What MRCP Part 1 asks most often
We counted how often about 400 core concepts appear across roughly 5,700 Part 1–style practice questions and 1,900 key-fact lines from leading revision resources. Below are the concepts that come up most in each specialty, with how many of our own questions test each one (tap the number, or the button under each table, to practise them) and the library topic that teaches it.
✓ Analysis October 2026 · specialties ordered by their share of the exam💊 Clinical pharmacology❤️ Cardiology🫁 Respiratory medicine🟤 Gastroenterology & hepatology🦋 Endocrinology & diabetes🫘 Renal medicine🧠 Neurology🦴 Rheumatology🦠 Infectious diseases🧬 Cell, genetics, anatomy, physiology📊 Immunology & statistics🩸 Haematology🧩 Psychiatry🧴 Dermatology👵 Geriatric medicine🎗️ Oncology👁️ Ophthalmology🕊️ Palliative & end of life care
Clinical pharmacology
About 15 of the 200 exam questions · top 15 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACE inhibitor | 13 ▸ | Adverse drug reactions and drug safety alerts | |
| 2 | Paracetamol | 5 ▸ | Poisoning and overdose | |
| 3 | Statin and drug myopathy | 5 ▸ | Adverse drug reactions and drug safety alerts | |
| 4 | Warfarin | 13 ▸ | Drug interactions and cytochrome P450 | |
| 5 | Overdose | 13 ▸ | Poisoning and overdose | |
| 6 | Azathioprine | 4 ▸ | Drug interactions and cytochrome P450 | |
| 7 | Allopurinol | 4 ▸ | Drug interactions and cytochrome P450 | |
| 8 | Cytochrome P450 interactions | 28 ▸ | Drug interactions and cytochrome P450 | |
| 9 | Lithium | 10 ▸ | Pharmacokinetics and therapeutic drug monitoring | |
| 10 | Tricyclic overdose | 2 ▸ | Poisoning and overdose | |
| 11 | Half-life | 15 ▸ | Pharmacokinetics and therapeutic drug monitoring | |
| 12 | Salicylate poisoning | 2 ▸ | Poisoning and overdose | |
| 13 | Breastfeeding | 6 ▸ | Prescribing in pregnancy and breastfeeding | |
| 14 | Anticholinergic burden | 1 ▸ | Adverse drug reactions and drug safety alerts | |
| 15 | Neuroleptic malignant syndrome | 2 ▸ | Adverse drug reactions and drug safety alerts |
Cardiology
About 14 of the 200 exam questions · top 15 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hypertension | 23 ▸ | Hypertension, lipids and cardiovascular risk | |
| 2 | Statins | 9 ▸ | Hypertension, lipids and cardiovascular risk | |
| 3 | Heart failure | 27 ▸ | Heart failure and cardiomyopathies | |
| 4 | Atrial fibrillation | 18 ▸ | Atrial fibrillation and anticoagulation | |
| 5 | Amiodarone | 13 ▸ | Tachyarrhythmias, channelopathies and sudden cardiac death | |
| 6 | Digoxin | 11 ▸ | Atrial fibrillation and anticoagulation | |
| 7 | Heart block | 8 ▸ | Bradyarrhythmias, heart block and pacing | |
| 8 | Acute coronary syndromes | 7 ▸ | Acute coronary syndromes | |
| 9 | Ventricular tachycardia | 10 ▸ | Tachyarrhythmias, channelopathies and sudden cardiac death | |
| 10 | Infective endocarditis | 7 ▸ | Valve disease and infective endocarditis | |
| 11 | Pericarditis | 7 ▸ | Pericardial and myocardial disease | |
| 12 | Myocarditis | 4 ▸ | Pericardial and myocardial disease | |
| 13 | Pulmonary hypertension | 7 ▸ | Pulmonary hypertension and aortic disease | |
| 14 | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | 5 ▸ | Heart failure and cardiomyopathies | |
| 15 | Aortic stenosis | 5 ▸ | Valve disease and infective endocarditis |
Respiratory medicine
