USMLE Step 2, Case Histories for the MRCP, Paul Goldsmith and Robert Semple,2004

The dramatic changes in medical training over the past six years have included an
overhaul of the MRCP examinations. To address this, Case Histories for the MRCP
has been completely rewritten to mirror the style of the new examination and thus
to optimize the preparation of the prospective candidate. Some cases have been
removed and new ones have been added. Many are now integrated cases involving
case history, data handling and picture interpretation. Answers are in the new
‘select from a range of possibilities’ style. While the format has changed, two integral
features of the first edition have been maintained. First, we make no apologies
that these questions are tough: easy questions provide false reassurance. We aim to
help give candidates the edge in those difficult questions that discriminate at the top
end of the field. Second, we have retained in-depth explanations of why we think
the given answer to be best, as engagement in the process of clinical reasoning is not
only a key aim of the book but also, we believe, the best way to acquire the skills
that are tested in the MRCP examination.(From the book’s introduction)