DHA GP Exam case studies
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The DHA General Practitioner (GP) licensing assessment is the examination component of the Dubai Health Authority's process for licensing physicians to practise as general practitioners in the Emirate of Dubai. It is intended for physicians who have completed their primary medical qualification and are seeking a DHA licence to work in Dubai's health sector - whether in a hospital, clinic, or primary care setting. The DHA GP Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 3,605 words.
1Confusion in an Elderly Man on a New Antidepressant
A 76-year-old man is brought in by his daughter with three days of worsening confusion and unsteadiness on his feet. He has hypertension treated with hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg daily and started sertraline 50 mg three weeks ago for low mood.
729 words, about 4 min2Tiredness in a Man with Iron Deficiency and Red Flags
A 58-year-old man attends with six weeks of tiredness and breathlessness climbing stairs. He takes aspirin 75 mg daily (started five years ago after a transient ischaemic attack), atorvastatin and ramipril.
675 words, about 3 min3A Feverish Toddler Whose Parents Declined Vaccination
A 15-month-old girl is brought to the emergency department with a fever of 39.6 °C for eight hours. Her parents declined all vaccinations after a reaction in a cousin.
697 words, about 3 min4Headache and Hypertension at 33 Weeks
A 33-year-old primigravida at 33 weeks and 2 days attends triage with a two-day frontal headache and 'flashing lights'. Blood pressure is 158/106 mmHg on two readings twenty minutes apart.
749 words, about 4 min5Pain Out of Proportion in a Woman with Atrial Fibrillation
A 68-year-old woman with permanent atrial fibrillation presents with six hours of sudden, severe, constant periumbilical pain. She takes bisoprolol and apixaban, but admits she stopped the apixaban three weeks ago because of bruising.
755 words, about 4 min