Cambodia Health Entrance Exam case studies
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The Cambodia Health Entrance Exam is the competitive subject-based written examination used by Cambodian public higher-education institutions to select candidates for health-science programmes such as medicine, pharmacy, nursing, midwifery, medical laboratory technology and dentistry. It is intended for students who have completed upper-secondary schooling (typically the national Grade 12 examination) and who want to enter a health-professional training pathway. The Cambodia Health Entrance Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 3,587 words.
1Primaquine, G6PD Deficiency, and Haemolytic Risk in a Cambodian Farmer
A 32-year-old male farmer from Prey Veng province presents to a referral hospital with a five-day history of dark urine, jaundice, and profound fatigue. Two weeks earlier he was diagnosed with Plasmodium vivax malaria and started on chloroquine plus primaquine 0.25 mg/kg/day for 14 days.
680 words, about 3 min2Preparing a Phosphate Buffer for a Teaching Laboratory in Phnom Penh
A laboratory technician at a teaching hospital in Phnom Penh must prepare 1.0 L of 0.05 M sodium phosphate buffer at pH 7.40 for a practical class on enzyme kinetics. The laboratory has two solid stocks: sodium dihydrogen phosphate dihydrate (NaH2PO4·2H2O, molar mass 156.01 g/mol) and disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate (Na2HPO4·12H2O, molar mass 358.14 g/mol).
790 words, about 4 min3MRI Safety Screening for a Patient with an Implanted Cardiac Device
A 58-year-old woman is admitted to a provincial hospital in Battambang with sudden onset of right-sided weakness and speech difficulty. Non-contrast CT is unavailable after hours, and the clinician requests an MRI to exclude stroke mimics and assess brain tissue.
699 words, about 3 min4Evaluating a Dengue Vaccine Trial in a Cambodian Province
A phase III randomised controlled trial of a dengue vaccine was conducted in 12,000 children aged 9–14 years in Kampong Cham province. Half were randomly assigned to receive the vaccine and half to placebo.
675 words, about 3 min5Identifying the Source of a Diarrhoeal Outbreak in Three Villages
A district health office in Takeo province investigates a two-week outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea. Village A has 45 cases among 500 residents; Village B has 12 cases among 400 residents; Village C has 30 cases among 600 residents.
743 words, about 4 min