OMSB Psychiatry (OEPSY) case studies
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The OEPSY is the Psychiatry board examination delivered through the Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB), the autonomous Omani body whose stated mission is "furthering the growth of human resources for health, through developing specialized physicians and assuring the competencies of health care professionals for a healthier and a happier community." Psychiatry appears on OMSB's published list of educational programs, alongside specialties such as Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Radiology and Dermatology, within a portfolio OMSB describes as 18 programs encompassing different specialties of Medicine. OMSB also states that it offers services for healthcare professionals including "OMSB Board examinations," and its Examination Department is organized into a Written Examination Section, a Clinical Examination Section, an Item Bank Section and an Examination Coordination Section. The OMSB Psychiatry (OEPSY) case studies are 5 cases and about 4,068 words.
1Acute agitation with hyperthermia in the emergency department
A 28-year-old man is brought to the emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Muscat at 02:00 by Royal Oman Police, who found him running barefoot along the carriageway shouting at passing cars. He carries no identification and no family member accompanies him.
841 words, about 4 min2An adolescent with severe anorexia nervosa refusing admission
A 17-year-old girl is brought to the child and adolescent psychiatry clinic in Sohar by her mother. Over eight months she has reduced intake to "one piece of bread and an apple" daily and exercises for three hours each night.
850 words, about 4 min3Postpartum psychosis with delusional beliefs about the newborn
A 31-year-old woman, para 2, is reviewed at home on day 12 after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery. She has no past psychiatric history.
848 words, about 4 min4Clozapine toxicity after abrupt smoking cessation
A 34-year-old Omani man with schizophrenia, ill for nine years, has been stable on clozapine 400 mg at night for three years. He has smoked 25 cigarettes daily since his teens.
747 words, about 4 min5Lithium toxicity during Ramadan with NSAID use
A 68-year-old woman with bipolar I disorder, stable on lithium carbonate 900 mg at night for 12 years, presents to the emergency department in Nizwa during Ramadan with three days of vomiting and confusion. She has been fasting from dawn to sunset.
782 words, about 4 min