E-Book Overview
The obstetrics and gynecology clerkship survival guide from the publishers of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 This powerful review for the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship provides medical students taking required rotations with a single, concise, high-yield resource for excelling on the boards and wards. Hundreds of high-yield facts based on the clerkship's core competencies review everything students need to know for the clerkship. Margin notes highlight common exam and "pimp" questions to really help students shine. New to this edition, mini-cases are integrated throughout to give a clinical "face" to disease discussions. Four new chapters cover twinning, cervical dysplasia/HPV vaccine, breast disease, and women's health maintenance. A section of "classifieds" include scholarship and award opportunities. Features High-yield yet comprehensive review of the most essential topics focuses study NEW integrated mini-cases add clinical relevance and prepare students for questions they will see on the exam Includes 4 NEW chapters Exam tips and wards tips help students shine on the shelf exam and impress attendings Written by students who aced the clerkship and based on the clerkship's core competencies Edited and reviewed by ob/gyn faculty Content you need to excel on the clerkship: Section I. Tips for the Ob/Gyn Clerkship; Section II. High-Yield Facts in Obstetrics; Normal Anatomy, Diagnosis of Pregnancy, Physiology of Pregnancy, Antepartum, Intrapartum, Postpartum, Medical Conditions in Pregnancy, Complications of Pregnancy, Infections in Pregnancy, Twins, Abortions and Fetal Demise, Ectopic Pregnancy, Section III. High-Yield Facts in Gynecology; Contraception, Menstruation, Premenstrual Syndrome/Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Infertility, Amenorrhea, Hyperandrogenism, Hyperprolactemia/Galactorrhea, Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Pelvic Pain, Endometriosis/Adenomyosis, Cervical Dysplasia/HPV Vaccine, Cervical Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Vulvar Dysplasia and Cancer, Vulvar Dystrophies, Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia, Sexually Transmitted Infections/Vaginitis, Breast Disease, Womens’ Health Maintenance, Menopause, Pelvic Relaxation, Urinary Incontinence, Section IV. Classified, Opportunities for Medical Students, Web sites of Interest
E-Book Content
FIRST AID Obstetrics & Gynecology Clerkship FOR THE® Third Edition MATTHEW S. KAUFMAN, MD PRITI P. SCHACHEL, MD, FACOG Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Department of Hematology North Shore–Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park, New York Co-Director of Academic Curriculum The Methodist Hospital-Houston Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College Houston, Texas JEANÉ SIMMONS HOLMES, MD, LATHA G. STEAD, MD, MS, FACOG FACEP Co-Director of Academic Curriculum Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program The Methodist Hospital-Houston Assistant OB/GYN Clerkship Director at St. Joseph Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College Houston, Texas Chief, Division of Clinical Research Professor of Emergency Medicine University of Florida College of Medicine at Gainesville Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine Rochester, Minnesota Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Emergency Medicine New York / Chicago / San Francisco / Lisbon / London / Madrid / Mexico City Milan / New Delhi / San Juan / Seoul / Singapore / Sydney / Toronto Copyright © 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written