Postgraduate Manual of Obstetrics & Gynecology for Practical Examination (2^nd Ed.)

The new edition of this practical manual has been fully revised to provide trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology with the latest information and guidelines to help them prepare for examinations.

Presented in question and answer format, the book is divided into five sections ? Obstetrics, Surgical Requisites, Problem-based Management, Family Welfare. The final section covers miscellaneous topics such as definitions, anaesthetic techniques, fluids and electrolytes, preparation for MRCOG exams, classifications, and FIGO staging.

The second edition features many new topics including foetal aneuploidy screening, obstetric drills, maternal resuscitation, and recent FIGO staging for gynaecologic cancers.

The text is highly illustrated with clinical photographs, diagrams and tables, and includes questions often asked in Viva Voce examinations.

Key points

• Fully revised, new edition providing trainees with latest developments in obstetrics and gynaecology
• Presented in question and answer format
• Includes questions frequently asked in Viva Voce examinations
• Assists in preparation for MRCOG exams

SECTION 1: OBSTETRICS

• History Taking and Examination of Long/Short Case
• Immunization in Pregnancy
• First and Second Trimester Aneuploidy Screening
• Fetal Monitoring
• Maternal Pelvis and Fetal Skull
• Normal Labor
• Abnormal Presentations
• Instrumental Delivery
• Obstetric Procedures
• Obstetric Drills
• Maternal Resuscitation

SECTION 2: SURGICAL REQUISITES

• Instruments
  • Obstetrics
  • Gynecology
• Endoscopy
• Incisions
• Sutures, Needles and Meshes

SECTION 3: PROBLEM-BASED MANAGEMENT

• Disease Specific Investigations in Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Specimens
• Imaging
  • HSG Films
  • X-ray Films
  • Ultrasonography
• Drugs
• Prescription Writing

SECTION 4: FAMILY WELFARE

• Contraception
• Consent in Family Planning: Medicolegal Aspects

SECTION 5: MISCELLANEOUS

• Definitions
• Anesthetic Techniques
• Fluids and Electrolytes
• Preparing for the Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Examination
• Classifications in Obstetrics and Gynecology
• FIGO Staging

Neerja Goel MD FAMS FIMSA FICOG FFGSI
Former Director Professor

Shalini Rajaram MD FAMS
Director Professor

Sandhya Jain MD DNB FICOG
Associate Professor

All at Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital New Delhi, India

Sumita Mehta DGO DNB FICOG MNAMS
Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital New Delhi, India