Pocket Obstetrics and Gynaecology

MD, PhD, Gastroenterology resident MD MD, PhD, Radiology resident

What Readers Are SayingTriin T., EE (16 January 2025)"Adorable! Even if you have worked as ob/gyn more than 20 years!"Shahad R., KW (6 January 2025)"Excellent. Very useful and informative, yet it's simple and delivers the information effectively. I also loved the up-to-date details. Thanks a lot. I can't wait for the urology pocket ."Reviews from SpecialistsSiobhan Corcorcan, MD, Maternal and Fetal Medicine Subspecialist, The National Maternity Hospital, Dublin"A succinct and precise pocketbook for medical students and residents. This will be useful on clinical attachments and for revision prior to exams."Charlotte Deltour, Resident Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Gent"Your mainstay, and it fits right into the pocket of your doctor's coat."

• "1. ATLS – 182. ABCDE approach – 183. Secondary survey – 234. Anatomy – 245. Female genitalia – 246. Male genitalia – 257. Pelvic floor musculature – 268. Female breast – 279. Vasculature – 2810. Physiology – 3011. Gynaecology – 3012. Follicular maturation – 3013. Menstrual cycle – 3014. Follicular phase – 3015. Luteal phase – 3216. Development of secondary sexual characteristics – 3317. Obstetrics – 3318. Functions of the placenta – 3319. Normal labour – 3720. Latent stage – 3721. Active stage – 3722. Expulsion stage – 3723. Afterbirth stage – 3824. Embryology – 4025. Fertilisation, implantation, and development of the fetus and placenta – 4026. Fetal development – 4027. Fetal reproductive system – 4328. Patient history – 4629. General patient history – 4630. Review of systems – 4831. General system – 4832. Circulatory system – 4833. Respiratory system – 4834. Digestive system – 4835. Obstetric and gynaecological history – 4936. Hypertension – 4937. Fever – 4938. Abdominal pain – 4939. Vaginal blood loss – 4940. Dysmenorrhoea – 5041. Reproductive system – 5042. Premenopausal – 5043. Postmenopausal – 5044. Course of pregnancy – 5145. Fertility history – 5146. Sexual history – 5147. Urogenital system – 5248. Endocrine system – 5249. Haematological system – 5250. Central nervous system – 5351. Skin and mucous membranes system – 5352. Mental health – 5353. Physical examination – 5454. General inspection – 5455. Anthropometric data – 5556. Vital signs – 5557. Pulse – 5558. MEWS – 5559. General physical examination – 5660. Thorax – 5761. Lungs – 5762. Heart – 5763. Abdomen – 5964. Inguinal – 6065. Extremities – 6066. Gynaecological examination – 6167. General impression – 6168. External genitalia – 6269. Internal genitalia – 6270. Breast examination – 6671. Obstetrical examination – 6772. 1st trimester – 6773. Speculum exam – 6774. 2nd/3rd trimester – 6875. Leopold manoeuvres – 6876. Leopold 1 – 6877. Leopold 2 – 6878. Leopold 3 – 6979. Leopold 4 – 6980. Modified early obstetric warning score (MEOWS) – 7081. Fertility – 7182. Female fertility testing – 7183. Speculum exam – 7284. Male fertility testing – 7385. Diagnostics – 7486. Lab values – 7487. General blood count – 7488. Anaemia – interpretation – 7689. Arterial blood gas (ABG) – 7790. Blood gas – interpretation – 7991. Electrolytes – 7992. Liver tests and pancreatic tests – 8493. Hyperbilirubinaemia – interpretation – 8694. Proteins – 8795. Inflammatory markers – 8896. Renal function tests – 9097. Acute kidney disease – interpretation – 9198. Clotting markers – 9299. Miscellaneous – 94100. Iron panel – 96101. Iron status – interpretation – 96102. Nutritional panel – 97103. Lipid profile – 98104. Tumour markers – 99105. Cardiac markers – 100106. Gynaecology diagnostics – 100107. Transabdominal ultrasound (TAU) – 100108. Transvaginal ultrasound (TVU) – 101109. Hysterosonography – 101110. Hysteroscopy – 102111. Laparoscopy – 102112. Culdocentesis – 104113. Smear test – 105114. Histology – 105115. Pipelle biopsy – 106116. Colposcopy – 106117. Discharge tests – 107118. Amine test – 107119. POH preparation – 107120. Sodium chloride preparation (0.9% NaCl) – 107121. pH test – 108122. Pictorial blood assessment chart – 108123. Obstetrics diagnostics – 109124. Prenatal screening – 109125. Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) – 109126. Doppler ultrasound – 113127. Cardiotocography (CTG) – 113128. Intrapartum diagnostics – 116129. Fertility diagnostics – 116130. General – 116131. Basal temperature chart (BTC) – 116132. Hysterosalpingography (HSG) – 116133. Chlamydia antibody test (CAT) – 116134. Exploratory fertility testing – 118135. Further fertility testing – 118136. Hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy) – 118137. Treatment – 120138. General – 120139. Pharmacological treatment – 120140. Analgesics – 120141. Opioids – 120142. Anticoagulants – 122143. INR – 125144. Bridging – 125145. Antidepressants – 126146. Antiemetics – 128147. Antihypertensives – 132148. Benzodiazepines – 132149. Blood glucose lowering agents – 134150. Gynaecology – 136151. Pharmacological treatment – 136152. Contraception – 136153. General – 136154. Emergency contraception – 141155. Postpartum contraception – 141156. Invasive, non-pharmacological treatment – 142157. Loop excision/conisation – 142158. Female sterilisation – 142159. Obstetrics – 144160. Pharmacological treatment – 144161. Analgesia during labour – 144162. Medication for delivery – 145163. Conservative treatment – 148164. Labour – 148165. Digital cervical exam – 148166. Expulsion stage – 151167. Assisted delivery – 152168. Caesarean section (CS) – 153169. Afterbirth stage – 154170. Clamping and cutting umbilical cord – 154171. Placental delivery – 154172. Küstner manoeuvre – 155173. Baer manoeuvre – 155174. Placental exam – 155175. Postpartum – 158176. Newborn care – 158177. Maternal monitoring – 156178. Fertility – 159179. General – 159180. Lifestyle recommendations – 159181. Pharmacological treatment – 158182. Hormone preparations – 158183. Fertility treatment – 158184. Invasive, non-pharmacological treatment – 164185. Intrauterine insemination (IUI) – 164186. Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) – 164187. In vitro fertilisation (IVF) – 164188. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) – 165189. Differential diagnosis – 168190. Amenorrhoea – 168191. Primary amenorrhoea – 168192. Secondary amenorrhoea – 168193. Abdominal pain – 169194. Menstrual cycle disorders – 170195. Infertility/subfertility – 170196. Hypertension during pregnancy – 171197. Fever – 172198. Diminished sexual arousal – 172199. Vaginal bleeding – 173200. Vaginal itching – 173201. Abnormal vaginal discharge – 174202. Conditions – 176203. Anatomical abnormalities – 176204. Anatomical uterine abnormalities – 176205. Vaginal agenesis – 178206. Imperforate hymen – 179207. Female genital mutilation (FGM) – 180208. General gynaecology – 181209. Adenomyosis – 181210. Bartholini cyst – 182211. Endometriosis – 183212. Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSEA) – 183213. Lichen planus (LP) – 184214. Ovarian torsion – 185215. Urinary incontinence – 186216. Prolapse – 190217. Sexology – 193218. Dyspareunia – 193219. Vaginismus – 194220. Provoked vulvodynia (PVD) – 194221. Orgasm disorder – 196222. Diminished libido – 196223. Gender dysphoria (GD) – 196224. Menstrual cycle disorders – 198225. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) – 199226. Adolescent menorrhagia – 200227. Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) – 200228. Menopause – 201229. Genital infections – 203230. Aerobic vaginitis – 203231. Bacterial vaginosis – 204232. Vaginal candidiasis – 205233. Listeriosis – 206234. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) – 207235. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) – 207236. Chlamydia – 207237. Gonorrhoea – 208238. Genital herpes – 209239. Condylomata acuminata / HPV – 210240. Pediculosis pubis (phthiriasis pubis) – 211241. Scabies – 212242. Syphilis – 213243. Disorders of sex development – 217244. Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) – 217245. Ovotesticular disorder of sex development – 218246. Kallmann syndrome – 221247. Adrenogenital syndrome (AGS) – 223248. 5α-reductase deficiency – 223249. Klinefelter syndrome – 224250. Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauster syndrome (MRKH) – 224251. Turner syndrome – 225252. Swyer syndrome – 225253. Fertility – 226254. Female subfertility – 226255. Male subfertility – 227256. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) – 228257. Asherman syndrome – 230258. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) – 231259. Abnormalities in pregnancy – 232260. Abnormalities in the first trimester – 232261. Ectopic pregnancy – 232262. Hydatidiform mole – 233263. Multiple pregnancy – 237264. Monozygous – 237265. Dizygous – 238266. Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) – 239267. Substance abuse during pregnancy – 240268. Hyperemesis gravidarum – 241269. Miscarriage – 242270. Imminent miscarriage and incipient miscarriage – 243271. Incomplete miscarriage – 243272. Missed abortion – 244273. Septic miscarriage – 244274. Recurrent miscarriages – 245275. Abnormalities in the second trimester – 246276. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) – 246277. Cervical insufficiency – 247278. Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy – 248279. Gestational hypertension – 248280. Preeclampsia – 249281. Eclampsia – 252282. HELLP syndrome – 253283. Hepatic abnormalities during pregnancy – 254284. Acute fatty liver in pregnancy – 254285. Intrahepatic cholestasis during pregnancy – 254286. Maternal alloimmunisation – 257287. Placental and umbilical cord abnormalities – 257288. Placental abruption – 259289. Placenta praevia – 260290. Vasa praevia – 262291. Abnormalities in the third trimester – 263292. Fetal growth restriction (FGR) – 263293. Intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) – 264294. Dermatoses of pregnancy – 266295. Gestational pemphigoid – 266296. Polymorphic eruption in pregnancy – 266297. Amniotic fluid abnormalities – 267298. Oligohydramnios – 267299. Polyhydramnios – 267300. Preterm contractions – 269301. Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM) – 270302. Postterm pregnancy – 272303. Problems during and after childbirth – 273304. Abnormal fetal lie/presentation – 273305. Breech presentation – 273306. Transverse lie – 274307. Abnormal cephalic presentations – 275308. Intra-amniotic infection – 276309. Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) – 277310. Retained placenta – 278311. Failure to progress (FTP) – 279312. Fetal distress – 280313. Umbilical cord prolapse – 280314. Uterine rupture – 281315. Shoulder dystocia – 281316. Pubic symphysis rupture – 284317. Uterine inversion – 284318. Amniotic fluid embolism – 286319. Postpartum haemorrhage – 286320. Puerperal pathology – 289321. Fever – 289322. Puerperal sepsis – 290323. Moderate vaginal blood loss >24h postpartum – 290324. Urinary tract infection (UTI) – 292325. Urinary retention – 292326. Urinary incontinence – 293327. Clotting – 293328. Digestive system – 293329. Psychological problems – 293330. Crying spells (“baby blues”) – 293331. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – 294332. Postpartum depression – 294333. Postpartum psychosis – 294334. Benign tumours – 294335. Fibroids – 294336. Dermoid cyst – 297337. Borderline ovarian tumour – 298338. Cervical polyp – 298339. Endometrial polyp – 299340. Endometrial cyst – 299341. Nabothian cysts – 300342. Malignant tumours – 301343. BRCA mutations – 301344. Cervical carcinoma – 303345. Endometrial carcinoma – 305346. Breast carcinoma – 306347. Ovarian carcinoma – 308348. Vaginal carcinoma – 311349. Vulvar carcinoma – 314350. Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) – 316351. Clinical reasoning – 318352. Primary amenorrhoea – 318353. Secondary amenorrhoea – 320354. Hypertension during pregnancy – 321355. Vaginal bleeding outside pregnancy – 322356. Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy – 324357. Appendices – 326358. Appendix 1: Caesarean section Pre-OR checklist – 326359. Example C-section OR report – 327360. Appendix 2: FIGO classification – 328361. References – 332362. Illustrations & figures – 340363. Epilogue – 341364. About us – 344365. Abbreviations – 348366. Index – 352