Basic Science in Obstetrics and Gynaecology: A Textbook for MRCOG Part 1

by Phillip Bennett BSc, PhD, MD, FRCOG, Catherine Williamson BSc, MD, FRCP, Lynne Sykes BSc MBBS PhD MRCOG, David A. MacIntyre, Peter H. Dixon

Overview

Basic Science in Obstetrics and Gynaecology is an essential one-stop, portable revision tool for candidates preparing for Part 1 of the MRCOG specialist examination.

Fully updated by experts who are internationally recognised in their fields, the chapters match the syllabus of the exam, combining detailed coverage of the science with related self-assessment questions that you will encounter in the MRCOG.

This book is suitable for doctors specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology who want the best chance possible to pass this difficult exam.

• Covers all topics for the MRCOG Part 1, including basic science and clinical anatomy
• Contains self-assessment SBA questions to consolidate learning
• Includes three mock exam papers enabling you to practice for the exam
• Digital version included

• Fully revised and updated
• Completely updated self-assessment chapter, written in the style of the new exam
• Extensive revision of fetal physiology, biophysics, biochemistry, endocrinology, and physiology
• New top-quality illustrations to support learning

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780702074226
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	03/09/2023
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

NIHR Clinical Lecturer

Table of Contents

1 Structure and function of the genome Peter Dixon

2 Clinical genetics Dorothy Trump

3 Embryology Kate Hardy

4 Fetal and placental physiology Sailesh Kumar

5 Applied anatomy Sarah Paterson Brown

6 Pathology Neil Sebire

7 Microbiology and virology Geoffrey Ridgway & Paul Taylor

8 Immunology Andrew George

9 Biochemistry Fiona Lyall

10 Physiology David Williams, Anna Kenyon & Dawn Adamson

11 Endocrinology Mark Johnson

12 Drugs and drug therapy Hassan Shehata

13 Physics David Talbot

14 Statistics and evidence-based health care Louise Brown

15 Clinical research methodology Andrew Shennan & Annette Briley

16 Self assessment

Index

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Indispensable resource for O&G specialist trainees