Clinical quick-reference tables

Original summary tables built to support your Royal College exam revision, across every exam we cover — the kind of side-by-side comparisons that are easy to muddle under exam pressure. More are added as each question bank grows.

MRCPCH

Comparison table: Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) vs Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS/TEN) — SSSS vs Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / TEN

Comparison table distinguishing upper UTI (pyelonephritis) from lower UTI (cystitis) — Upper UTI (Pyelonephritis) vs Lower UTI (Cystitis)

Table of cardiac causes of cyanosis in the newborn, with key clinical features and chest X-ray appearance — Cardiac Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn

Table of clinical severity grading and emergency management of croup — Severity Grading & Emergency Management of Croup

Weight-for-age growth chart with centile lines, showing an example of a child crossing centiles downward — Weight-for-Age Growth Chart

MRCP

Comparison table distinguishing pre-renal, renal (intrinsic) and post-renal acute kidney injury, including causes, response to a fluid challenge, urine sodium and key initial investigations — Acute Kidney Injury: Pre-renal vs Renal vs Post-renal

MRCEM

Table classifying hypovolaemic, cardiogenic, septic, anaphylactic and obstructive shock, with underlying mechanism and key clinical features for each — Classification of Shock

MRCPsych

Comparison table distinguishing delirium from dementia by onset, course, consciousness, attention, reversibility and common precipitants — Delirium vs Dementia

MRCGP

Comparison table distinguishing osteoarthritis from rheumatoid arthritis by typical onset, joint pattern, morning stiffness, systemic features and key investigation — Osteoarthritis vs Rheumatoid Arthritis

MRCOG

Comparison table distinguishing gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia by blood pressure, proteinuria, other features and management priority — Gestational Hypertension vs Pre-eclampsia vs Eclampsia

MRCS

Comparison table distinguishing small bowel obstruction from large bowel obstruction by most common cause, onset of vomiting, abdominal distension, plain film findings and pain pattern — Small Bowel Obstruction vs Large Bowel Obstruction

These tables are revision aids to support exam preparation and are not intended as clinical guidance for patient care — always follow your local guidelines and current NICE guidance, national specialist-society guidelines, or the relevant Royal College curriculum in practice.