Arab Board Family Medicine Part 1 case studies
Arab Board Family Medicine Part 1 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Arab Board of Family Medicine Part 1 is the written, single-best-answer examination that sits at the front of the Arab Board training pathway in family medicine. It is aimed at physicians who have entered, or are preparing to enter, a family medicine residency or who are working toward Arab Board certification, and it functions as a knowledge gate before the later clinical and oral stages. The Arab Board Family Medicine Part 1 case studies are 5 cases and about 2,521 words.
1Chest pain in a young smoker: risk stratification versus reassurance
A 34-year-old man presents to your clinic at 09:00 with 2 hours of central chest pain that began while he was sitting at his desk. The pain is pressure-like, 6/10, radiates to the left jaw, and is accompanied by diaphoresis and nausea.
602 words, about 3 min2Febrile infant with an equivocal exam: the 29-day-old decision point
A 29-day-old exclusively breastfed infant is brought to your after-hours clinic at 22:00 with a temperature of 38.3°C rectally at home, measured 1 hour ago. The mother reports the baby fed poorly at the last two feeds and has been 'sleepier than usual.' Birth was term, spontaneous vaginal, no prolonged rupture of membranes, no maternal fever, no antibiotics in labour.
527 words, about 3 min3Postpartum hypertension with a normal CBC: spotting preeclampsia after discharge
A 30-year-old G2P1 woman, now 6 days postpartum after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery, attends your clinic with a 2-day history of severe frontal headache and 'seeing spots.' She was discharged on day 2 with a blood pressure of 128/80 mmHg and a normal antenatal course. Today her blood pressure is 162/104 mmHg on repeat measurement, she has 2+ protein on urine dipstick, and reports right upper quadrant discomfort.
461 words, about 2 min4Right lower quadrant pain in a 62-year-old: anchoring versus the surgical differential
A 62-year-old woman presents at 14:00 with 18 hours of right lower quadrant pain that began periumbilically and migrated. She has vomited twice, has anorexia, and her temperature is 37.9°C, heart rate 96/min, blood pressure 132/78 mmHg.
457 words, about 2 min5The adolescent who asks you not to tell her parents
A 16-year-old girl attends alone and asks that her visit remain confidential. She discloses that she has been sexually active with a 19-year-old boyfriend for 3 months, uses condoms 'most of the time,' and has had 2 weeks of vaginal discharge with mild lower abdominal discomfort.
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