Clinical Textbook

27 specialties · 962 topics · 8,285 questions

Medical Specialties

Cardiology

Coronary syndromes, arrhythmias, valvular disease, heart failure, congenital defects, and vascular conditions — core content for MRCP, PLAB, and UKMLA.

Respiratory Medicine

Asthma, COPD, pneumonia, ILD, lung cancer, TB, and pleural disease with NICE-aligned investigation and management pathways.

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

IBD, liver disease, pancreatitis, GI malignancies, coeliac disease, and functional gut disorders with endoscopic and pharmacological management.

Neurology

Stroke, epilepsy, MS, Parkinson's, headache syndromes, neuropathies, and neuromuscular conditions — high-yield for postgraduate exams.

Endocrinology & Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders, adrenal pathology, pituitary disease, calcium metabolism, and reproductive endocrinology.

Renal Medicine

Acute kidney injury, CKD, glomerulonephritis, renal transplant, electrolyte disorders, and dialysis — essential renal medicine topics.

Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal

RA, SLE, vasculitis, crystal arthropathies, spondyloarthropathies, and connective tissue diseases with immunological investigations.

Haematology

Anaemias, leukaemias, lymphomas, coagulopathies, thrombophilias, and transfusion medicine with laboratory interpretation.

Infectious Diseases

Sepsis, pneumonia, meningitis, HIV, TB, hepatitis, STIs, and antimicrobial stewardship with UK resistance patterns.

Dermatology

Eczema, psoriasis, skin cancers, infections, blistering disorders, and drug reactions — clinical features and management.

Geriatric Medicine

Falls, delirium, dementia, polypharmacy, frailty, continence, and comprehensive geriatric assessment.

Surgical & Acute

Surgery

Acute abdomen, hernias, breast disease, vascular surgery, trauma, and perioperative care — key surgical principles.

Anaesthetics

Airway management, regional anaesthesia, pain medicine, critical care pharmacology, and perioperative assessment.

Emergency Medicine

Trauma, resuscitation, toxicology, acute medical emergencies, and procedural skills for the emergency department.

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Antenatal care, labour complications, gynaecological malignancies, fertility, contraception, and menstrual disorders.

Ophthalmology

Glaucoma, cataracts, retinal disease, acute red eye, visual loss, and ophthalmic emergencies.

ENT

Otitis media, hearing loss, tonsillitis, sinusitis, epistaxis, head and neck cancers, and airway emergencies.

Psychiatry & Primary Care

Psychiatry & Mental Health

Depression, anxiety, psychosis, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, personality disorders, and the Mental Health Act.

General Practice

Chronic disease management, health screening, minor illness, contraception, and community-based medicine for primary care exams.

Palliative Care

Symptom control, end-of-life care, communication skills, syringe drivers, and ethical frameworks in terminal illness.

Oncology

Solid tumours, haematological malignancies, chemotherapy regimens, oncological emergencies, and palliative oncology.

Paediatrics & Child Health

Neonatal medicine, childhood infections, developmental milestones, safeguarding, congenital conditions, and paediatric emergencies.

Substance Misuse

Alcohol dependence, opioid substitution, withdrawal management, harm reduction, and dual diagnosis approaches.

Clinical Sciences & Foundations

Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Pharmacokinetics, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, prescribing in special populations, and toxicology essentials.

Clinical Sciences

Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, and pathology foundations underpinning clinical medicine.

Public Health & Epidemiology

Epidemiology, biostatistics, screening programmes, health promotion, disease surveillance, and evidence-based medicine.

Medical Ethics & Law

Consent, capacity, confidentiality, end-of-life decisions, resource allocation, and GMC Good Medical Practice.