About 14 of the 200 exam questions · top 15 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pneumonia | 22 ▸ | Pneumonia and respiratory infection | |
| 2 | Asthma | 24 ▸ | Asthma | |
| 3 | Tuberculosis | 4 ▸ | Pneumonia and respiratory infection | |
| 4 | Pulmonary embolism | 15 ▸ | Pulmonary embolism | |
| 5 | COPD | 22 ▸ | COPD, oxygen and non-invasive ventilation | |
| 6 | Sarcoidosis | 8 ▸ | Interstitial lung disease and sarcoidosis | |
| 7 | Lung cancer | 11 ▸ | Lung cancer, mesothelioma and occupational lung disease | |
| 8 | Pleural effusion | 4 ▸ | Pleural disease and pneumothorax | |
| 9 | Spirometry | 6 ▸ | Lung function tests and sleep-disordered breathing | |
| 10 | Granulomatosis with polyangiitis | 3 ▸ | Interstitial lung disease and sarcoidosis | |
| 11 | Pneumothorax | 9 ▸ | Pleural disease and pneumothorax | |
| 12 | Pulmonary fibrosis | 2 ▸ | Interstitial lung disease and sarcoidosis | |
| 13 | Bronchiectasis | 11 ▸ | Bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency | |
| 14 | Aspergillus disease | 3 ▸ | Bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency | |
| 15 | Mesothelioma | 3 ▸ | Lung cancer, mesothelioma and occupational lung disease |
Gastroenterology & hepatology
About 14 of the 200 exam questions · top 15 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cirrhosis | 13 ▸ | Cirrhosis and its complications | |
| 2 | Pancreatitis | 15 ▸ | Pancreatitis and pancreatic disease | |
| 3 | Ulcerative colitis | 5 ▸ | Inflammatory bowel disease | |
| 4 | Ascites | 6 ▸ | Cirrhosis and its complications | |
| 5 | Varices | 5 ▸ | Cirrhosis and its complications | |
| 6 | Coeliac | 14 ▸ | Coeliac disease and malabsorption | |
| 7 | Crohn disease | 8 ▸ | Inflammatory bowel disease | |
| 8 | Hepatitis C | 4 ▸ | Viral and autoimmune hepatitis | |
| 9 | Hepatitis B | 8 ▸ | Viral and autoimmune hepatitis | |
| 10 | Haemochromatosis | 3 ▸ | Abnormal liver tests and inherited liver disease | |
| 11 | Wilson disease | 3 ▸ | Abnormal liver tests and inherited liver disease | |
| 12 | Primary biliary cholangitis | 3 ▸ | Abnormal liver tests and inherited liver disease | |
| 13 | Colorectal cancer | 7 ▸ | Colorectal disease, polyposis and infective diarrhoea | |
| 14 | Clostridioides difficile | 3 ▸ | Colorectal disease, polyposis and infective diarrhoea | |
| 15 | Peptic ulcer | 2 ▸ | Oesophagus, stomach and upper GI bleeding |
Endocrinology & diabetes
About 14 of the 200 exam questions · top 15 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Type 2 diabetes | 12 ▸ | Diabetes diagnosis and glucose-lowering drugs | |
| 2 | Metformin | 12 ▸ | Diabetes diagnosis and glucose-lowering drugs | |
| 3 | Hypothyroidism | 17 ▸ | Thyroid disease | |
| 4 | Hypoglycaemia | 17 ▸ | Diabetic emergencies and hypoglycaemia | |
| 5 | Hypercalcaemia | 6 ▸ | Calcium, parathyroid and metabolic bone disease | |
| 6 | Graves disease | 5 ▸ | Thyroid disease | |
| 7 | Addison disease | 4 ▸ | Adrenal disease | |
| 8 | Osteoporosis | 7 ▸ | Calcium, parathyroid and metabolic bone disease | |
| 9 | Type 1 diabetes | 4 ▸ | Diabetes diagnosis and glucose-lowering drugs | |
| 10 | Gliclazide | 3 ▸ | Diabetes diagnosis and glucose-lowering drugs | |
| 11 | Hyponatraemia | 17 ▸ | Sodium and water balance | |
| 12 | Cushing syndrome | 4 ▸ | Adrenal disease | |
| 13 | Vitamin D | 12 ▸ | Calcium, parathyroid and metabolic bone disease | |
