Preface

The need for Ukot’s Back to Basics MCQs: Obstetrics and Gynecology despite a plethora of standard textbooks in Obstetrics and Gynecology is because, currently, there are relatively few books on multiple-choice questions (MCQs). It is easier for specialists to work as a team and produce a voluminous textbook in any area of Medicine than to single-handedly craft an MCQ book that has a global appeal.

Prior to the professional examinations in medical school, a student should have and utilize a variety of good sources of MCQs to test the level of their understanding of lectures and the contents of textbooks on Obstetrics and Gynecology from many angles. Medical practitioners and other professionals who render care in Obstetrics and Gynecology should regularly test themselves to ensure a proper transfer of knowledge to practice on patients.

This book is designed to allow the reader to self-test on the principles and practical application of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The contents are restricted to the foundational and common topics in this popular specialty. The contents are also selected to have a global appeal, ensuring that the student and medical practitioner in developed countries find clinical correlates with their study and practice environment while their counterparts also find conditions in their practice setting; moreover, each learns from what applies to the other.

The relatively small size makes it easy for the user (student or practitioner in the medical field) and other healthcare professionals who render service in this specialty to have a good mix of theory and practice that aim at ensuring a good understanding of clients with obstetric or gynecological health challenges and rendering appropriate and safe service to these patients.

This book is Part 1 of a series of MCQ books. Part 2 is on Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Parasitology, and Internal Medicine while Part 3 covers Mental Health, General Pediatrics, and Family Medicine.