The Science of Paediatrics: MRCPCH Mastercourse (MRCPCH Study Guides) Paperback – 18 April 2016

In early days of using this book but thought I'd write a quick review as there aren't any here yet.I was all like, no way am I paying that much for a textbook.But then I thought, there are 7 full pages of List of Contributors who are all experts and so it probably a) contains information that is well-digested and actually useful and b) worth a few revision courses at least.And I was right, also it is written really well such that you don't feel like you're hauling through a massive boring textbook but are actually reading interesting conversational text. Also it is big time multi-colourful with tables / diagrams for people with poor attention spans (hi).I particularly enjoyed this paragraph:Reading this book is an example of 'just in case' information: packing in a range of general nuggets to provide a good underlying understanding of paediatrics in order to be good clinicians. When taken to the extreme, it is the diligent, regular reading of a series of journals 'just in case' a particular case was to present. This is inefficient and induces guilt when you cannot manage it.<3 paeds.I haven't done my exams yet so don't know if it would work as an only-using-this-book revision guide. It's got something on everything I've looked up so far. The statistics section is good also. I already had Essential Revision Notes in Paediatrics and online questions so am using them all in combination.

I bought this book in a panic just before my 1b exam in June and read it cover to cover. Highly recommend it and genuinely believe it's what got me through the exam on my first attempt. I used it in conjunction with pastest and this seemed to work well.Actually seems to cover what you need to know with some particularly good statistics sections and a nice general introduction to metabolic problems.

As advanced Paediatric Nurse working on middle grade rota. I’ve been in nursing 30 years. I have instinct and am able to recognise illness’ through my experience. This book helps me understand science and articulate in medical terms

Delighted that this excellent textbook has been recommended as a core text for the EBP examination in core paediatrics.

I bought as used -good condition but it’s almost new . ❤️