HKMLE Part II case studies
HKMLE Part II · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Licensing Examination is administered by the Medical Council of Hong Kong, the statutory body whose stated mission on its homepage is "Ensuring Justice, Maintaining Professionalism, Protecting the Public." The examination is the route by which doctors who qualified outside Hong Kong demonstrate the medical knowledge and clinical practice required for registration to practise in Hong Kong. It sits within the Council's wider registration framework, which distinguishes full, provisional, limited, temporary and special registration on the General Register, and it is separate from the Council's other functions such as the Code of Professional Conduct, CME, and complaints and disciplinary inquiries. The HKMLE Part II case studies are 5 cases and about 3,064 words.
1An 84-year-old with a displaced hip fracture who takes warfarin
Mr Chan, 84, lives alone in a walk-up flat in Sham Shui Po. He was found on the floor by his daughter after an unwitnessed fall and brought to the emergency department four hours ago.
686 words, about 3 min2Severe pre-eclampsia with HELLP at 35 weeks in a busy delivery suite
Ms Wong, 32, G2P1, booked at a public hospital, presents at 35+2 weeks with a three-day history of frontal headache and visual blurring. BP is 172/114 mmHg on two readings 15 minutes apart.
628 words, about 3 min3A duodenal ulcer with a visible vessel in a man taking aspirin and naproxen
Mr Lee, 66, presents with two episodes of coffee-ground vomiting and melaena. He is pale and sweaty: BP 104/62 mmHg, HR 112/min, capillary refill 3 seconds.
592 words, about 3 min4A febrile 3-year-old with a non-blanching rash at a general outpatient clinic
A 3-year-old boy is brought to a general outpatient clinic at 21:00. He has had a fever of 39.4 °C for 6 hours, has vomited once, and is refusing drinks.
602 words, about 3 min5A traveller returning from Phuket with defervescence, abdominal pain and rising haematocrit
Mr Ng, 34, returns to Hong Kong from Phuket five days ago and presents with a four-day history of fever up to 39 °C, retro-orbital headache and severe myalgia. He has been taking ibuprofen for the pain.
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