OBSTETRICS ESSENTIALS. A QUESTION-BASED REVIEW

1. Prevention of Rh D Alloimmunization
2. Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia
3. Shoulder Dystocia
4. Neural Tube Defects
5. Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus
6. Management of Alloimmunization During Pregnancy
7. Postpartum Hemorrhage
8. Hemoglobinopathies in Pregnancy
9. Management of Herpes in Pregnancy
10. Viral Hepatitis in Pregnancy
11. Asthma in Pregnancy
12. Use of Psychiatric Medications During Pregnancy and Lactation
13. Anemia in Pregnancy
14. Management of Stillbirth
15. Bariatric Surgery and Pregnancy
16. Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Nomenclature, Interpretation, and General Management Principles
17. Induction of Labor
18. Vaginal Birth After Previous Cesarean Delivery
19. Management of Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Tracings
20. Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Labor and Delivery
21. Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
22. Prediction and Prevention of Preterm Birth
23. Antiphospholipid Syndrome
24. Fetal Growth Restriction
25. Gestational Diabetes
26. Inherited Thrombophilias in Pregnancy
27. Cerclage for the Management of Cervical Insufficiency
28. Antepartum Fetal Surveillance
29. Management of Late-Term and Postterm Pregnancies
30. Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy
31. Cytomegalovirus, Parvovirus B19, Varicella Zoster, and Toxoplasmosis in Pregnancy
32. Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy
33. Operative Vaginal Delivery
34. Obesity in Pregnancy
35. External Cephalic Version
36. Prenatal Diagnostic Testing for Genetic Disorders
37. Screening for Fetal Aneuploidy
38. Prevention and Management of Obstetric Lacerations at Vaginal Delivery
39. Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy
40. Twin, Triplet, and Higher-Order Multifetal Pregnancies
41. Critical Care in Pregnancy
42. Management of Preterm Labor
43. Premature Rupture of Membranes
44. Macrosomia
45. Ultrasound in Pregnancy
46. Questions Intermixed

This book is a compact question-based review of the most critical topics an obstetrician will come across in practice. Each chapter includes 10-30 multiple-choice questions designed to test the readers understanding surrounding one obstetric topic. Based on all 45 obstetric based practice bulletins by ACOG, this text is designed to keep practitioners up-to-date with the latest evidence based medicine. Sample topics include: anemia in pregnancy, screening for fetal chromosomal abnormalities, and vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery. This is an ideal tool for attendings and clerkship directors who frequently test residents and medical students during rounds and in the classroom. This review also proves useful for practicing physicians and physicians-in-training who want to self-evaluate their comprehension and study for board examinations.

Features
• A useful resource for physician teachers and professors to quiz their residents and medical students on the main tenets of obstetrics
• Helpful for medical students, residents, and practicing physicians who want to independently test their knowledge and study for board examinations
• Based on all 45 ACOG practice bulletins in obstetrics, readings frequently assigned to residents and physicians-in-training

Authors
• Kate C Arnold, MD, is a resident physician at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Department of OB/GYN. She has won resident teaching awards for the past two years.
• Caroline J Flint, MD is an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Department of OB/GYN. She has also received a number of teaching awards.