Dewhurst's textbook of obstetrics & gynaecology / edited by D. Keith Edmonds.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edmonds, D. Keith.

Dewhurst, John, Sir, 1920-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gynecology.

Obstetrics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (749 p.)

Edition:

7th ed.

Other Title:

Dewhurst's textbook of obstetrics and gynaecology

Textbook of obstetrics and gynaecology

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2007.

Summary:

This time honoured classic has been re-built completely: after six editions the editor has decided that a radical revision is necessary. The new edition has been developed as a result of intensive consultation with trainees in OB/GYN as to what they want, what they need and how they learn. The book is organised into two halves covering obstetrics and gynaecology. Within each, the chapters are structured into sections containing pedagogic features such as boxes, highlights and key points for the first time. It contains everything the clinician needs to practice the art of obstetric

Contents:

Clinical anatomy of the pelvis and reproductive tract / Alan Farthing

Maternal physiology / Fiona Broughton-Pipkin

The placenta and fetal membranes / Berthold Huppertz and John C.P. Kingdom

Normal fetal growth / Jason Gardosi

Pre-conception counselling / Andrew McCarthy

Antenatal care / Timothy G. Overton

Normal labour / A.A. Calder

Fetal monitoring during labour / James A. Low

Analgesia and anaesthesia / John A. Crowhurst

Puerperium and lactation / D. Keith Edmonds

Neonatal care for obstetricians / M.A. Thomson and A.D. Edwards

Spontaneous miscarriage / Joanne Topping and Roy G. Farquarson

Recurrent miscarriage / Raj Rai

Ectopic pregnancy / Davor Jurkovic

Trophoblast disease / Philip Savage and Michael Seckl

Prenatal diagnosis and genetics / Sailesh Kumar

Fetal medicine in clinical practice / R.C. Wimalasundera

Obstetric emergencies / Sara Paterson-Brown

Disorders of fetal growth and assessment of fetal well-being / G.C.S. Smith and C.C. Lees

Multiple pregnancy / Nicholas M. Fisk

Preterm labour / Philip Bennett

Prolonged pregnancy / Patricia Crowley

Induction and augmentation of labour / G. Justus Hofmeyr

Malpresentation, malposition, cephalopelvic disproportion and obstetric procedures / S. Arulkumaran

Hypertensive disorders / Andrew Shennan

Heart disease in pregnancy / Catherine Nelson-Piercy

Diabetes and endocrine disease in pregnancy / Anne Dornhorst and Catherine Williamson

Renal disease / John Davison

Haematological problems in pregnancy / P. Clark, A.J. Thomson and I.A. Greer

Miscellaneous medical disorders / Andrew McCarthy

Obstetric statistics / Jim G. Thornton

Contraception / Anna Glasier

Termination of pregnancy / Gillian Flett and Allen Templeton

Normal and abnormal development of the genital tract / D. Keith Edmonds

The menstrual cycle / William L. Ledger

The role of ultrasound in gynaecology / Joanne Topping

Gynaecological disorders of childhood and adolescence / D. Keith Edmonds

Primary amenorrhoea / D. Keith Edmonds

Polycystic ovarian syndrome and secondary amenorrhoea / Adam H. Balen

Menstrual problems: menorrhagia and primary dysmenorrhoea / Margaret C.P. Rees

Premenstrual syndrome / P.M.S. O'Brien

Pelvic infection / Jonathan D.C. Ross and Peter Stewart

Chronic pelvic pain / R. William Stones

Endometriosis / Stephen Kennedy and Philippe Koninckx

Infertility / Siladitya Bhattacharya

Assisted reproduction / Geoffrey Trew

Menopause and the postmenopausal woman / Nick Panay

Pelvic floor dysfunction I: uterovaginal prolapse / Anthony R.B. Smith

Urninary incontinence / D. Robinson and L. Cardozo

Hysteroscopy and laparoscopy / Adam Magos

Benign disease of the vulva / Richard Staughton

Malignant disease of the vulva and vagina / David M. Luesley

Benign diseases of the vagina, cervix and ovary / D. Keith Edmonds

Premalignant and malignant disease of the cervix / Mahmood I. Shafi

Epithelial ovarian cancer / Hani Gabra

Benign disease of the uterus / Mary Ann Lumsden

Cancer of the uterine corpus / Henry C. Kitchener

Sexual dysfunction / Fran Reader

Ethical dilemmas in obstetrics and gynaecology / Gordon M. Stirrat

The law and the obstetrician and gynaecologist / Bertie Leigh

Domestic violence and sexual assault / Maureen Dalton.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Dewhurst's textbook of obstetrics and gynaecology for postgraduates. 6th ed. 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-32288-1

9786611322885

0-470-75335-8

0-470-75333-1

OCLC:

609997401