ma·lig·nant/ (pre?mah-lig´nant) precancerous. pre·ma·lig·nant adj. Precancerous. premalignant precancerous. and malignant diseases of vulva 89. Vulval pain and pruritus pruritus /pru·ri·tus/ (proo-ri´tus) itching.prurit´ic pruritus a´ni intense chronic itching in the anal region. pruritus hiema´lis xerotic eczema. 90. Chemotherapy in gynaecological cancer 91. Radiotherapy in gynaecological cancer 92. Palliative Care 93. Urinary tract injuries in obstetric and gynaecology practice 94. Communication/record keeping 95. Medico-legal issues in obstetrics and gynaecology 96. Clinical risk management For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c54318 |
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