Reflecting the latest exam formats, this book provides essential revision for those taking the Paediatric Membership exams - MRCPCH Papers 1a and 1b, and DCH diploma. Features over 500 completely up-to-date questions. Includes subject-based chapters for focussed revision. Includes all question formats likely to be encountered in the exam - BOF, MCQs and EMQs. Contains expanded answers to every question, helping students build understanding and confidence for success. Written by experienced, practising Paediatric Specialist Registrars, and edited by renowned author R Mark Beattie.

"This book is innovative and original in assisting the reader to apply the principles of science to paediatric practice" -Professor Neena Modi, Former President, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. The Science of Paediatrics, MRCPCH Mastercourse, provides essential background preparation for the MRCPCH Theory and Science examination. It contains an up-to-date review of the application of science to everyday paediatric clinical practice, whether it is interpreting clinical signs or investigations, prescribing drugs or identifying best management. Although this understanding is essential in order to make informed clinical decisions, it is diffi cult to obtain as it is not usually covered in clinical textbooks. - MRCPCH exam-format questions embedded in each chapter to test understanding - Emphasis on embryology to explain many congenital abnormalities - An overview of the relevant anatomy and physiology - Focus on the application and interpretation of investigations - Examples of recent advances in science and clinical research that have benefitted the children's care - All clinical specialties covered by paediatric specialists - Chapters covering evidence-based paediatrics, statistics, ethics and quality improvement

Features 5 practice exams reflecting exam trends, answers with explanations, photographs, ECGs and X-rays to illustrate scenarios and an index.

In this second edition, new questions have been added and existing material has been updated. The book's hybrid format bridges the gap between standard MCQ books and textbooks. It contains 280 exam-based paediatric MCQs written by a team of subject specialists. Each question is accompanied by the correct answer, plus a page-long subject summary focusing on the specific topics likely to occur in the examination, including lists, mnemonics and bullet points. This new format is a response to requests from exam candidates for longer teaching notes to counteract the need to refer to unncessarily detailed textbooks.

Candidates taking the MRCP 1 examination will find this title essential reading. It provides invaluable guidance at practising 'Best of Five' format questions. The questions have up-to-the-minute clinical scenarios encountered in everyday hospital practice. Contains 300 brand new 'Best of Five' questions with expanded answers for focused revision.

Suitable for aspiring paediatricians who want to pass MRCPCH Part 1 examination, this book includes over 350 questions that are of a combination of MCQs, EMQs and Best of Fives to reflect the balance of questions in the exam and offer targeted, effective revision. It incorporates changes to the MRCPCH Part 1 exam.