Clinical Cases in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health

Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cairns Base Hospital. Staff specialist at Cairns Base Hospital since 1996. Responsible for specialist care at Cairns Base Hospital and for providing specialist outreach services to regional and remote centres in Cape York.

Obstetric topics Ch 1 Taking an Obstetric/Gynaecological History, Conducting an Examination, Deciding on Appropriate Investigations Ch 2 Normal Antenatal Care, Routine Investigations Throughout Pregnancy, Models of Care Ch 3 Normal Labour and Management- Use of Partogram, Partner Present, Augmentation with ARM, Syntocinon, Monitoring in Labour, CTG patterns, Fetal Scalp Blood Sampling Ch 4 Induction of Labour, Methods Ch 5 Operative Vaginal Delivery, Caesarean Section Ch 6 Postpartum Care Ch 7 Antepartum Haemorrhage, Postpartum Haemorrhage Ch 8 Pre-term Labour Ch 9 Retarded Intra-uterine Growth Ch 10 Hypertensive Disease in Pregnancy Ch 11 Diabetes in Pregnancy Ch 12 Multiple Pregnancy Ch 13 Other Medical Conditions in Pregnancy – Thyroid, Heart Disease Ch 14 Obstetric Emergencies – Prolapsed cord, Shoulder Dystocia, MalpresentationsGynaecological Topics Ch 15 Bleeding in Early Pregnancy – Miscarriage, Ectopic, Use of Ultrasound Ch 16 Pelvic Infection, Differentiation from Other Causes Ch 17 Infertility Ch 18 Ovarian Cysts Ch 19 Cancers Ch 20 Fibroids/Endometriosis/PID – Similarities in Presentation Ch 21 Hysteroscopy, Laparoscopy, Hysterectomy, other Treatments for Abnormal Bleeding both Medical and SurgicalWomen’s Health Topics Ch 22 Well Woman Checks Ch 23 Management of Abnormal Paps, Colposcopy, LLETZ and Laser Ch 24 STIs Ch 25 Menorrhagia – In Younger and Older Age Groups, Investigations Ch 26 Post Menopausal Bleeding Ch 27 Pelvic Pain, Dysmenorrhoea Ch 28 Adolescent Presentations Ch 29 Paediatric Pesentations Ch 30 Vulval Disorders Ch 31 Contraception Ch 32 Termination of Pregnancy and Sterilisation