Lebanon Medical Colloquium study guide
Lebanon Medical Colloquium · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Lebanon Medical Colloquium is a multiple-choice assessment used to evaluate the breadth of a candidate's clinical knowledge across the major medical specialties. It is typically taken by medical graduates and practicing physicians preparing for licensure, hospital appointment, or postgraduate training in Lebanon, and by those who want an external check on how well their knowledge holds up across disciplines rather than within a single specialty. The Lebanon Medical Colloquium study guide has 12 sections and about 3,087 words.
01Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine carries the largest share of the colloquium: it tests whether you can move from a symptom (dyspnea, chest pain, fever, confusion) to a prioritized differential, order the right tests, and interpret the numbers correctly. Identify the primary disorder from pH and PaCO2/HCO3, then test the compensation: Winter's formula gives expected PaCO2 = (1.5 × HCO3) + 8 ± 2 for metabolic acidosis.
306 words, about 2 min02Surgery
Surgery questions test safe decision-making more than operative detail: who needs the theatre now, what to do first, and what complication is brewing. Acute abdomen: assess peritonism (rigidity, rebound).
266 words, about 1 min03Pediatrics
Pediatrics tests the physiological differences from adults: weight-based dosing, dehydration, distress in small airways, and immunization timing. Dehydration: clinical estimate plus weight loss.
269 words, about 1 min04Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and gynecology tests recognition of time-critical emergencies in pregnancy and safe gynecologic decision-making. Pre-eclampsia: BP ≥140/90 after 20 weeks plus proteinuria or organ dysfunction.
273 words, about 1 min05Family Medicine and Primary Care
Family medicine tests continuity, prevention, and managing undifferentiated problems in the community with limited resources. Screening is age- and risk-based: blood pressure at every visit, colorectal cancer screening from 45–75, cervical screening, mammography 50–74, lipid and diabetes screening in adults ≥35 or with risk factors.
250 words, about 1 min06Psychiatry
Psychiatry tests structured assessment, risk formulation, and safe prescribing rather than diagnostic labels alone. Mental state examination: appearance, behaviour, speech, mood and affect, thought form and content, perception, cognition, insight, risk.
250 words, about 1 min07Emergency Medicine and Critical Care
Emergency medicine tests rapid prioritization; critical care tests recognition of organ failure and physiology. ABCDE with simultaneous resuscitation; in trauma, control catastrophic hemorrhage first.
218 words, about 1 min08Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
Anesthesia questions test preoperative risk, airway planning, intraoperative physiology, and recognition of rare but lethal complications. Preoperative assessment: ASA class, airway (Mallampati, mouth opening, thyromental distance), comorbidities, fasting (2 hours clear fluids, 6 hours light meal), medication review - continue beta-blockers and statins, hold DOACs according to procedure risk.
261 words, about 1 min09Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
Radiology tests systematic image interpretation, appropriate test selection, and awareness of radiation and contrast risk. Chest radiograph: systematic ABCDE - airway, breathing (lungs), circulation (heart and mediastinum), diaphragm, everything else (bones, soft tissue, lines and tubes).
256 words, about 1 min10Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Laboratory medicine tests pre-analytical discipline, interpretation in clinical context, and safe transfusion practice. Pre-analytical errors cause most laboratory mistakes: hemolysis, delayed processing, wrong tube, prolonged tourniquet time.
231 words, about 1 min11Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Pharmacology tests mechanism, dosing, interactions, and adverse effects in the patient in front of you. Pharmacokinetics: absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion.
242 words, about 1 min12Medical Ethics, Law, and Professionalism
Ethics and law questions test whether you can reason to a defensible decision, not whether you can recite slogans. Consent must be informed, voluntary, and given by a patient with capacity; it covers risks, benefits, alternatives, and the right to refuse.
265 words, about 1 min