Let’s look at the areas with the greatest weighting first. They are the cardiovascular system, the nervous system, the endocrine system, and infection. This should tie in with your practice, and what you’d expect. You must therefore focus your revision on these core areas and ensure that you are confident in them, and answering questions across the breadth of each subject.
Medium weighted subjects include GUM, the GI system, the respiratory system, immune system and malignant disease, and blood and nutrition. Each area should therefore be a lesser focus than those with the heavier weightings.
The areas with the lowest weightings include the musculoskeletal system, the eye, ENT, skin, and vaccines, as well as anaesthesia. These areas should therefore have the lowest priority in your revision – you need to be aware of core topics, but not the breadth of knowledge that you might have for other therapeutic areas.