As hundreds of registrars around the country prepare to sit the notorious Key Feature Problem (KFP) exam on Friday, Australian Doctor readers have shared their hard-earned tips.

Doctors who take the three-and-a-half hour exam will need to analyse 26 separate clinical cases, answering multiple short-answer questions for each case.

The RACGP says its exam is intended to assess clinical reasoning, but it is also known as a test of concentration and endurance.

One of the most common pitfalls is providing multiple answers that are not in the context of the question.