Philippines PLE case studies
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The Philippine Physician Licensure Examination (PLE), often called the board exam for physicians, is the licensure examination administered under the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), the Republic of the Philippines agency that regulates licensed professions. Passing it is the route to registration and a Professional Identification Card as a licensed physician; the PRC's online services cover examination application, initial registration of passers, and renewal of the Professional Identification Card. The Philippines PLE case studies are 5 cases and about 2,049 words.
1Stab Wound to the Right Chest with Hemodynamic Collapse
A 28-year-old male arrives at the emergency department 30 minutes after a knife wound to the right anterior chest at the fourth intercostal space, midclavicular line. He is anxious, diaphoretic, and speaking in short phrases.
389 words, about 2 min2Hyperemesis Gravidarum with Neurologic Deterioration After Dextrose
A 32-year-old woman at 18 weeks gestation is admitted for hyperemesis gravidarum after 10 days of vomiting and minimal oral intake. She weighs 48 kg and has lost 4 kg.
367 words, about 2 min3Rice Farmer with Fever, Jaundice, and Acute Kidney Injury
A 45-year-old rice farmer from Leyte presents with five days of fever, severe headache, myalgia, and calf tenderness. He reports wading through flooded rice paddies one week before symptoms began.
476 words, about 2 min4Painless Jaundice and a Palpable Gallbladder
A 58-year-old woman presents with a three-month history of progressive painless jaundice, pruritus, dark urine, and pale stools. She has lost 8 kg unintentionally.
469 words, about 2 min5Digoxin Toxicity After Clarithromycin in Heart Failure
A 68-year-old man with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and atrial fibrillation has been stable on digoxin 0.25 mg daily, furosemide 40 mg twice daily, spironolactone 25 mg daily, and carvedilol. Baseline creatinine is 1.2 mg/dL and potassium 4.6 mmol/L.
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