Obstetrics & Gynecology: Principles for Practice
Published on 16. April 2001
Book
Hardback
1400 pages
978-0-8385-7201-6 (ISBN)
Description
The definitive single source covering the latest advances in women's health care!
Obstetrics and Gynecology: Principles for Practice provides expert clinical advice that is immediately applicable to your practice.
This outstanding new reference is essential reading for obstetricians, gynecologists, family practitioners, and other health-care providers who want to stay on top of the explosion of knowledge in obstetrics, gynecology, and women's health care, and the corresponding advances in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions. From new developments in fetal monitoring and advances in menopause management to cancer screening and treatments for hypertension and other common medical problems, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Principles for Practice delivers a full spectrum of current diagnostic techniques, treatment protocols, and preventive services needed to provide comprehensive and successful health care to women.Obstetrics and Gynecology features contributions from 84 leading experts in the field. Each is a recognized authority in his or her specialty, and together they provide an impressive wealth of insight into women's health management. With 68 well-focused chapters covering specific conditions, procedures, and topics in ob/gyn and women's health care, this practice-oriented resource offers essential information in well-organized ready-reference format.Each chapter is filled with pertinent illustrations, graphics, and summary tables to clarify your understanding. What's more, each chapter is preceded by a succinct "five key points" that brings you immediately up to speed on the major issues and clinical developments in that area.
Obstetrics and Gynecology: Principles for Practice provides expert clinical advice that is immediately applicable to your practice.
This outstanding new reference is essential reading for obstetricians, gynecologists, family practitioners, and other health-care providers who want to stay on top of the explosion of knowledge in obstetrics, gynecology, and women's health care, and the corresponding advances in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions. From new developments in fetal monitoring and advances in menopause management to cancer screening and treatments for hypertension and other common medical problems, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Principles for Practice delivers a full spectrum of current diagnostic techniques, treatment protocols, and preventive services needed to provide comprehensive and successful health care to women.Obstetrics and Gynecology features contributions from 84 leading experts in the field. Each is a recognized authority in his or her specialty, and together they provide an impressive wealth of insight into women's health management. With 68 well-focused chapters covering specific conditions, procedures, and topics in ob/gyn and women's health care, this practice-oriented resource offers essential information in well-organized ready-reference format.Each chapter is filled with pertinent illustrations, graphics, and summary tables to clarify your understanding. What's more, each chapter is preceded by a succinct "five key points" that brings you immediately up to speed on the major issues and clinical developments in that area.
Reviews / Votes
"[the] comprehensiveness and reader-friendly style of this book are major strengths."--The Lancet Lancet 20030215 "...a valuable resource for some of the new integrated medical curriculums in medical schools...Overall, this is an impressive book whose contents recognize and reflects the issues that today's woman confront in the health care management."--The New England Journal of Medicine New England Journal of Medicine 20011011More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Maidenhead
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 226 mm
Thickness: 48 mm
Weight
3269 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8385-7201-6 (9780838572016)
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Persons
Dr. Ling is Professor and Chairman of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee.
Patrick Duff, MD is Professor and Residency Program Director, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Patrick Duff, MD is Professor and Residency Program Director, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Content
Part I: Obstetrics.Chapter 1. Maternal Physiology.Chapter 2. Preconceptional and Prenatal Care.Chapter 3. Teratology.Chapter 4. Prenatal Diagnosis.Chapter 5. Infections in Pregnancy.Chapter 6. Medical Complications of Pregnancy.Chapter 7. Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy.Chapter 8. Emergencies During Pregnancy: Trauma and Nonobstetric Surgical Conditions.Chapter 9. Multiple Gestations.Chapter 10. Isoimmunization.Chapter 11.Evaluation and Management of a Patient with a Stillborn Fetus.Chapter 12. Pregnancy Termination.Chapter 13. Preterm Delivery.Chapter 14. Antepartum Hemorrhage.Chapter 15. Postdate Pregnancy.Chapter 16.Abnormal Presentations.Chapter 17.Labor and Delivery: Normal and Abnormal.Chapter 18.Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia.Chapter 19.Operative Vaginal Delivery.Chapter 20.Cesarean Delivery and Cesarean Hysterectomy.Chapter 21Immediate Assessment and Resuscitation of the Neonate.Chapter 22.The Puerperium.Part II: Gynecology/Women's Health.Section 1: Women's Health Care Issues.Chapter 23.Cancer Screening.Chapter 24.Wellness Counseling/Immunizations.Chapter 25Collaborative-Practice Models.Section 2: Management of Chronic Medical Problems in Women's Health.Chapter 26.Hypertension.Chapter 27.Diabetes Mellitus.Chapter 28.Lipid Disorders.Chapter 29.Thyroid Diseases.Chapter 30.Mood Disorders.Chapter 31.Substance Abuse/Dependence.Chapter 32.Dermatologic Problems.Chapter 33.Approach to Anemia.Chapter 34.Respiratory Problems.Chapter 35.Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence.Chapter 36.Stress Management.Chapter 37.HIV/AIDS.Chapter 38.Headache, Dizziness, and Syncope.Chapter 39.Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Complaints.Chapter 40.Gastrointestinal Disorders.Chapter 41.Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.Chapter 42.Contraception/Family Planning.Chapter 43.Sexually Transmitted Infections.Chapter 44.Breast Disorders.Chapter 45.Sexual Counseling.Chapter 46.Hirsutism.Chapter 47.Abnormal and Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding.Chapter 48.Hyperprolactinemia.Chapter 49.Premenstrual Syndrome.Chapter 50. Management of Menopause.Chapter 51.Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.Chapter 52.Endometriosis.Chapter 53.Urogynecology: Urinary Incontinence and Sensory Disorders of the Female Lower Urinary Tract.Chapter 54.Dysmenorrhea and Pelvic Pain.Chapter 55.Abnormal Pap Smear (Including Colposcopy, Cryotherapy, and the Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure).Chapter 56. Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.Chapter 57.Ectopic Pregnancy.Chapter 58.Uterine Leiomyomas and Other Pelvic Masses.Chapter 59. Pelvic-Organ Prolapse.Chapter 60.Vulvar Lesions.Chapter 61.Preoperative Evaluation.Section 3: Special Problems in Gynecologic Oncology.Chapter 62.Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy.Chapter 63.Vulvar and Vaginal Cancer.Chapter 64.Cervical Cancer.Chapter 65.Uterine Cancer.Chapter 66.Ovarian Cancer.Chapter 67.Gestational Trophoblastic Disease.Chapter 68.Metastatic Tumor Spread to the Pelvis.