The only book to memorize for passing PACES is Cases for PACES, it will cover all short cases and long cases. I have made flash cards below to memorize the short cases only.
The only book to use for preparation for long case is Ryder. You can practice with the scenarios mentioned in them.
CARDIOLOGY - CASES FOR PACES Flashcards
Respiratory - CASES FOR PACES Flashcards
GIT - Cases for PACES Flashcards
Communication skills MRCP PACES Flashcards
Pastest Clinical Consultation.
https://clinicalskillspro.com/what-will-come-up-at-my-paces-centre/
| Patients likely to come | Patients unlikely to come |
|---|---|
| COPD, Bronchiectasis, ILD | Pleural effusion, Asthma. (as these will be resolved). |
| They’re often quite uncommon or rare in clinical practice, but over-representated in the MRCP PACES exam. |
Here are some examples:
Dextrocardia Acromegaly Post-polio syndrome Neurofibromatosis Tuberous sclerosis | Dementia, delirium, learning disability as they can not give consent. Infective endocarditis, SEPSIS as they are sick. | | CLD, Liver transplant. | Acute hepatitis. |
when you receive your centre information it is a good idea to search on YouTube for accents related to that region so that you can listen to the speech and get a feeling and understanding if English is not your first language
Also remember that hospitals have their own accommodation and they might be able to provide you with a room on the hospital site for a fee. Contact the hospital by searching their phone number on their website and going through initially the switchboard and then asking for the ‘Postgraduate Medical Centre’. Ask whether they can provide you with accommodation and how much it would cost.
When researching your exam centre it is important to make sure that there is at least 3-4 hours after the official end of your exam before you travel away from the exam centre. If there are delays in the exam you do not want to be worrying about travelling afterwards and only want to be focusing on the exam.
There might be some marginal benefit if you look up the hospital online to find out if they are a specialist centre for a specific condition. For example, St. Thomas’s Hospital in Central London is the national centre for post-polio syndrome. As a result in the neurology station you are more likely to have a patient who has had a previous polio infection compared to other UK centres.
