Real patients, real cases teach you high-risk obstetrics

"This is an excellent handbook on high risk obstetrics. The ideal audience is medical students or residents in the field who like real life scenarios to accentuate their learning. It is best suited for those in a time crunch, and residents and students certainly qualify. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service

Case Files: High-Risk Obstetrics uses fifty clinical cases to illustrate evidence-based practice in high-risk obstetrics patients. Each case includes open-ended questions, extended discussion, Practice Pearls, a “Controversy” discussion, comprehension questions, and references to the most current literature with a brief critique of each article. This unique learning system teaches you to be a better clinician by learning in the context of real patients and reinforcing the latest evidence-based medicine.

Features

Clear and easy-to-follow case-based format helps residents and fellows develop clinical thinking skills
Based on current journal articles and landmark studies, with an accompanying brief critique
"Practical Pearls" give evidence-based recommendations for patient management
"Controversy" feature discusses current controversies and different views related to each case
Multiple-choice comprehension questions accompany each case
Original line drawings and clinical images
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