| 14 | Hypocalcaemia | 6 ▸ | Calcium, parathyroid and metabolic bone disease | |
| 15 | Thyroiditis | 6 ▸ | Thyroid disease |
Renal medicine
About 14 of the 200 exam questions · top 15 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renal transplant | 27 ▸ | Renal transplantation and immunosuppression | |
| 2 | Chronic kidney disease | 28 ▸ | Chronic kidney disease and dialysis | |
| 3 | Hypokalaemia | 12 ▸ | Potassium disorders | |
| 4 | Acute kidney injury | 23 ▸ | Acute kidney injury | |
| 5 | Hyperkalaemia | 18 ▸ | Potassium disorders | |
| 6 | Dialysis | 16 ▸ | Chronic kidney disease and dialysis | |
| 7 | Metabolic acidosis | 8 ▸ | Acid-base disorders | |
| 8 | Kidney stones | 1 ▸ | Kidney stones and urinary tract infection | |
| 9 | Nephrotic syndrome | 15 ▸ | Nephrotic syndrome | |
| 10 | Urinary tract infection | 6 ▸ | Kidney stones and urinary tract infection | |
| 11 | Membranous nephropathy | 8 ▸ | Nephrotic syndrome | |
| 12 | Anion gap | 16 ▸ | Acid-base disorders | |
| 13 | Anti-GBM disease | 5 ▸ | Glomerulonephritis | |
| 14 | Polycystic kidney disease | 3 ▸ | Tubular and inherited kidney disease | |
| 15 | Renal tubular acidosis | 3 ▸ | Tubular and inherited kidney disease |
Neurology
About 14 of the 200 exam questions · top 14 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Epilepsy | 21 ▸ | Epilepsy and status epilepticus | |
| 2 | Stroke | 18 ▸ | Stroke and TIA | |
| 3 | Parkinson disease | 9 ▸ | Parkinson disease and movement disorders | |
| 4 | Encephalitis | 6 ▸ | CNS infection and encephalitis | |
| 5 | Meningitis | 6 ▸ | CNS infection and encephalitis | |
| 6 | Subarachnoid | 4 ▸ | Stroke and TIA | |
| 7 | Multiple sclerosis | 17 ▸ | Multiple sclerosis and demyelination | |
| 8 | TIA | 6 ▸ | Stroke and TIA | |
| 9 | Myasthenia | 4 ▸ | Neuromuscular junction and muscle disease | |
| 10 | Migraine | 4 ▸ | Headache and idiopathic intracranial hypertension | |
| 11 | Guillain–Barré syndrome | 4 ▸ | Peripheral neuropathy, Guillain-Barre syndrome and motor neurone disease | |
| 12 | Motor neurone disease | 8 ▸ | Peripheral neuropathy, Guillain-Barre syndrome and motor neurone disease | |
| 13 | Wernicke encephalopathy | 2 ▸ | CNS infection and encephalitis | |
| 14 | Intracranial hypertension | 3 ▸ | Headache and idiopathic intracranial hypertension |
Rheumatology
About 14 of the 200 exam questions · top 15 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rheumatoid arthritis | 23 ▸ | Rheumatoid arthritis | |
| 2 | SLE | 14 ▸ | Systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome | |
| 3 | Methotrexate | 27 ▸ | DMARDs, biologics and their safety | |
| 4 | Vasculitis | 16 ▸ | Vasculitis | |
| 5 | Gout | 9 ▸ | Crystal and septic arthritis | |
| 6 | Infliximab | 5 ▸ | DMARDs, biologics and their safety | |
| 7 | Sjögren syndrome | 8 ▸ | Systemic sclerosis, myositis and Sjogren syndrome | |
| 8 | Systemic sclerosis | 9 ▸ | Systemic sclerosis, myositis and Sjogren syndrome | |
| 9 | ANCA vasculitis | 10 ▸ | Vasculitis | |
| 10 | Dermatomyositis | 5 ▸ | Systemic sclerosis, myositis and Sjogren syndrome | |
| 11 | Giant cell arteritis | 5 ▸ | Vasculitis | |
| 12 | Ankylosing spondylitis | 4 ▸ | Spondyloarthritis | |
| 13 | Marfan syndrome | 4 ▸ | Heritable connective tissue and bone disorders | |
| 14 | Behçet disease | 2 ▸ | Vasculitis | |
