MMDC Medical Licensing Exam case studies
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The MMDC Medical Licensing Exam is a multiple-choice licensing assessment intended for physicians who are preparing to practise under the MMDC credential and for candidates whose training or registration pathway requires it. It tests broad, integrated medical knowledge rather than a single specialty, drawing on internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, psychiatry, pharmacology, pathology, ethics, public health and clinical skills. The MMDC Medical Licensing Exam case studies are 6 cases and about 2,939 words.
1Anticoagulation in a Fall-Prone Elder with New AF
A 79-year-old woman is brought to clinic after a mechanical fall at home; she struck her head but has no loss of consciousness, no focal deficit, and a normal non-contrast head CT. Her past history includes hypertension, type 2 diabetes with an eGFR of 38 mL/min/1.73 m2, and mild cognitive impairment (MMSE 24/30).
601 words, about 3 min2Right Lower Quadrant Pain in a Postpartum Patient
A 28-year-old woman, 10 days postpartum after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery, presents with 18 hours of worsening right lower abdominal pain, anorexia, and low-grade fever (38.1°C). She is breastfeeding.
502 words, about 3 min3Febrile Infant with an Incomplete Workup
A 6-week-old male infant is brought to the emergency department by his parents with a temperature of 38.4°C rectally at home and irritability. He was born at term, has been breastfeeding well until today, and has no sick contacts.
592 words, about 3 min4Agitation in the Emergency Department
A 34-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by police after he was found shouting at strangers and trying to enter moving cars. He is agitated, diaphoretic, with dilated pupils, and says 'they are watching me.' He refuses to answer questions and tries to leave.
512 words, about 3 min5A Resident's Error and the Duty to Disclose
A second-year surgical resident is assisting in a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. During dissection, the resident misidentifies the anatomy and clips what he believes is the cystic duct but is actually the common bile duct.
340 words, about 2 min6A Community Outbreak and a School Vaccination Policy
A county health department is responding to a measles outbreak. Twelve cases have been confirmed, mostly among unvaccinated children at a private school where 30% of students have vaccine exemptions.
392 words, about 2 min