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Eureka: Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Hannah Kither | Sarah Kitson | Louise Wan | Emma Crosbie
(2018)
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Abstract
Eureka – an innovative series for students that fully integrates core science, clinical medicine and surgery. With its engaging and authoritative text, featuring insightful clinical cases, graphic narratives, SBAs and a wealth of other learning tools, Eureka has everything students need to succeed in medicine and pass their exams.
Series features across titles:
- Engaging clinical cases show how skilled clinician would work through a presentation, and put diseases and biomedical principles into patient context
- Innovative graphic narratives bring clinical cases to life, show how to approach difficult scenarios and convey the experience of being a patient
- Starter questions - stimulating answers to intriguing questions make learning fun
- Boxes highlight tips, tricks and key learning points
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Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- First principles chapter clearly explains the key concepts, processes and structures of the female reproductive system
- Clinical essentials chapters provide an overview of the symptoms and signs of obstetric and gynaecological disease, relevant history and examination techniques, investigations and management options
- Disease-based chapters give concise descriptions of all major disorders, e.g. complications of pregnancy, gynaecological tumours and subfertility, each chapter introduced by engaging clinical cases that feature unique graphic narratives
- Emergencies chapter covers the principles of immediate care in situations, such as ectopic pregnancy and eclampsia
- Integrated care chapter discusses strategies for the management of chronic conditions across primary and other care settings
- Self-Assessment – 80 multiple choice questions in clinical SBA format, in line with current exam format
Hannah Kither
Sarah Kitson
Louise Wan
 Emma Crosbie 
Manchester University School of Medicine, UK
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Half Title | i | ||
| Title | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Contents | viii | ||
| Series Editors’ Foreword | v | ||
| About the Series Editors | vi | ||
| About the Authors | vi | ||
| Preface | vii | ||
| Glossary | xi | ||
| Acknowledgements | xii | ||
| Chapter 1 First principles | 1 | ||
| Overview of the female reproductive system | 1 | ||
| Development of the female reproductive system | 9 | ||
| The ovaries | 13 | ||
| The fallopian tubes | 18 | ||
| The uterus | 20 | ||
| The cervix | 23 | ||
| The vagina | 27 | ||
| The vulva | 29 | ||
| The perineum | 31 | ||
| The female urinary tract | 33 | ||
| The menstrual cycle | 36 | ||
| Fertility and conception | 39 | ||
| Pregnancy | 44 | ||
| Labour and the puerperium | 65 | ||
| Menopause | 72 | ||
| Chapter 2 Clinical essentials: gynaecology | 79 | ||
| Introduction | 79 | ||
| Common symptoms and how to take a history | 79 | ||
| Common signs and how to examine a patient | 90 | ||
| Investigations | 97 | ||
| Management options | 108 | ||
| Chapter 3 Clinical essentials: obstetrics | 119 | ||
| Introduction | 119 | ||
| Common symptoms and how to take a history | 120 | ||
| Common signs and how to examine a patient | 131 | ||
| Investigations | 138 | ||
| Management options | 142 | ||
| Chapter 4 Normal pregnancy and delivery | 147 | ||
| Introduction | 147 | ||
| Case 1 Booking visit | 148 | ||
| Case 2 Prolonged pregnancy | 149 | ||
| Routine antenatal care | 150 | ||
| Normal delivery | 159 | ||
| Monitoring in labour | 162 | ||
| Analgesia and anaesthesia | 165 | ||
| Induction of labour | 166 | ||
| Postnatal care | 167 | ||
| Chapter 5 Complications in early pregnancy | 171 | ||
| Introduction | 171 | ||
| Case 3 Pain and bleeding in early pregnancy | 172 | ||
| Case 4 Spotting in early pregnancy | 173 | ||
| Miscarriage | 175 | ||
| Ectopic pregnancy | 178 | ||
| Hyperemesis gravidarum | 180 | ||
| Gestational trophoblastic disease | 182 | ||
| Chapter 6 High-risk pregnancy | 185 | ||
| Introduction | 185 | ||
| Case 5 Diabetes in pregnancy | 186 | ||
| Diabetes in pregnancy | 187 | ||
