Overview

When a patient presents to a clinician, it is vitally important for the doctor to be able to differentiate quickly and correctly between the various diseases to which the presenting symptoms may be attributed. This book provides the reader with invaluable assistance in this diagnostic process. Arranged alphabetically, and based upon presenting symptoms, the text takes the reader through a step-by-step approach to that presentation, culminating in a description of the different diagnoses that it might represent. Symptoms and signs are illustrated in full colour, and the potential diagnoses are listed in order of importance. The book also contains a series of useful appendices, including definitions, reference ranges, lab values, tumour staging and obstetric measurements, amongst others.Differential Diagnosis in Obstetrics and Gynaecology is an invaluable ready-reference guide and revision aid for the student and trainee, and will also be of value to GPs, A&E personnel, gynaecology nurses and midwives.

Full Product Details

Author:   Tony Hollingworth
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Hodder Arnold
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.702kg
ISBN:  

9780340928257

ISBN 10:   0340928255
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   31 October 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Abdominal pain Abdominal swellings in gynaecology Amniotic fluid problems (oligo and polyhydramnios) Anaemia in pregnancy Back pain in pregnancy Birth injuries, foetal Birth injuries, maternal Bleeding in childhood (vaginal) Bleeding disorders in pregnancy Bleeding during early pregnancy Bleeding during late pregnancy Bleeding, postmenopausal Bleeding, rectal, during pregnancy Blocked nose in pregnancy Blood pressure problems in pregnancy Breast lumps in pregnancy Breast/nipple discharge Breast tenderness in pregnancy and the puerperium Breathlessness in pregnancy (cardiac causes) Breathlessness in pregnancy (respiratory causes) CTG, abnormalities in Cervical cytology, abnormalities in Cervical swellings Chest pain during pregnancy (cardiac causes) Chest pain during pregnancy (non-cardiac causes) Collapse in pregnancy Collapse in puerperium Epigastric pain in pregnancy Fever, postoperative (gynaecological) Fever, puerperal Fits in pregnancy Genitalia, ambiguous Glycosuria in pregnancy Haematemesis in pregnancy Haematuria Headache in pregnancy Heartburn in pregnancy Hirsutism/virilism Hot flushes Hydrops fetalis Incontinence, faecal Incontinence, urinary Infertility Intrauterine fetal death Itching in pregnancy Jaundice in pregnancy Keloid/hypertrophic scar Labour, precipitate Labour, premature Labour, prolonged Leg swelling in pregnancy Leg pain in pregnancy Loss of libido Menstrual periods, absent (amenorrhoea) Menstrual periods, heavy and/or irregular (menorrahgia/metrorrhagia) Menstrual periods, infrequent (oligomenorrhoea) Menstrual periods, painful (dysmenorrhoea) Miscarriage Nosebleeds in pregnancy Ovarian swellings Pain during intercourse Palpitations in pregnancy Pelvic pain Pelvic swellings Premenstrual syndrome Prolapse of uterus & vagina Prolonged pregnancy Proteinuria in pregnancy Psychological problems in pregnancy and the puerperium Puberty, delayed Puberty, precocious Pubic pain Rashes in pregnancy Thyroid problems in pregnancy Tiredness in pregnancy Ulceration, vulval Urine, difficulties passing (retention) Uterine swellings Vaginal discharge Vaginal swellings Vomiting in pregnancy Vulval itching Vulval swellings DEFINITIONS * Term, preterm, post-term, puerperium * Basic obstetric definitions inc lie, presentation etc * Diagnosis of pregnancy * Dystocia * Labour * Mortality definitions PNMR, SB, NND, MMR * Placental types * Puerperium APPENDIX Amniotic fluid depths DownaEURO (TM)s reference range Drugs to be avoided in pregnancy & effects Drugs to be avoided in breast-feeding & effects Fetal size in pregnancy HCG reference range Lab. values FBC, U&Es, LFTs, TFTs normal and pregnancy Pelvic measurements Pessaries Ref. ranges of hormone levels prepuberty, repro, postmenopause Semen analysis Skull diameters Staging of common gynae tumours & survival rates Tumour marker reference ranges & diff diagnosis Weight gain in pregnancy

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Tony Hollingworth, Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Whipps Cross University Hospital Trust; and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary and Westfield College, London

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