Get Through Final FRCR 2A: SBAs

457 Pages·2017·23.54 MB·English

by  Teck Yew Chin

GET
THROUGH
Final FRCR 2A:
SBAs

GET
THROUGH
Final FRCR 2A:
SBAs
Teck Yew Chin, FRCR, MSc, MBChB
Susan Cheng Shelmerdine, MBBS, BSc, MRCS, PgCertHBE, FRCR
Akash Ganguly, MBBS, DMRD, FRCR
Chinedum Anosike, MBBS, MSc, FRCR
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CONTENTS
Preface vii
Acknowledgements ix
Authors xi
Abbreviations xiii
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1 Test Paper 1 – Questions 1
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2 Test Paper 1 – Answers 25
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3 Test Paper 2 – Questions 61
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4 Test Paper 2 – Answers 83
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5 Test Paper 3 – Questions 119
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6 Test Paper 3 – Answers 141
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7 Test Paper 4 – Questions 181
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8 Test Paper 4 – Answers 205
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9 Test Paper 5 – Questions 243
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10 Test Paper 5 – Answers 267
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11 Test Paper 6 – Questions 305
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12 Test Paper 6 – Answers 329
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13 Test Paper 7 – Questions 365
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14 Test Paper 7 – Answers 389
Index 425
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PREFACE
TheexaminationstructureoftheFellowshipofRoyalCollegeofRadiologists(FRCR)FinalPartA
examination(CR2A)inclinicalradiologyisrevertingbackfromthecurrentmodularstructuretoa
single examination. The RCR has approval from the General Medical Council (GMC) and the
change will be effective from spring 2018.
From spring 2018, the examination will consist of two papers, to be taken on the same day,
each consisting of 120 single best answer–type questions per paper. Each paper will be 3 hours
long and will cover a broad range of topics from the radiology core curriculum covering
all modalities.
Thisbookisdividedintoseventestpapers,consistingof120mixedSBA-typequestionscovering
all modules (3 hours per paper for practice). The answers are in sequential order, followed by
a short explanation and relevant discussion around the topic with appropriate references.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Vijay Kesavanarayanan
Grant Mair
Andrew Baird
Matthew Budak
Oliver Cram
Thomas Hartley
Laura Hinksman
Menelaos Philippou
Jo Powell
Calum Nicholson
Ewen G. Robertson
Nicola Schembri
Magdalena Szewczyk-Bieda
Richard D. White
Struan W.A. Wilkie
Nadeem A. Butt
Lauren L. Millar
Karim Samji
Euan G.C. Stubbs
André Stefan Gatt
Asha Neelakantan
Bappa Sarkar
Mubeen Chaudhry
Ramya G. Dhandapani
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