OMSB Family Medicine (OEFM) case studies
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The OMSB Family Medicine Specialty Board Examination (OEFM) is the exit assessment for physicians completing specialty training in family medicine within Oman Medical Specialty Board programs. OMSB describes itself as "an autonomous body furthering the growth of human resources for health, through developing specialized physicians and assuring the competencies of health care professionals", and it "develops, maintains and monitors postgraduate medical education and residency programs in Oman", currently listing 18 programs across medical specialties, with Family Medicine among them. The OMSB Family Medicine (OEFM) case studies are 5 cases and about 4,351 words.
1The man whose diabetes tablets 'are damaging his kidneys'
A 58-year-old man with type 2 diabetes for 9 years, hypertension and obesity (BMI 32.4) attends his annual review. He takes metformin 1 g twice daily, modified-release gliclazide 60 mg each morning, ramipril 5 mg daily and atorvastatin 20 mg nightly.
808 words, about 4 min2First seizure with fever at 18 months
An 18-month-old girl is brought to the emergency department 40 minutes after a generalised tonic–clonic seizure that lasted about two minutes. She had been febrile since the previous evening (39.4 °C axillary) with coryzal symptoms.
841 words, about 4 min3Severe headache nine days after delivery
A 31-year-old woman, G2P2, is seen in the community clinic nine days after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery. She had normal blood pressure throughout pregnancy and no proteinuria.
853 words, about 4 min4A 15-year-old, a positive screening item, and a father who does not believe in depression
A 15-year-old girl attends with a three-month history of low mood, early waking and falling grades. She was in the top set last year and is now in the bottom set.
919 words, about 5 min5A daughter, a feeding tube, and advanced dementia
An 88-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer's disease lives in a nursing home. She has an MMSE of 8/30, is doubly incontinent, non-ambulant, and has spoken fewer than ten words in the past year.
930 words, about 5 min