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Refractory VF and DSED: What You Need to Know for MRCEM
Refractory VF for MRCEM: the RCUK 2025 approach, amiodarone and adrenaline timing, vector change, what the DOSE-VF trial showed about DSED, and common exam traps.
01/10/2026
Free guides and revision articles for the MRCEM SBA exam: how the exam works, how to plan your revision, high-yield emergency medicine topics and summaries of key UK guidelines. Written by Dr Syed Rahil, creator of MRCEM Pass.
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Refractory VF for MRCEM: the RCUK 2025 approach, amiodarone and adrenaline timing, vector change, what the DOSE-VF trial showed about DSED, and common exam traps.
A complete guide to MRCEM preparation: the three exams, how to plan backwards from your exam date, how to revise for the Primary, SBA and OSCE, and the resources that work.
Paracetamol overdose for MRCEM: the UK treatment line, who needs acetylcysteine straight away, the SNAP regimen, stopping criteria, King’s College criteria and common exam traps.
A guide to MRCEM for international doctors: eligibility, the IELTS and OET standards, where each exam is held, and how MRCEM can replace PLAB for GMC registration.
The ten most common ways candidates lose marks in the MRCEM SBA, from missing key words to poor time management, and practical fixes for each one.
The three MRCEM exams explained: what the Primary, SBA and OSCE test, who can sit each one, the order you must take them in, and a practical timeline.
How the MRCEM SBA works: 180 questions in two 2-hour papers, how marks are spread across the RCEM curriculum, how the pass mark is set, results, attempts and exam-day tips.
A week-by-week MRCEM SBA revision plan that fits around ED shifts: what to study, how to use practice questions and when to sit mock exams.
Every upcoming MRCEM Primary, MRCEM SBA and OSCE sitting for 2026–27, with application windows, results dates and 2026 fees from the RCEM exam calendar.