Iraqi Board Family Medicine case studies
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The Iraqi Board in Family Medicine is a postgraduate specialty qualification awarded through the Iraqi Board for Medical Specializations, the national body that oversees residency-based board training in Iraq. It is intended for physicians who have entered structured family medicine training and who intend to work as family physicians in primary care, community health centres, teaching posts, or mixed urban and rural practice. The credential signals that a doctor can manage undifferentiated illness across all ages, coordinate chronic disease care, handle antenatal and child health work, and apply prevention and community medicine within a resource-limited setting. The assessment spans the breadth of family practice: principles of the discipline, internal medicine, paediatrics, women's health, surgery and orthopaedics, mental health, epidemiology and biostatistics, preventive care, emergency and acute presentations, geriatrics and palliative care, ethics and communication, and research methods. The Iraqi Board Family Medicine case studies are 5 cases and about 2,612 words.
1Ramadan Fasting in Type 2 Diabetes with CKD and Previous Hypoglycaemia
58-year-old man with type 2 diabetes for 9 years, hypertension, and CKD stage 3b (eGFR 41 mL/min/1.73 m², creatinine 1.6 mg/dL). Current medications: metformin 1 g twice daily, gliclazide MR 60 mg each morning, ramipril 5 mg, atorvastatin 20 mg.
580 words, about 3 min2Febrile 7-Week-Old Infant in a Clinic Without Paediatric Support
7-week-old girl brought to a primary care clinic with fever of 38.4°C at home and poor feeding for 12 hours. She has vomited once and has had fewer wet nappies.
518 words, about 3 min3Reduced Fetal Movements at 36 Weeks with Limited Ultrasound Access
29-year-old woman, G3P2, at 36+2 weeks gestation, presents to the clinic with reduced fetal movements for 2 days. She has no vaginal bleeding, no contractions, and no fluid leakage.
538 words, about 3 min4Insomnia and Alcohol Use After Myocardial Infarction
48-year-old man attends 6 months after myocardial infarction. He is on aspirin 75 mg, atorvastatin 40 mg, bisoprolol 2.5 mg, and ramipril 5 mg.
459 words, about 2 min5Recurrent Aspiration Pneumonia in Advanced Dementia: Antibiotics or Comfort Care?
86-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer's disease, bedbound, and dysphagia. She has had three episodes of aspiration pneumonia in 6 months; the last required ICU admission.
517 words, about 3 min