| 15 | Hydroxychloroquine | 13 ▸ | Systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome |
Infectious diseases
About 14 of the 200 exam questions · top 15 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIV | 38 ▸ | HIV infection | |
| 2 | Sepsis | 6 ▸ | Sepsis and antimicrobial prescribing | |
| 3 | Endocarditis | 9 ▸ | Sepsis and antimicrobial prescribing | |
| 4 | Vaccination | 18 ▸ | Immunisation and infection control | |
| 5 | Malaria | 6 ▸ | The returned traveller and tropical infection | |
| 6 | Gentamicin | 4 ▸ | Sepsis and antimicrobial prescribing | |
| 7 | Lyme disease | 2 ▸ | Zoonoses and tick-borne infection | |
| 8 | Herpes simplex | 4 ▸ | Herpesviruses and other viral infections | |
| 9 | Influenza | 4 ▸ | Immunisation and infection control | |
| 10 | Syphilis | 10 ▸ | Sexually transmitted infections | |
| 11 | Cytomegalovirus | 4 ▸ | Herpesviruses and other viral infections | |
| 12 | Epstein-barr | 3 ▸ | Herpesviruses and other viral infections | |
| 13 | Pneumocystis | 4 ▸ | Infection in the immunocompromised host | |
| 14 | Varicella | 5 ▸ | Herpesviruses and other viral infections | |
| 15 | Toxoplasmosis | 6 ▸ | Zoonoses and tick-borne infection |
Clinical sciences – cell, genetics, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry
About 13 of the 200 exam questions · top 15 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autosomal dominant | 17 ▸ | Genetics and patterns of inheritance | |
| 2 | Autosomal recessive | 17 ▸ | Genetics and patterns of inheritance | |
| 3 | Mitochondrial disease | 6 ▸ | Genetics and patterns of inheritance | |
| 4 | Porphyrias | 3 ▸ | Clinical biochemistry and metabolism | |
| 5 | JVP and the cardiac cycle | 3 ▸ | Clinical physiology | |
| 6 | Renin–angiotensin system | 4 ▸ | Clinical physiology | |
| 7 | X-linked | 11 ▸ | Genetics and patterns of inheritance | |
| 8 | Brachial plexus and nerve roots | 2 ▸ | Clinical anatomy | |
| 9 | Ion channels and action potentials | 15 ▸ | Cell, molecular and membrane biology | |
| 10 | Oxygen dissociation curve | 4 ▸ | Clinical physiology | |
| 11 | Lipoprotein metabolism | 3 ▸ | Clinical biochemistry and metabolism | |
| 12 | Apoptosis and cell cycle | 4 ▸ | Cell, molecular and membrane biology | |
| 13 | Trinucleotide repeat disorders | 1 ▸ | Genetics and patterns of inheritance | |
| 14 | Imprinting disorders | 3 ▸ | Genetics and patterns of inheritance | |
| 15 | Trisomies | 2 ▸ | Genetics and patterns of inheritance |
Clinical sciences – immunology & statistics
About 12 of the 200 exam questions · top 15 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sensitivity | 27 ▸ | Diagnostic test statistics | |
| 2 | T cell | 20 ▸ | Innate and adaptive immunity | |
| 3 | Immunoglobulin | 16 ▸ | Hypersensitivity, autoantibodies and immunodeficiency | |
| 4 | HLA associations | 8 ▸ | Hypersensitivity, autoantibodies and immunodeficiency | |
| 5 | Complement | 15 ▸ | Innate and adaptive immunity | |
| 6 | Specificity | 28 ▸ | Diagnostic test statistics | |
| 7 | Hypersensitivity reactions | 12 ▸ | Hypersensitivity, autoantibodies and immunodeficiency | |
| 8 | Interleukin | 14 ▸ | Innate and adaptive immunity | |
| 9 | p values and errors | 5 ▸ | Statistical tests and interpreting results | |
| 10 | Bias | 22 ▸ | Study design, bias and evidence-based medicine | |
| 11 | Relative risk | 11 ▸ | Statistical tests and interpreting results | |
