Aid to the Paediatric MRCP Short Cases

There is an introductory section describing the examination, preparing for the short cases and examination technique. The greater part of the book consists of the cases themselves which are grouped together under the system being examined (cardiovascular, respiratory, abdominal etc). At the start of each group of cases there is a model routine for the examination of the system concerned and at the end of each section a summary table will give helpful revision tips to distinguish between the cases. Each individual case will follow a standard format; Title, Rankin in the survey, Record, Advanced points, and follow up questions. There is a chapter at the end of the system sections entitled Approaches to impossible cases. The third part of the book covers developmental cases and describes how the candidate should conduct an examination of the childs development at the various milestone ages. This part of the examination is often poorly prepared for and accounts for many failures. The last part of the book covers the results of a survey of how often each case crops up in the examination. It is this information on case frequency that proved to be the decisive factor in the success of the Ryder book.