Trainees in preparation for the MRCP examination will welcome the much-anticipated new edition of this 'gold standard' revision book. Revised and updated throughout to encompass new developments in medical diagnostics and therapeutics, and restructured to reflect the recent changes in the format of the Part 2 written examination, the book continues to offer a more detailed and examination-orientated approach than other revision guides on the market. The appeal of the book lies not only in the careful adherence to the examination format, but also in the invaluable hints it provides on exam technique, with suggestions of information that will be helpful when tackling the exam presented in a 'revision-friendly' boxed format. The second edition of this best-selling MRCP revision book continues to be structured around the three elements of the Part 2 written papers - case histories, including extended grey cases, data interpretation and picture tests - but questions and answers have been reformatted according to the recent changes to the style of the Part 2 written exam. The book remains broad in its aims providing invaluable guidance on how to tackle the exam, a wide-ranging selection of questions representative of the entire syllabus, an extensive and up-to-date discussion of answers and, most importantly, an insight into the minds of the examiners and what they are looking for. (synopsis)