Obstetrics & Gynecology at a Glance

by Norwitz, Errol; Schorge, John O.

• ISBN13: 9780632043415
• ISBN10: 0632043415
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

Obstetrics and Gynecology at a Glance is designed to be a concise, readily accessible guide and revision aid for undergraduate medical students. Following the now familiar, easy-to-use double-page spread format, each topic is presented with key facts accompanied by clear and informative line diagrams illustrating the essential points.This new book is targeted specifically at the clinical years of medical study. To allow quick reference, it has been divided into four sections: Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Gynecologic Oncology, and Obstetrics. It therefore provides a comprehensive summary of everything the student needs to know to get through their clinical rotation.Obstetrics and Gynecology at a Glance is ideally suited to the available reading time and budget of all medical students and junior doctors. It can be used either as primary or supplementary reading in support of a lecture course or as a revision aid at exam time.

Author Biography

Errol R. Norwitz is Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston MA, USA.

Table of Contents

Preface	4	(1)
Acknowledgements	5	(1)
Further reading	5	(1)
Table and figure acknowledgements	6	(2)
Part 1: Gynecology
Anatomy of the female reproductive tract	8	(2)
The menstrual cycle	10	(2)
Abnormal vaginal bleeding	12	(2)
Ectopic pregnancy	14	(2)
Pelvic pain	16	(2)
Infections of the lower genital tract	18	(2)
Pelvic inflammatory disease	20	(2)
Gynecologic surgery	22	(2)
Benign disorders of the lower genital tract	24	(2)
Benign disorders of the upper genital tract	26	(2)
Endometriosis and adenomyosis	28	(2)
Contraception	30	(2)
Sterilization	32	(2)
Urinary incontinence and genital prolapse	34	(2)
Part 2: Reproductive endocrinology and infertility
Puberty and precocious puberty	36	(2)
Amenorrhea	38	(2)
Polycystic ovarian syndrome	40	(2)
Hirsutism and virilization	42	(2)
Abortion	44	(2)
Recurrent pregnancy loss	46	(2)
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome	48	(2)
Cervical incompetence and cervical cerclage	50	(2)
The infertile couple	52	(2)
Ovulation induction	54	(2)
Assisted reproductive technology	56	(2)
Menopause and hormone replacement therapy	58	(2)
Part 3: Gynecologic oncology
Ovarian cancer	60	(2)
Uterine cancer	62	(2)
Cervical cancer	64	(2)
Vaginal and vulvar cancer	66	(2)
Other gynecologic malignancies	68	(2)
Gestational trophoblastic disease	70	(2)
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy	72	(2)
Part 4: Obstetrics
Embryology and early fetal development	74	(2)
Fetal physiology	76	(2)
Endocrinology of pregnancy and parturition	78	(2)
Maternal adaptations to pregnancy	80	(2)
Prenatal diagnosis	82	(2)
Obstetric ultrasound	84	(2)
Infections in pregnancy: bacteria and protozoa	86	(2)
Infections in pregnancy: viruses and spirochetes	88	(2)
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy	90	(2)
Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy	92	(2)
Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy	94	(2)
Thyroid disease in pregnancy	96	(2)
Other medical and surgical conditions in pregnancy	98	(2)
Drugs and medications during pregnancy	100	(2)
Disorders of amniotic fluid volume	102	(2)
Disorders of fetal growth	104	(2)
Antepartum fetal surveillance	106	(2)
Hydrops fetalis	108	(2)
Intrauterine fetal demise	110	(2)
Multiple pregnancy	112	(2)
Antepartum hemorrhage	114	(2)
Premature labor	116	(2)
Premature rupture of the membranes	118	(2)
Induction and augmentation of labor	120	(2)
Normal labor and delivery	122	(2)
Abnormal labor and delivery	124	(2)
Pain relief in labor	126	(2)
Intrapartum fetal monitoring	128	(2)
Operative vaginal delivery	130	(2)
Cesarean delivery	132	(2)
Third stage of labor and postpartum hemorrhage	134	(2)
The puerperium	136	(2)
Circumcision	138	(2)
Index	140