CSHK Part 2 EMQ study guide
CSHK Part 2 EMQ · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Membership Examination of The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong is structured as a Part 1 and 2 Examination followed by a Part 3 Examination, and the College's site lists it as a distinct examination pathway alongside the Fellowship Examination in the surgical subspecialties. Part 2 is the stage candidates typically meet after clearing the written Part 1, and it is delivered in the Extended Matching Question format together with multiple choice items. The CSHK Part 2 EMQ study guide has 4 sections and about 1,755 words.
01Surgical sciences and principles of surgery (general surgery core knowledge)
This domain tests applied basic science - wound healing, haemostasis, the metabolic response to injury, fluid compartments, surgical microbiology and tumour biology - as the explanation for a clinical decision. EMQ stems are short scenarios; you must pick the single mechanism, fluid or timing, not list everything you know.
495 words, about 2 min02System-based surgical diagnosis and management
Questions here present a symptom or syndrome and expect you to build the differential in the right order, choose the discriminating investigation and commit to the next management step. The organ system matters less than the pattern: pain character and timing, fever or jaundice, and the haemodynamic state usually decide the answer.
419 words, about 2 min03Perioperative care, critical care and complications
This domain tests the trajectory of the surgical patient - risk assessment, optimisation, prophylaxis, and recognition and management of deterioration. EMQs here often hinge on timing: which complication fits which postoperative day, and which intervention must come first.
427 words, about 2 min04Emergency surgery and trauma
These EMQs test prioritisation under time pressure: what kills first, what can wait, and what must never be done. Trauma and the acute abdomen share one logic - resuscitate, identify the source of bleeding or contamination, and control it.
414 words, about 2 min