| 12 | Cohort studies | 7 ▸ | Study design, bias and evidence-based medicine | |
| 13 | Number needed to treat | 5 ▸ | Statistical tests and interpreting results | |
| 14 | Randomised controlled trials | 4 ▸ | Study design, bias and evidence-based medicine | |
| 15 | Predictive values | 13 ▸ | Diagnostic test statistics |
Haematology
About 10 of the 200 exam questions · top 15 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lymphoma | 13 ▸ | Lymphoma, myeloma and plasma cell disorders | |
| 2 | Haemolysis | 15 ▸ | Haemolytic anaemia and haemoglobinopathies | |
| 3 | Transfusion | 27 ▸ | Transfusion medicine | |
| 4 | B12 deficiency | 6 ▸ | Microcytic and macrocytic anaemia | |
| 5 | Myeloma | 6 ▸ | Lymphoma, myeloma and plasma cell disorders | |
| 6 | Amyloidosis | 3 ▸ | Lymphoma, myeloma and plasma cell disorders | |
| 7 | DIC | 4 ▸ | Bleeding disorders and coagulation | |
| 8 | Sickle cell disease | 5 ▸ | Haemolytic anaemia and haemoglobinopathies | |
| 9 | Iron deficiency | 8 ▸ | Microcytic and macrocytic anaemia | |
| 10 | Hodgkin lymphoma | 5 ▸ | Lymphoma, myeloma and plasma cell disorders | |
| 11 | TTP | 4 ▸ | Platelet disorders and thrombotic microangiopathy | |
| 12 | Polycythaemia | 2 ▸ | Myeloproliferative neoplasms and leukaemia | |
| 13 | HUS | 3 ▸ | Platelet disorders and thrombotic microangiopathy | |
| 14 | CLL | 5 ▸ | Myeloproliferative neoplasms and leukaemia | |
| 15 | Aplastic anaemia | 5 ▸ | Microcytic and macrocytic anaemia |
Psychiatry
About 9 of the 200 exam questions · top 15 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Depression | 19 ▸ | Depression and antidepressants | |
| 2 | Anorexia and bulimia | 4 ▸ | Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, trauma and eating disorders | |
| 3 | Functional / conversion disorder | 2 ▸ | Functional and somatic symptom disorders | |
| 4 | SSRIs | 17 ▸ | Depression and antidepressants | |
| 5 | Capacity | 5 ▸ | Capacity, mental health law and self-harm | |
| 6 | Antipsychotic | 18 ▸ | Psychosis and antipsychotics | |
| 7 | Self-harm | 3 ▸ | Capacity, mental health law and self-harm | |
| 8 | Bipolar | 2 ▸ | Bipolar disorder and lithium | |
| 9 | Schizophrenia | 5 ▸ | Psychosis and antipsychotics | |
| 10 | Panic | 2 ▸ | Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, trauma and eating disorders | |
| 11 | Personality disorder | 2 ▸ | Capacity, mental health law and self-harm | |
| 12 | Alcohol withdrawal | 3 ▸ | Alcohol and substance misuse | |
| 13 | Clozapine | 6 ▸ | Psychosis and antipsychotics | |
| 14 | PTSD | 3 ▸ | Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, trauma and eating disorders | |
| 15 | OCD | 2 ▸ | Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, trauma and eating disorders |
Dermatology
About 8 of the 200 exam questions · top 15 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Squamous cell carcinoma | 6 ▸ | Skin cancer and premalignant lesions | |
| 2 | Psoriasis | 7 ▸ | Inflammatory skin disease | |
| 3 | Eczema | 4 ▸ | Inflammatory skin disease | |
| 4 | Urticaria | 3 ▸ | Cutaneous drug reactions and urticaria | |
| 5 | Melanoma | 11 ▸ | Skin cancer and premalignant lesions | |
| 6 | Acne | 5 ▸ | Skin infection, infestation, acne and rosacea | |
| 7 | Erythema nodosum | 1 ▸ | The skin in systemic disease | |
| 8 | Basal cell carcinoma | 4 ▸ | Skin cancer and premalignant lesions | |
