Pocket Tutor Gynaecology Av Jodi Keane, Manda Raz, Shavi Fernando

Titles in thePocket Tutorseries give practical guidance on subjects that medical students and foundation doctors need help with ‘on the go’, at a highly-affordable price that puts them within reach of those rotating through modular courses or working on attachment.Topics reflect information needs stemming from today’s integrated undergraduate and foundation courses:Common presentationsInvestigation options (e.g. ECG, imaging)Clinical and patient-orientated skills (e.g. examinations, history-taking)The highly-structured, bite-size content helps novices combat the ‘fear factor’ associated with day-to-day clinical training and provides a detailed resource that students and junior doctors can carry in their pocket.Key pointsLogical, building-block approach to content: initial chapters outline the basic approach to gynaecological history and examination, and essential pelvic anatomySubsequent chapters describe physiology and pathology of women at all stages of life from puberty, to reproductive age, to menopause; and associated disorders such as congenital disorders, menstrual disorders, genital diseases, and pelvic organ prolapseConcludes with chapter on gynaecological oncologyDisorders are accompanied by medical images, examination photos and practical artworksFocuses on the conditions medical students and junior doctors are most likely to see