Royal Australasian College of Physicians Examinations

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Table of Contents

Introduction

• About this book
  • Disclaimers
• Basic Exam Info
  • Basic & Advanced Training
  • Structure of the Exam
    • The Written Exam
    • The Clinical Exam

Preparing for the Exam

• Written
  • What to Read
    • Textbooks
    • Journals
  • Past Exam Papers
• Clinical
  • When to start
  • Number of Cases
  • Spread of Cases
  • Introduction to the Long Case
  • Introduction to the Short Case

Exam Resources

• Written
  • Study Guides
  • Worked Trial Exam answers (if this is okay with the college)
  • Hot topics for year x
• Clinical
  • Long Cases
    • An example template for the Long Case
    • Cards for Common Problems
    • Common Long Cases
  • Short Cases
    • Common Short Case Cards
      • Sample: Neuro Exam of the Lower Limb
      • Draft: The Eye Examination
    • Example Cases
      • 3rd Nerve Palsy
      • Horner's Syndrome
      • Myaesthenia
      • Motor Neurone Disease