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Obstetrics and Gynaecology
About This Book
Praise for the previous edition:
"…this textbook is a useful resource for medical students … it will provide them with the basic information they need to survive clinics and to pass exams … Clear, concise and colourful; perfect for easy learning and revision."
—Times Higher Education
Obstetrics and Gynaecology by Impey and Child continues to be an invaluable and authoritative resource for healthcare and medical students. This comprehensive guide provides the perfect level of detail on history and examination, investigations and diagnosis, as well as common diseases, abnormalities, and complications in gynaecology and obstetrics.
Fully updated in accordance with NICE and other national guidelines, this fifth edition now includes:
- New sections on FGM and influenza
- Expanded areas in medical disorders in pregnancy and mental illness
- Improvements to the popular 'management' section along with a new section on sepsis
- Colour coded sections on obstetrics and gynaecology for ease of use
This new edition of Obstetrics and Gynaecology will be an indispensable support to help not only students to revise for exams, especially OSCEs, but also healthcare practitioners and practising doctors to structure their knowledge and improve their practice.
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Appendix 1
Common drugs: safety and usage in pregnancy and breastfeeding
| Drug | Risk* | Conclude | Alternatives | Breastfeeding |
| Antibiotics | ||||
| Metronidazole | Possible increased risk of preterm labour | Caution | Clindamycin | Safe |
| Penicillins | Nil known | Use if indicated | N/A | Safe |
| Erythromycin | Nil known | Use if indicated | N/A | Safe |
| Cephalosporins | Nil known | Use if indicated | N/A | Safe |
| Augmentin | Possible increased neonatal risk if preterm birth | Caution | Penicillins | Safe |
| Tetracyclines | Discolour teeth if 2nd trimester | Avoid | Erythromycin | Safe |
| Trimethoprim | Folic acid antagonist | Avoid | Cephalosporins | Safe |
| Fundamentals: bacterial infection in pregnancy requires treatment | ||||
| Analgesics | ||||
| Non-steroidals (normal dose) | Closure of fetal ductus arteriosus | Caution (avoid for analgesia) | Paracetamol | Safe |
| Fetal oliguria | ||||
| Possible cerebral haemorrhage | Monitor fetus with ultrasound | |||
| Aspirin (low dose) | Nil known | Use if high risk of pre-eclampsia | N/A | Safe |
| Paracetamol | Nil known | Safe | N/A | Safe |
| Opiates | Maternal/fetal dependency | Only if severe pain or drug dependency | (Methadone if opiate addict) | Beware accumulation |
| Fundamentals: be... | ||||
Table of contents
- Cover
- Series
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Preface to the fifth edition
- Preface to the first edition
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- About the companion website
- Gynaecology
- Obstetrics
- Gynaecology management
- Obstetric management
- Appendix 1: Common drugs: safety and usage in pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Appendix 2: Normal maternal ranges in pregnancy
- Index
- EULA