MRCS Part 2
This resource is aimed at helping you pass Part 2 of the Intercollegiate MRCS exam of the Royal College of Surgeons. The resource consists of 'Extended Matching (EMQ) questions. To pass this exam you should become familiar with the style of questions that will appear and identify your areas of weakness.
- 1000 EMQ question items
- Question themes from previous exams
- Detailed performance analysis and feedback
- Adaptive learning
- Exam specific revision advice
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Learning journal
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Question of the day
Try the Question of the Day based on themes from the January 2007 exam.
Theme:Hepatobiliary disease
ACarcinoma of the pancreas
BCholangiocarcinoma
CCholangitis
DGallstone in the common bile duct
EInfective hepatitis
FMirizzi’s syndrome
For each of the following presentations select the most likely diagnosis:
A 70-year-old man presents with insidious onset of jaundice with some weight loss. On examination the gallbladder was palpable in the right upper quadrant. Liver function tests show a raised bilirubin, grossly raised alkaline phosphatase and a mildly raised AST.
A 35-year-old woman presents with sudden onset of jaundice, fever, rigors and severe pain. She is tender in the right upper quadrant but the gall bladder is not palpable. Liver function tests reveal grossly elevated bilirubin, AST and alkaline phosphatase.
A 35-year-old woman on routine medical examination and biochemical screening is found to have a mildly raised bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase. She has had one episode of right hypochondrial pain following a cheese and wine party the previous Christmas. Ultrasound examination showed the presence of multiple small stones in the gallbladder and a common bild duct with a diameter just over the upper normal limited, but no abnormalities.