CHALLENGING OFFICE CASES IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Challenging Office Cases in Obstetrics and Gynecology is a concise collection of uncommon cases encountered in obstetrics and gynaecology outpatients, edited by US and Saudi Arabia-based experts.
The book is divided into thirty chapters, each covering a specific case, ranging from refusal of caesarean section and homeless pregnant patients, to management of bereavement and alcohol intervention. The wide variety of cases aims to prepare practitioners for unusual and difficult situations affected by social, psychological and emotional factors, addiction, age, gender, and medical errors.
Information tables enhance the text throughout Challenging Office Cases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, making this a helpful reference for all obstetrics and gynaecology practitioners.

Key Points
•Guide to uncommon cases in obstetrics and gynaecology outpatients
•Covers topics including bereavement, elderly patients, psychological disorders, gender, and addiction
•Enhanced by information tables throughout

Author information
•Botros Rizk MD MA FRCOG FRCS HCLD FACOG FACS. Professor and Head, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of South Alabama, Alabama, USA, Distinguished Adjunct Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
•Martin E Olsen MD. Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN, USA.

Contents
01 Refusal of Cesarean Section
02 Office Management of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
03 Counselling the Adolescent with Undesired Pregnancy
04 Office Management Congenital Anomaly
05 Office Care of Homeless Pregnant Patients
06 Care of the Obstetric Patient with Poor Maternal-Fetal Attachment
07 Prenatal Care of the Surrogate Mother
08 Office Management of Stillbirth
09 Privacy Violation in the Office
10 Office Management of Pseudocyesis
11 Office Management of Unsuccessful Infertility Treatment
12 Disclosing Office Medical Error
13 Office Diagnosis of Cancer
14 Office Diagnosis of Intimate Partner Violence
15 Office Diagnosis of Sexual Abuse
16 Reproductive Care of the Intellectually Disabled Adult
17 Office Care of the Suicidal Patient
18 The Angry Office Patient
19 The Office Patient with Psychosis
20 Abusive Patient in the Office
21 Office Management of Bereavement
22 The Overly-friendly Patient
23 The Drug Seeking Patient
24 Alcohol Intervention in the Office
25 Office Care of the Female Sex Worker
26 Office Care of the Transgender Patient
27 Factitious Disorders in the Ob/Gyn Office
28 End-of-Life Discussions in the Office
29 Office Care of the Lesbian Patient
30 Office Management of Elder Abuse
Index