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Essential Obstetrics and Gynecology, 6th Edition

by Ian M. Symonds, MB, BS, MMedSci, DM, FRCOG, FRANZCOG

This is the sixth edition of a popular, highly readable primer in obstetrics and gynaecology. It has been thoroughly updated and aligns with the undergraduate curriculum in O&G devised by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

  • Highly illustrated throughout

 

  • Essential information points at the end of chapters

 

  • Case histories

 

  • Practical procedures boxes

 

  • Alert (warnings or advice) and tick (guidance or definitions) boxes throughout

 

  • Over 100 self-assessment MCQs

 

  • Appendices: Principles of Perioperative Care; Governance, Audit and Research

 

  • Reflects the national undergraduate curriculum in obstetrics and gynaecology in the UK and Australia

More information on:

 

  • Fetal development

 

  • Screening for fetal anomaly: non-invasive prenatal testing

 

  • Placenta accreta

 

  • Infections acquired in pregnancy: Zika, Rubella

 

  • Non-invasive prenatal testing

 

  • Fetal Doppler examination, e.g. middle cerebral artery, ductus venosus

 

  • Management of preterm labour: oxytocin antagonists

 

  • Induction of labour: components of Bishop score

 

  • Ectopic pregnancy: Caesarean scar ectopic, cornual ectopic

 

  • Emergency contraception: ulipristal acetate

 

  • Sterilization: salpingectomy

 

  • Genital tract infections: role of sexual health clinic, contact tracing

 

  • Cervix: update on HPV screening and vaccination

 

  • Ovary: update FIGO staging of ovarian carcinoma; “risk-reducing surgery” for ovarian cancer

 

  • WHO surgical safety checklist has been added to Appendix A.

 

  • New self-assessment OSCE questions

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