TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

317 Single Best Answer Questions in Obstetrics This book was written to overcome the difficulties faced by medical students since thu Single Best Answer Question pattern was introduced to the medical curriculum globally. The first edition was produced to help the students understand the style and the method of answering SBA questions as hitherto there was a dearth of standard model question paper books. It contains the relevant clinical principles and knowledge required to answer SBA questions and detailed explanation for the answers. The first edition had unprecedented large sales and the author was invited to write the second edition after two years.

This book contains MCQs with stress more on concepts than on dry and useless information. This book would serve another important purpose. Through MCQs many facts and concepts of physiology have been highlighted which a students is likely to miss during cursory reading of the textbook. This book shall also help in the self-assessment of the student after he/she has read the topic from a text book of physiology.

AIIMS Protocols in Neonatology, The manual is a compilation of All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) protocols in neonatology for common neonatal diseases. The manual is intended to be used by the residents and neonatal physicians in managing newborn conditions in their day-to-day practice.

Understanding of acne has undergone a rapid change over the last couple of years in terms of its epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical variants, etc. Acne is no longer a disease of adolescence but can involve anyone from pediatric to geriatric age group. Also, many systemic drugs and a few syndromes are associated with acne. This book is meant to be a comprehensive ready-reckoner for busy practising dermatologists, residents, postgraduate students and family physicians alike.

The author, Dr Eranthi Samarakoon, being a dedicated and a committed teacher, understands the difficulties faced by the students ever since the single best answer (SBA) questions were introduced in medical curriculum in many countries around the world. She realises that the successful preparation for a professional examination requires understanding the style of the questions asked and the process of the examination. With these goals in mind, she has produced this set of two books containing a large number of questions in obstetrics (214) and gynaecology (214) to help the students in facing the examination with confidence. Eranthi Samarakoon MBBS, MS(SM Lanka), FRCOG (UK) is a senior lecturer and consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the Peradeniya University and the Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She obtained second class honors at the final MBBS examination and came first in the order of merit at the Master of Surgery in obstetrics and gynaecology (Sri Lanka) part 1 and part 2 examinations. She completed the final year of her postgraduate training at St Mary?s Hospital, Manchester, and got through the MRCOG (UK) examination at the first attempt. She was Board certified as a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in Sri Lanka in 1983 and has been in active practice since then. This book is based on over three decades of experience as an active clinician and academician who has been teaching medical students for the final MBBS examination and training postgraduate students for the Doctor of Medicine (MD) in obstetrics and gynaecology (Sri Lanka) and the MRCOG (UK) examinations. She has been an examiner for the final MBBS examination in all eight universities in Sri Lanka and for the MD obstetrics and gynaecology (Sri Lanka) examination. She plays a major role in the clinical training and examinations for undergraduate and clinical training of postgraduate students. At least five students are trained each year at the Peradeniya University Hospital for the MD (Sri Lanka) and MRCOG (UK) examinations.