Synopses & Reviews
More than just a Board review for USMLE Steps 2 and 3, Blueprints Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fourth Edition can help you during clerkship rotations and subinternship. This popular Blueprints book has been refined and updated while keeping the concise, organized style and clinical high-yield content of previous editions. Features include USMLE-style questions and answers with full explanations; Key Points in every section; and a color-enhanced design that increases the usefulness of figures and tables. This edition's completely revised art program includes many additional illustrations. Each chapter in this edition ends with evidence-based references (journals) for students to do additional reading/research.
Synopsis
One of the best selling and highly regarded volumes in the Blueprints series, Blueprints Obstetrics and Gynecology provides students with a concise review of what they need to know in their ob/gyn rotations or the Boards. Each chapter is brief and includes pedagogical features such as bolded key words, tables, figures, and Key Points. A question-and-answer section at the end of the book presents 100 board-format questions with rationales. The newest techniques in contraception and sterilization and hormone replacement therapies are covered, as are contemporary treatment options for uterine fibroids and invasive breast cancer.
A companion Website includes a question bank and fully searchable text.
Synopsis
Blueprints Obstetrics and Gynecology provides students with a concise review of content for their ob/gyn rotations and the Boards. Each chapter is brief and includes pedagogical features such as bolded key words, tables, figures, and Key Points. New features in this edition include an image bank and a For The Boards section, which presents 4 clinical vignettes with 3-5 sequential item set-style questions at the end of each chapter. Additionally, 100 bonus board-format questions with answers and rationales appear at the end of the book; another 50 bonus questions are provided online.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: Obstetrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
1 Pregnancy and Prenatal Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .1
2 Early Pregnancy Complications . . . . . . . . .. . . .13
3 Prenatal Screening,Diagnosis, and Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
4 Normal Labor and Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
5 Antepartum Hemorrhage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
6 Complications of Labor and Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
7 Fetal Complications of Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .84
8 Hypertension and Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
9 Diabetes in Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .105
10 Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
11 Other Medical Complications of Pregnancy . . . . . . . . .121
12 Postpartum Care and Complications . . . . . . .. . . . .134
PART TWO: Gynecology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
13 Benign Disorders of the Lower Genital Tract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
14 Benign Disorders of the Upper Genital Tract . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
15 Endometriosis and Adenomyosis . . . . . . . . . .. . .165
16 Infections of the Lower Female Reproductive Tract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
17 Upper Female Reproductive Tract and Systemic Infections . . . . . . . . . . .186
18 Pelvic Relaxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
19 Urinary Incontinence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
20 Puberty, the Menstrual Cycle, and Menopause . . . . . . .212
21 Amenorrhea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
22 Abnormalities of the Menstrual Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
23 Hirsutism and Virilism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
24 Contraception and Sterilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
25 Elective Termination of Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
26 Infertility and Assisted Reproduction . . . . . . . . .. . . . .275
27 Neoplastic Disease of the Vulva and Vagina . . . . . . . . .289
28 Cervical Neoplasia and Cervical Cancer . . . . . . . . . .296
29 Endometrial Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .308
30 Ovarian and Fallopian Tube Tumors . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .313
31 Gestational Trophoblastic Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323
32 Benign Breast Disease and Breast Cancer . . . . . . . . . .334
Questions . . . . . .348
Answers . . . . . . . .360
Index . . . . . . . . . .373