MRCOG Part One - Your essential revision guide

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

1. Taking the Part 1 MRCOG examination Alison Fiander

SECTION 2: ANATOMY

2. Anatomy of the pelvis, femoral triangle and inguinal canal Diana Lawrence‐Watt

3. Anatomy of the bladder, ureter, urethra, anus and perineum Diana Lawrence‐Watt

4. Anatomy of the uterus, vagina, ovaries and breast Diana Lawrence‐Watt

SECTION 3: BIOCHEMISTRY

5. Cell and molecular biology Fiona Lyall

6. Steroids and prostaglandins Anthony E Michael

7. Fluid and acid‐base balance Mark Heining

8. Calcium homeostasis and bones Rosemary Bland

9. Human metabolism: carbohydrates, fats and proteins Mary Board

SECTION 4: BIOPHYSICS

10. Biophysics Nazar N Amso and Neil Pugh

SECTION 5: EMBRYOLOGY

11. Early embryology Ram Sharma

12. Development of the urogenital tract Vivek Nama

13. Development and congenital anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract Rohan D'Souza

14. Development of the heart and the fetal circulation Rohan D'Souza

SECTION 6: ENDOCRINOLOGY

15. Placental structure and function Des Holdeni

16. Hypothalamus and pituitary gland Gul Bano

17. Adrenal and thyroid glands and the pancreas Gul Bano

SECTION 7: GENETICS

18. Single-gene and chromosome abnormalities Katrina Tatton‐Brown

SECTION 8: IMMUNOLOGY

19. Basic immunology Sharon Cookson and Ian Sargent

SECTION 9: MICROBIOLOGY

20. Microbiology Susan Hopkins and Daniel Brudney

21. Viral infections in pregnancy Philip Rice

22. Infections in obstetrics and gynaecology Phillip E Hay

SECTION 10: PATHOLOGY

23. Cellular response to disease Raji Ganesan

24. Benign gynaecological pathology Raji Ganesan

25. Gynaecological neoplasia Raji Ganesan

SECTION 11: PHARMACOLOGY

26. Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and teratogenesis Kevin Hayes

27. Non‐hormonal therapy in obstetrics and gynaecology Kevin Hayes

28. Hormonal treatment in non-malignant gynaecological conditions Michael Marsh

SECTION 12: PHYSIOLOGY

29. Female reproductive physiology Helen Mason

30. Male reproductive physiology and the fertilisation process Helen Mason

31. Physiology of pregnancy Asma Khalil

32. Fetal physiology Aris T Papageorghiou

SECTION 13: STATISTICS and EPIDEMIOLOGY

33. Basic statistics Fiona Broughton Pipkin

34. Screening and trials statistics Andrew H Shennan and Annette Briley

35. Epidemiology Arri Coomarasamy and Khalid S Khan

SECTION 14: SURGERY

36. Surgery in obstetrics and gynaecology Andrew R Sizer

SECTION 15: ANSWERS

37. Answers

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