The written paper of the MRCPCH part II examination (member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health) consists of three sections: case histories or “grey cases”, visual material, and data interpretation.

The current market boasts a multitude of excellent reference atlases and examination orientated picture books that between them offer a staggering array of clinical photographs. Conversely, there are only several challenging books of case histories and, as yet, even fewer texts for data interpretation.

Although practice promises to …