| Hypertension in pregnancy | 190 | ||
| Obstetric cholestasis | 193 | ||
| Polyhydramnios | 195 | ||
| Medical disorders in pregnancy | 196 | ||
| Haemolytic disease of the newborn | 205 | ||
| Multiple pregnancy | 207 | ||
| Antepartum haemorrhage | 208 | ||
| Small-for-gestational-age fetus | 210 | ||
| Stillbirth | 212 | ||
| Chapter 7 Complications in delivery and the postnatal period | 215 | ||
| Introduction | 215 | ||
| Case 6 Slow progress in labour | 216 | ||
| Case 7 Breech presentation | 217 | ||
| Premature labour | 219 | ||
| Malpresentation of the fetus | 222 | ||
| Failure to progress in labour | 224 | ||
| Fetal compromise in labour | 226 | ||
| Operative vaginal delivery | 228 | ||
| Caesarean section | 229 | ||
| Post-partum haemorrhage | 231 | ||
| Postnatal infection | 233 | ||
| Venous thromboembolism | 236 | ||
| Maternal and perinatal death | 238 | ||
| Postnatal mental health | 239 | ||
| Chapter 8 Reproductive endocrinology | 241 | ||
| Introduction | 241 | ||
| Case 8 Absent menarche | 242 | ||
| Disorders of puberty | 245 | ||
| Hirsutism | 248 | ||
| Polycystic ovary syndrome | 249 | ||
| Hypogonadism | 251 | ||
| Galactorrhoea | 253 | ||
| Premenstrual syndrome | 255 | ||
| Menopause | 256 | ||
| Chapter 9 Fertility and contraception | 259 | ||
| Introduction | 259 | ||
| Case 9 Unwanted pregnancy | 260 | ||
| Case 10 Failure to conceive | 262 | ||
| Contraception | 265 | ||
| Termination of pregnancy | 270 | ||
| Subfertility | 271 | ||
| Assisted conception | 275 | ||
| Chapter 10 Abnormal vaginal bleeding | 281 | ||
| Introduction | 281 | ||
| Case 11 Heavy, painful periods | 282 | ||
| Amenorrhoea | 284 | ||
| Oligomenorrhoea | 288 | ||
| Heavy menstrual bleeding | 288 | ||
| Dysmenorrhoea | 291 | ||
| Intermenstrual and postcoital bleeding | 293 | ||
| Postmenopausal bleeding | 295 | ||
| Chapter 11 Inflammatory and infective disorders | 297 | ||
| Introduction | 297 | ||
| Case 12 Painful periods | 298 | ||
| Case 13 Vaginal discharge | 300 | ||
| Endometriosis | 301 | ||
| Lower genital tract infections | 304 | ||
| Pelvic inflammatory disease | 307 | ||
| Vulval skin disorders | 308 | ||
| Chapter 12 Gynaecological tumours | 311 | ||
| Introduction | 311 | ||
| Case 14 Bloating and abdominal pain | 312 | ||
| Case 15 Postmenopausal bleeding | 315 | ||
| Fibroids | 316 | ||
| Benign ovarian cysts | 318 | ||
| Ovarian cancer | 320 | ||
| Endometrial cancer | 323 | ||
| Leiomyosarcoma | 326 | ||
| Cervical cancer | 327 | ||
| Vulval cancer | 330 | ||
| Vaginal cancer | 332 | ||
| Chapter 13 Urinary incontinence and genital prolapse | 335 | ||
| Introduction | 335 | ||
| Case 16 Weak bladder | 336 | ||
| Urinary incontinence | 338 | ||
| Genital prolapse | 342 | ||
| Chapter 14 Emergencies | 347 | ||
| Introduction | 347 | ||
| Case 17 Abdominal pain and unconsciousness | 348 | ||
| Case 18 Heavy vaginal bleeding and severe abdominal pain in pregnancy | 349 | ||
| Case 19 Headaches and visual disturbances in pregnancy | 352 | ||
| Case 20 Spontaneous rupture of membranes | 354 | ||
| Case 21 Collapse and tachycardia after delivery | 356 | ||
| Case 22 Failure to deliver | 357 | ||
| Case 23 Excessive bleeding after delivery | 360 | ||
| Case 24 Vaginal bulge and heavy bleeding after delivery | 362 | ||
| Case 25 Fever 2 days after delivery | 364 | ||
| Chapter 15 Integrated care | 367 | ||
| Introduction | 367 | ||
| Case 26 Late booking and abdominal bruising | 368 | ||
| Domestic abuse and child protection | 370 | ||
| Female genital mutilation | 372 | ||
| Forensic gynaecology | 374 | ||
| Cervical screening and management of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia | 375 | ||
| Management of gynaecological cancer | 380 | ||
| Contraception: special circumstances | 383 | ||
| Neonatal resuscitation | 384 | ||
| Risk management | 386 | ||
| Chapter 16 Self-assessment | 389 | ||
| SBA questions | 389 | ||
| SBA answers | 399 | ||
| Index | 407 | ||
| A | 407 | ||
| B | 407 | ||
| C | 408 | ||
| D | 409 | ||
| E | 409 | ||
| F | 409 | ||
| G | 410 | ||
| H | 411 | ||
| I | 412 | ||
| J | 412 | ||
| K | 412 | ||
| L | 412 | ||
| M | 412 | ||
| N | 413 | ||
| O | 413 | ||
| P | 414 | ||
| Q | 415 | ||
| R | 415 | ||
| S | 415 | ||
| T | 416 | ||
| U | 416 | ||
| V | 416 | ||
| W | 417 | ||
| Y | 417 | ||
| Z | 417 | 
