The new edition of this book re-emphasises the skills that students must acquire: of gathering information through history taking and physical examination, and learning the art and science of interpreting data and selecting relevant investigations. The delivery pattern of health care for women needs to be woman-centered rather than technology-driven. The necessity of a book on clinical methods in the specialty of obsterics and gynecology is absolute, since we can ill afford to rely on technology alone. This book will help budding doctors to appreciate and value the clinical approach. This second edition has additional topics, updated knowledge and clear illustrations and takes into account the needs of students and practitioners.
1. Communication with the patient and history-taking Asha Oumachigui 2. General physical examination S. Habeebullah 3. Gynecologic and obstetric examination Gita Rajagopalan, Asha Oumachigui 4. Care during pregnancy Asha Oumachigui 5. Vomiting in pregnancy P. Reddi Rani 6. Vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy P. Reddi Rani 7. Recurrent pregnancy loss S. Sounders Raghavan 8. Breathlessness during pregnancy Gita Rajagopalan 9. Fever during pregnancy S. Soundara Raghavan 10. Abdominal pain during pregnancy S. Soundara Raghavan 11. Jaundice in pregnancy Asha Oumachigui, Aparna Agrawal 12. Vaginal bleeding in late pregnancy P. Reddi Rani 13. Swelling of feet during pregnancy S. Soundara Raghavan 14. Hypertension in pregnancy S. Habeebullah 15. Convulsions during pregnancy S. Habeebullah 16. Watery discharge per vaginum during pregnancy Asha Oumachigui 17. Prolonged labour A. Bupathy 18. Postpartum hemorrhage P. Reddi Rani 19. Postpartum collapse Asha Oumachigui, Rajeev Singh 20. Fever in the postpartum period Asha Oumachigui 21. Postpartum depression R. Chandrasekaran 22. Examination of a normal newborn B. Vishnu Bhat 23. The infant who does not breathe at birth B. Vishnu Bhat 24. The yellow baby B. Vishnu Bhat 25. The baby with convulsions B. Vishnu Bhat 26. The septic baby B. Vishnu Bhat 27. White discharge per vaginum S. Habeebullah 28. Irregular vaginal bleeding S. Habeebullah, S. Soundara Raghavan 29. Excessive vaginal bleeding S. Habeebullah 30. Absence of menstruation Gita Rajagopalan 31. Mass descending per vaginum P. Reddi Rani 32. Mass lower abdomen Asha Oumachigui 33. Acute pain lower abdomen Asha Oumachigui 34. Chronic problems of the breast N. Ananthakrishnan 35. Inability to conceive Gita Rajagopalan 36. Helping clients choose contraception A. Bupathy 37. Strategies for skill learning Asha Oumachigui Bibliography Index