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Basic Science in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. A Textbook for MRCOG Part 1. Edition No. 5

  • Book

  • March 2023
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 5576684

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

Table of Contents

1 Structure and Function of the Genome
2 Clinical Genetics
3 Embryology
4 Fetal and Placental Physiology
5 Applied Anatomy
6 Pathology
7 Microbiology and Virology
8 Immunology
9 Biochemistry
10 Physiology
11 Endocrinology
12 Drugs and Drug Therapy
13 Physics in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
14 Statistics and Evidence-Based Healthcare
15 Clinical Research Methodology
16 Self-Assessment
Index

Authors

Phillip Bennett Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, London, UK. Catherine Williamson Senior Lecturer in Obstetric Medicine, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College, London, UK. Lynne Sykes David A MacIntyre Peter H Dixon