MEDICINE (CLINICAL CASES REVISION FOR PROFESSIONAL EXAM 5)

Subspecialties Clinical Cases Long Short Action

Cardiology 1. Congestive cardiac failure *
2. Acute coronary syndrome (with murmurs) * *
3. Chronic congenital heart diseases *
4. Infective endocarditis
5. Prosthetic valve
6. Cardiac murmur
Respiratology 1. COPD * *
2. Bronchial asthma * *
3. Pulmonary fibrosis * *
4. Bronchiectasis * *
5. Lung carcinoma * *
6. Post-pneumectomy due to bronchogenic CA
7. Pneumonia
8. Pulmonary TB
9. Lung collapse
Neurology 1. Parkinson disease, Parkinson plus syndrome * *
2. Stroke * *
3. Epilepsy *
4. Cranial nerve palsy *
(usually cranial nerve III, V, VI, VII selected)
5. Cerebellar disorders *
6. Myasthenia gravis * *
7. Guillian-Barre syndrome * *
8. Myotonic dystrophic
9. Pituitary tumour
10. Motor neuron disease
Gastroenterology 1. Chronic liver disease, portal hypertension * *
and Hepatology
2. Jaundice with hepatosplenomegaly *
Nephrology 1. Chronic kidney disease *
2. Polycystic kidney disease *
3. Nephritic syndrome
4. Nephrotic syndrome
Endocrinology 1. Diabetes mellitus (including Mx of complications, *
OHA with side effects)
2. Thyroid disorders (thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidsm) * *
3. Pituitary tumour with bitemporal hemianopia *
4. Acromegaly *
5. Cushing’s syndrome *
Rheumatology 1. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) * *
 2. Rheumatoid arthritis (pulmonary fibrosis ±) * *
3. Systemic sclerosis (pulmonary fibrosis ±) *
4. Marfan syndrome *
5. Psoriatic arthritis / Gouty arthritis *
Connective tissue 1. Scleroderma.
2. Neurofibromatosis
Haematology and 1. Thalassaemia (with splenomegaly) * *
oncology
2. Splenomegaly; Hepatosplenomegaly *
3. Leukaemia (CML)