Bulgarian Language Exam for Medical Specialists case studies
Bulgarian Language Exam for Medical Specialists · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Bulgarian Language Exam for Medical Specialists is a proficiency credential for healthcare professionals - physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists and allied practitioners - who need to show they can work safely in Bulgarian. It is typically taken by clinicians trained outside Bulgaria who are preparing for recognition of qualifications or registration, and by EU professionals moving into Bulgarian clinical settings. The Bulgarian Language Exam for Medical Specialists case studies are 5 cases and about 2,278 words.
1Discharge summary with a hidden ACE-inhibitor history
You are reviewing a Bulgarian discharge summary for a 72-year-old man with arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The summary lists: 'Еналаприл 10 mg 1-0-1; Метформин 850 mg 2 пъти дневно; Аспирин 75 mg вечер.' Under allergies: 'непоносимост към НСПВС'.
511 words, about 3 min2Telephone triage with orthopnea and a stopped yellow medicine
At 02:15 you take a triage call. A 68-year-old woman speaks quickly in a mixed Sofia–Pleven dialect.
461 words, about 2 min3One referral, two audiences: portal patient and nephrologist
You must prepare a cardiology referral in Bulgarian from an English source: '72-year-old man with exertional dyspnea, palpitations, bilateral ankle edema, comorbidities including hypertension and CKD stage 3; follow-up in 6 weeks; no history of NSAID intolerance.' The referral will be read by the patient through a portal and sent to a nephrologist. The patient has limited health literacy and reads Bulgarian but not English.
406 words, about 2 min4Ambiguous discharge instructions: pronouns, aspect and agreement
A junior doctor drafts a discharge instruction in Bulgarian: 'Пациентът трябва да приема таблетките след хранене. Болката в гърдите, който се появи, трябва да се отбележи.' The pharmacist returns it because 'само една' and 'ги' are ambiguous.
423 words, about 2 min5Discharge letter with social risk and two GP questions
You are the resident on a Bulgarian internal medicine ward. A 78-year-old woman with COPD (GOLD 3) is being discharged after an exacerbation.
477 words, about 2 min