Egyptian Board Pediatrics case studies
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The Egyptian Board Pediatrics (EBP) is a national specialty qualification for physicians who have completed their pediatric residency and wish to be recognized as consultants in pediatrics in Egypt. It is intended for candidates who already hold a primary medical degree and have finished accredited pediatric training. The examination assesses the full breadth of general pediatrics, from growth and development through neonatology, infectious disease, respiratory and allergic disorders, cardiology, gastroenterology and nutrition, nephrology, endocrinology, hematology and oncology, neurology, emergency and critical care, and community pediatrics and ethics. It is delivered in multiple formats, typically including multiple-choice questions, structured written clinical cases, and an oral/clinical examination with real or simulated patients. The Egyptian Board Pediatrics case studies are 5 cases and about 3,595 words.
1Late preterm infant with recurrent asymptomatic hypoglycemia
A 35+6-week, 2.35 kg male infant is born by cesarean delivery to a mother with diet-controlled gestational diabetes (HbA1c 6.1%). Membranes ruptured 2 hours before delivery, there is no maternal fever, and no antibiotics were given.
808 words, about 4 min2Neonate with differential cyanosis and weak femoral pulses
A 9-day-old term boy is brought with 2 days of poor feeding, irritability, and fast breathing. Birth weight 3.2 kg; he has lost 12% of birth weight.
681 words, about 3 min3New-onset diabetes with severe diabetic ketoacidosis far from intensive care
A 9-year-old girl is brought to a district hospital with 3 days of polyuria, polydipsia, vomiting, and abdominal pain. She is drowsy but rousable, with deep sighing respirations.
728 words, about 4 min4First presentation of nephrotic syndrome in a 4-year-old boy
A 4-year-old boy is brought with 10 days of progressive periorbital swelling that is worse in the morning, abdominal distension, and a 1.5 kg weight gain. He has no fever, gross hematuria, or recent sore throat.
659 words, about 3 min5Toddler with a large elemental iron ingestion
A 2.5-year-old boy, weight 12 kg, is brought 3 hours after he was found playing with an open bottle of ferrous sulfate tablets. The mother estimates he swallowed about 20 tablets, each containing 325 mg ferrous sulfate (65 mg elemental iron).
719 words, about 4 min