Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinical Cases Uncovered

by Cruickshank, Maggie; Shetty, Ashalatha

• ISBN13: 9781405186711
• ISBN10: 1405186712
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-24
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Rehearse for life in clinical practice with this easy-to-use and unique series, which combines cases drawn from real-life experiences with a refreshing approach to presentations as you would see them in day-to-day situations.

Author Biography

Dr Maggie Cruikshank, Consultant Gynaecologist and Senior Lecturer at Aberdeen Medical School and Aberdeen Maternity Hospital.

Dr Asha Shetty, Consultant Obstetrician and Honorary Lecturer at Aberdeen Medical School and Aberdeen Maternity Hospital

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. viii
How to use this book	p. ix
List of abbreviations	p. x
Basics	p. 1
Basic science: gynaecology	p. 1
Basic science: obstetrics	p. 6
Approach to the patient	p. 13
Cases	p. 27
Gynaecology
A 24-year-old woman with vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy	p. 27
A 25-year-old woman presenting as an emergency with low abdominal pain	p. 33
A 23-year-old woman admitted as an emergency with acute vulval pain	p. 38
A 45-year-old woman with heavy periods	p. 42
A 52-year-old woman who has not been able to control her temper recently	p. 47
A 58-year-old woman with postmenopausal bleeding	p. 52
A couple who cannot conceive	p. 57
A 16-year-old seeking emergency contraception: contraceptive choices through reproductive life	p. 62
A 22-year-old woman presents with vaginal discharge	p. 72
A 29-year-old woman with an abnormal smear test	p. 79
A retired schoolteacher presents with a feeling of 'something coming down',	p. 83
A 57-year-old woman with abdominal swelling and vague abdominal pain	p. 87
A 68-year-old woman presents with long-standing vulval itch	p. 92
Obstetrics
A 30-year-old woman with a postdated pregnancy	p. 97
A 37-year-old woman with heavy bleeding per vaginum following a forceps delivery	p. 103
A 16-year-old woman with high blood pressure at 32 weeks' gestation	p. 109
A 34-year-old woman with painless vaginal bleeding at 33 weeks' gestation	p. 116
A 39-year-old woman with painful vaginal bleeding at 37 weeks' gestation	p. 121
A 29-year-old woman with leaking fluid per vaginum at 31 weeks' gestation	p. 126
A 35-year-old woman booking for antenatal care	p. 132
A 24-year-old insulin-dependent diabetic woman planning a pregnancy	p. 138
A 32-year-old woman with a fetus in the breech position at 37 weeks' gestation	p. 144
A 26-year-old woman with a history of one previous caesarean section booking at the antenatal clinic	p. 148
A 29-year-old woman woman with vomiting in early pregnancy	p. 153
A 38-year-old woman with a twin pregnancy	p. 159
A 26-year-old woman diagnosed HIV positive on routine antenatal screening	p. 165
Self-assessment	p. 172
MCQs	p. 172
EMQs	p. 177
SAQs	p. 183
Answers	p. 186
Index of cases by diagnosis	p. 193
Index	p. 195
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