Concise and easy to read, Obstetrics & Gynecology Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls is a case-based reference that covers the key material included on the USMLE Step 2 and Step 3, as well as the OB-GYN clerkship. Focusing on the practical information you need to know, it teaches how to analyze a clinical vignette in the style of a morning report conference, sharpening your clinical decision-making skills and helping you formulate an evidence-based approach to realistic patient scenarios.
Each case has been carefully chosen and covers scenarios and questions frequently encountered on the Obstetrics and Gynecology boards, shelf exams, and clinical practice, integrating both basic science and clinical pearls
"Beyond the Pearls" tips and secrets (all evidence-based with references) provide deep coverage of core material
"Morning Report"/"Grand Rounds" format begins with the chief complaints to the labs, relevant images, and includes a "pearl" at the end of the case. Questions are placed throughout the case to mimic practical decision making both in the hospital and on the board exam
Written and edited by experienced teachers and clinicians; each case has been reviewed by board certified attending/practicing physicians
Prenatal Care and Pregnancy Management 1. A 34-Year-Old Woman with Cervical Dysplasia in Pregnancy 2. A 23-Year-Old Woman with Hyperemesis Gravidarum 3. A 31-Year-Old Woman with Rash in Pregnancy 4. A 38-Year-Old Woman with GDM 5. A 27-Year-Old Woman with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Pregnancy 6. A 30-Year-Old Woman with Gestational Trophoblastic Disease 7. A 28-Year-Old Woman Presenting with Symptoms of Depression in the Postpartum Period 8. A 25-Year-Old Woman with Pica in Pregnancy 9. A 27-Year-Old Woman with Opiate Dependence in Pregnancy 10. A 29-Year-Old G1P0 Woman with Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy 11. A 30-Year-Old Woman Undergoes Carrier Screening
Obstetrics & Peripartum Management 12. A 36-Year-Old Woman with Headache in Pregnancy 13. A 20-Year-Old Woman with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes 14. A 36-Year-Old Woman at 33 Weeks Gestation with Bleeding 15. A 36-Year-Old Woman with Placental Abruption 16. A 35-Year-Old Woman with Lower Extremity Swelling 17. A 31-Year-Old Female Admitted for Induction Of Labor 18. A 35-Year-Old Pregnant Female with Abdominal Pain 19. A 32-Year-Old Woman with Severe Postpartum Headache 20. A 25-Year-Old Female with Obesity in Pregnancy 21. A 33-Year Old Woman with Postpartum Vaginal Edema
Maternal-Fetal Medicine 22. A 16-Year-Old Female with Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Pregnancy 23. A 38-Year-Old Female with Abnormal Quad Screen 24. A 17-Year-Old Woman with a History of Sickle Cell Disease Presenting with Bone Pain 25. A 28-Year-Old Female with Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy 26. A 25-Year-Old Woman Undergoes Non-Invasive Aneuploidy Screening 27. A 27-Year-Old Woman with Vaginal Bleeding in Pregnancy 28. A 27-Year-Old Woman with History of Asthma 29. A 34-Year-Old Female with Sleep Disturbance During Pregnancy 30. A 25-Year-Old Female in her Third Trimester of Pregnancy 31. A 29-Year-Old Female with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Planning Pregnancy 32. A 29-Year-Old Woman with Shortness of Breath
GYNECOLOGY
General Gynecology 33. A 42-Year Old With Heavy Vaginal Bleeding 34. A 38-Year-Old Female with Acute Pelvic Pain 35. A 17-Year-Old Female with Recent Onset of Pelvic Pain 36. A 28-Year-Old Woman with Abdominal Pain and Vaginal Bleeding 37. A 19-Year-Old with Postoperative Fever And Lower Abdominal Pain 38. A 34-Year-Old Female with Postoperative Flank Pain 39. A 35-Year-Old Female with an Abnormal Pap Smear 40. A 28-Year-Old Woman with a History of a Pulmonary Embolism who Desires Contraception 41. A 56-Year-Old Woman with Menopausal Symptoms 42. A 22-Year-Old Woman with Painful Menses
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility 43. A 26-Year-Old Woman with Irregular Menses 44. A 25-Year Old with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss 45. A 17-Year-Old Female with Absent Menses 46. A 33-Year-Old Female with Infertility and Endometriosis 47. A 22-Year-Old Female with Amenorrhea
Pediatric Gynecology 48. A 3-Year-Old Girl with Vaginal Discharge 49. A 15-Year-Old Concerned About Not Having Her Period 50. A 14-Year-Old Girl with Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Since Menarche 51. An 11-Year-Old with Gender Identity Concerns
Gynecologic Oncology 52. A 65-Year-Old Post-Menopausal Woman with Abdominal Distension 53. A 52-Year-Old Perimenopausal Woman with Irregular Bleeding 54. A 58-Year-Old Woman with Post-Menopausal Bleeding 55. A 35-Year-Old Woman with a Family History of Ovarian Cancer 56. A 29-Year-Old Female with Vaginal Bleeding 57. A 63-Year-Old with Known Ovarian Cancer and New-Onset Abdominal Symptoms
Female Pelvic Medicine and Pelvic Surgery 58. A 57-Year-Old Woman with Pain on Sexual Intercourse 59. A 62-Year-Old Female with Urinary Urgency and Incontinence 60. A 51-Year-Old with Frequent Urinary Tract Infections and Vaginal Dryness and Burning 61. A 32-Year-Old Woman with Urinary Leakage on Exercise 62. A 43-Year-Old Woman with Pelvic Pain, Symptoms of Bladder Infections Despite Negative Urine Cultures 63. A 65-Year-Old with Vaginal Bulge and Pelvic Pressure 64. A 63-Year-Old Woman with Fecal Incontinence
Kate V. Meriwether, MD, FACOG, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, Joey England, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, Raj Dasgupta, MD, FACP, FCCP, FAASM, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of California, Riverside School of Medicine; Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine Residency, Huntington Health, Pasadena, California, USA and R. Michelle Koolaee, DO, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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