Readership: Candidates for the UK MRCS Part B examination in the UK and in international centres.
Edited by Jowan G Penn-Barwell, Trauma and Orthopaedic Registrar, Royal Navy, UK, and Charlie Docker, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Part 1: Trunk and torso stations Section A: Trunk and torso anatomy 1: Surface anatomy 2: Chest and abdominal wall 3: Heart and great vessels 4: Lungs 5: The oesophagus and stomach 6: Liver, pancreas and biliary system 7: Small and large intestine 8: The urinary system Section B: Trunk and torso physiology and pathology 9: Thoracic pathology 10: Oesophagus and stomach 11: Pancreas 12: Hepatobiliary pathology 13: Large bowel pathology 14: Urological pathology and physiology 15: Hernias and intestinal obstruction 16: Vascular pathology 17: Breast pathology Section C: Clinical trunk and torso 18: Common abdominal cases 19: Common thoracic cases Part 2: Limbs and spine Section A: Limbs and spine anatomy 20: Bones and joints 21: Spine 22: Osteology 23: Special areas 24: Peripheral nerves 25: Vasculature of the limbs Section B: Limbs and spine physiology and pathology 26: Fractures Section C: Clinical limbs and spine 27: Common cases 28: Special tests Part 3: Head and neck Section A: Head and neck anatomy 29: Pituitary anatomy 30: Thyroid and parathyroid 31: Salivary glands 32: Vascular anatomy 33: Special areas of the neck Section B: Head and neck physiology and pathology 34: Thyroid and parathyroid glands 35: Pituitary physiology and pathology 36: Salivary gland pathology Section C: Head and neck clinical 37: Head and neck stations 38: Common neck lump cases 39: Common skin cases Part 4: Neuroscience Section A: Neuroscience anatomy 40: Basic neuroscience anatomy 41: Skull and meninges 42: Cerebral topography 43: Intracranial vasculature 44: Cranial nerves 45: Cerebellum and brainstem 46: Spinal cord 47: Autonomic nervous system Section B: Neuroscience physiology and pathology 48: CSF formation and flow 49: Intracranial homeostasis and head Injury 50: CNS infections 51: CNS tumours Section C: Clinical neuroscience 52: Neuroradiology 53: Common neurosurgical cases 54: Common neurosurgical tests and signs 55: Brainstem death
