The Drcog Revision Guide. Examination Preparation and Practice Questions

DESCRIPTION

The DRCOG Revision Guide has been written by examiners as a must-have guide for anyone preparing for this examination. The format is closely aligned to the DRCOG syllabus with a chapter covering each one of the seven syllabus sections. The specimen questions can be used to check existing knowledge and ascertain where to concentrate your revision efforts. The guide contains 350 example questions that accurately represent each of the three question types that are featured in the examination. The answers sections contain detailed explanations and some insights from the examiners to help with exam technique. Suggested reading material and references to the sources of information used to set the questions are given throughout. The book ends with a complete mock examination to help you to practise time management and test your overall understanding. If you are preparing to sit the DRCOG examination, this is an essential guide for exam success.

· Written by a committee of examiners, the guide closely resembles the real examination paper
· All of the questions have been road-tested on recent exam candidates to ensure that they are of an appropriate level of difficulty
· References and detailed explanations in the answer sections help readers understand where they have made mistakes

CONTENTS

Foreword Corinne Hargreaves
Introduction
The DRCOG examination
Curriculum module 1. Basic clinical skills
Curriculum module 2. Basic surgical skills and surgical procedures
Curriculum module 3. Antenatal care
Curriculum module 4. Management of labour and delivery
Curriculum module 5. Postpartum problems (the puerperium) including neonatal problems
Curriculum module 6. Gynaecological problems
Curriculum module 7. Fertility control (contraception and termination of pregnancy)
Curriculum module 1. Answers
Curriculum module 2. Answers
Curriculum module 3. Answers
Curriculum module 4. Answers
Curriculum module 5. Answers
Curriculum module 6. Answers
Curriculum module 7. Answers
Mock exam paper 1
Mock exam paper 1. Answers
Mock exam paper 2
Mock exam paper 2. Answers
Useful web addresses
Glossary
Index.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Susan Ward, King's Mill Hospital, Nottinghamshire
Susan Ward is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Kings Mill Hospital, Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, UK.

With contributions by

Lisa Joels, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter
Lisa Joels is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, Devon, UK.

Elaine Melrose, Ayrshire Maternity Unit and Crosshouse Hospitals
Elaine Melrose was a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Ayrshire Maternity Unit and Crosshouse Hospitals, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, UK, before retiring in summer 2011.

Srinivas Vindla, King's Mill Hospital, Nottinghamshire
Srinivas Vindla is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Kings Mill Hospital, Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, UK.

Contributors

Corinne Hargreaves