Mongolia Physician Licensing Exam case studies
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The Mongolia Physician Licensing Exam (also called the Эмчийн мэргэжлийн үнэлгээний шалгалт, or Physician Professional Assessment Examination) is the assessment that medical graduates and practising physicians in Mongolia sit to demonstrate the knowledge and clinical judgement expected of a licensed doctor. It is intended for graduates of Mongolian medical schools entering practice, for physicians returning to clinical work, and for those whose credentials are being assessed before registration. The Mongolia Physician Licensing Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 2,419 words.
1Crushing chest pain at a soum health center
A 58-year-old male herder is brought to a soum health center at 06:00 with two hours of crushing substernal chest pressure radiating to the left jaw, nausea and sweating. He has smoked 20 cigarettes daily for 30 years, has treated hypertension and no known diabetes.
466 words, about 2 min2Vomiting and distension in a 74-year-old woman
An aimag hospital has one surgeon, no CT after 20:00, and a portable ultrasound. A 74-year-old woman presents with 3 days of vomiting, colicky abdominal pain and no flatus or stool for 36 hours.
403 words, about 2 min3Postpartum hemorrhage at a soum health center
At a soum health center 3 hours from the aimag hospital, a 26-year-old woman who gave birth 40 minutes ago has ongoing heavy vaginal bleeding. This is her second birth; the first was uncomplicated.
538 words, about 3 min4A 14-month-old with cough and hypoxia in winter
During December in a ger district, a 14-month-old boy is brought to the family health center with 3 days of cough and fever and 1 day of fast breathing. He lives in a one-room ger heated by coal; his 4-year-old sister has a cold.
501 words, about 3 min5Fever and back pain in a herder family
A 43-year-old herder from a rural bag presents to the aimag hospital with 3 weeks of undulant fever, drenching night sweats, fatigue, low back pain and knee pain. He has helped ewes deliver and drinks unpasteurized mare's milk and cow's milk; his wife has similar milder symptoms.
511 words, about 3 min