| 9 | Dermatitis herpetiformis | 4 ▸ | Blistering disorders | |
| 10 | Erythema multiforme | 2 ▸ | Cutaneous drug reactions and urticaria | |
| 11 | Vitiligo | 1 ▸ | Inflammatory skin disease | |
| 12 | Pemphigus | 4 ▸ | Blistering disorders | |
| 13 | Pemphigoid | 5 ▸ | Blistering disorders | |
| 14 | Stevens-johnson | 5 ▸ | Cutaneous drug reactions and urticaria | |
| 15 | Pyoderma | 2 ▸ | The skin in systemic disease |
Geriatric medicine
About 8 of the 200 exam questions · top 7 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dementia | 14 ▸ | Delirium and dementia | |
| 2 | Falls | 15 ▸ | Falls, syncope and postural hypotension | |
| 3 | Incontinence | 13 ▸ | Continence, pressure ulcers and immobility | |
| 4 | Delirium | 12 ▸ | Delirium and dementia | |
| 5 | Postural hypotension | 3 ▸ | Falls, syncope and postural hypotension | |
| 6 | Hip fracture | 5 ▸ | Osteoporosis and fragility fracture | |
| 7 | Frailty | 7 ▸ | Frailty, polypharmacy and deprescribing |
Oncology
About 5 of the 200 exam questions · top 8 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breast cancer | 6 ▸ | Cancer genetics, screening and tumour markers | |
| 2 | Paraneoplastic | 6 ▸ | Paraneoplastic syndromes | |
| 3 | Germ cell tumours | 3 ▸ | Cancer genetics, screening and tumour markers | |
| 4 | Tumour markers | 4 ▸ | Cancer genetics, screening and tumour markers | |
| 5 | Prostate cancer | 2 ▸ | Cancer genetics, screening and tumour markers | |
| 6 | Superior vena cava | 2 ▸ | Oncological emergencies | |
| 7 | Spinal cord compression | 3 ▸ | Oncological emergencies | |
| 8 | Tumour lysis | 3 ▸ | Oncological emergencies |
Ophthalmology
About 4 of the 200 exam questions · top 13 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papilloedema | 3 ▸ | Optic nerve, pupils and visual pathway | |
| 2 | Glaucoma | 8 ▸ | Glaucoma, cataract, macular disease and drug toxicity | |
| 3 | Uveitis | 7 ▸ | Red eye, uveitis and scleritis | |
| 4 | Optic neuritis | 3 ▸ | Optic nerve, pupils and visual pathway | |
| 5 | Diabetic retinopathy | 3 ▸ | Retinal vascular disease | |
| 6 | Cataract | 4 ▸ | Glaucoma, cataract, macular disease and drug toxicity | |
| 7 | Scleritis | 3 ▸ | Red eye, uveitis and scleritis | |
| 8 | Retinal vein occlusion | 3 ▸ | Retinal vascular disease | |
| 9 | Retinitis pigmentosa | 2 ▸ | Glaucoma, cataract, macular disease and drug toxicity | |
| 10 | Retinal detachment | 3 ▸ | Retinal vascular disease | |
| 11 | Retinal artery occlusion | 2 ▸ | Retinal vascular disease | |
| 12 | Macular degeneration | 6 ▸ | Glaucoma, cataract, macular disease and drug toxicity | |
| 13 | Hypertensive retinopathy | – | Retinal vascular disease |
Palliative & end of life care
About 4 of the 200 exam questions · top 6 concepts
| # | Concept | How often it comes up | Our questions (tap to practise) | Study it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palliative prescribing | 6 ▸ | Pain and opioid prescribing | |
| 2 | Levomepromazine | 7 ▸ | Symptom control in palliative care | |
| 3 | Breakthrough pain | 3 ▸ | Pain and opioid prescribing | |
| 4 | Respiratory secretions (hyoscine) | 5 ▸ | Symptom control in palliative care | |
| 5 | Syringe driver | 9 ▸ | Symptom control in palliative care | |
| 6 | End-of-life decisions | 8 ▸ | Care in the last days of life and decision-making |
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