Early Pregnancy Complications
The document is a lecture by Professor Lanka Dasanayake, a Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Ruhuna in Sri Lanka. The lecture focuses on early pregnancy complications and their management. It covers topics such as miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, gestational trophoblastic disease, and early pregnancy assessment. The document also discusses the diagnosis and management of various types of miscarriages, including threatened, inevitable, incomplete, complete, and early fetal demise/delayed miscarriage. Additionally, it provides information on the risk factors, diagnosis, and management of ectopic pregnancy, as well as the investigation and management of recurrent miscarriage. The lecture emphasizes the importance of clinical suspicion, symptoms, and signs in diagnosing early pregnancy complications and highlights the various medical and surgical management options available. It also acknowledges Emeritus Professor Malik Goonewardene for permission to use the lecture for medical students.
