Most repeated Surgery Paper 2 topics
The Surgery & Allied Paper 2 topics that come up most often in past papers, with a textbook chapter and practice questions for each.
- 1Heart and pericardiumThoraxComes up very often
- 2Bleeding disorders and transfusionHaematologyComes up very often
- 3Starling forces and oedemaCardiovascular systemComes up very often
- 4Lungs and pleuraThoraxComes up very often
- 5Anaemia and haemolysisHaematologyComes up very often
- 6Somatosensory pathways and painNervous systemComes up very often
- 7Comes up very often
- 8Acid-base balanceRenal physiology, body fluids and acid-baseComes up very often
- 9Epithelium histologyGeneral and special histologyComes up very often
- 10Stomach and small intestineAbdomenComes up very often
- 11Comes up often
- 12Leukaemia and lymphomaHaematologyComes up often
- 13Physiology of visionSpecial sensesComes up often
- 14Thyroid and parathyroid anatomyHead, neck and backComes up often
- 15Shoulder joint and rotator cuffUpper limbComes up often
- 16Sleep, memory and speechNervous systemComes up often
- 17Renal electrolyte handlingRenal physiology, body fluids and acid-baseComes up often
- 18Thyroid hormonesEndocrinologyComes up often
- 19Temperature regulationNervous systemComes up often
- 20Female genital organsPelvis and perineumComes up often
- 21Pituitary hormonesEndocrinologyComes up often
- 22Spinal cord tractsNeuroanatomyComes up often
- 23Calcium and bone physiologyEndocrinologyComes up often
- 24Brainstem anatomyNeuroanatomyComes up often
- 25Adrenal hormonesEndocrinologyComes up often
- 26Hand anatomyUpper limbComes up often
- 27Autonomic nervous systemNervous systemComes up often
- 28Blood pressure regulationCardiovascular systemComes up often
- 29Pregnancy physiologyReproductionComes up often
- 30Antibacterial drugsChemotherapyComes up often
Ranked by how often each topic appears in the past-paper recalls we analysed (43,000+ remembered questions, copies removed). It tells you where marks have come from before, not what will be asked next time, so cover the whole syllabus. How we did the analysis.