Arab Board ENT Final Clinical & Oral case studies
Arab Board ENT Final Clinical & Oral · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Arab Board of Otorhinolaryngology final examination is the summative assessment that concludes specialty training in ENT under the Council of Arab Health Specialties. It is intended for trainees who have completed accredited residency training and who now need to demonstrate, in front of examiners, that they can practise independently. The examination is practical rather than written: candidates rotate through clinical encounters with real patients, structured viva and OSCE stations, and case discussions that probe judgment as much as recall. Content spans the full specialty, from otology and neuro-otology through rhinology and skull base, head and neck oncology, laryngology, paediatric ENT, facial plastics, sleep and airway, allergy, and emergency and trauma management, with professionalism and basic science woven throughout. The Arab Board ENT Final Clinical & Oral case studies are 5 cases and about 2,779 words.
1A 9-Month-Old With a Draining Ear and an Uncooperative Examination
A 9-month-old boy is brought to the clinic with right ear discharge for 6 weeks. He was treated with two courses of oral amoxicillin-clavulanate and topical ciprofloxacin by his pediatrician.
664 words, about 3 min2A 58-Year-Old With a Neck Lump and a Normal Fine-Needle Aspirate
A 58-year-old man presents with a 4 cm, painless, hard left neck mass in level II that he noticed 3 months ago. He has a 40-pack-year smoking history and drinks 2–3 units of alcohol daily.
589 words, about 3 min3A 4-Year-Old With Recurrent Epistaxis and a Normal Coagulation Screen
A 4-year-old girl is brought to the clinic by her mother with recurrent nosebleeds for 6 months. The bleeding occurs mostly at night and is sometimes severe enough to stain the pillow.
561 words, about 3 min4A 72-Year-Old With a Tracheostomy and a Blocked Tube
A 72-year-old woman with a 6-month-old tracheostomy for prolonged ventilation after a stroke is brought to the emergency department with sudden difficulty breathing. The tracheostomy tube is a cuffed size 8.0.
498 words, about 2 min5A 35-Year-Old Singer With a Vocal Fold Polyp and a Performance in 2 Weeks
A 35-year-old professional singer presents with hoarseness for 3 weeks. She has a performance in 2 weeks and is anxious to recover.
467 words, about 2 min