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CLINICAL IMAGES
Pictoquiz 1
Pictoquiz 2
Pictoquiz 3
Pictoquiz 4 M
Pictoquiz 5 M
Raccoons sign M
Allergic Conjuntivitis M
Streptococcal Pharyngitis M
Tinea versicolor M
Scarlet fever M
Xanthelasma M
Basal cell carcinoma M
Rheumatoid nodules M
Spider Nevus M
Pulmonary nodule M
Oral candidiasis M
PPD reaction M
SVT EKG M
Stokes Adam's EKG M
Dupuytrens contracture M
Hiatus hernia M
WPW M
Tinea corporis M
Herpes Zoster M
Aphthous ulcers M
Herpes labialis M
Scotch tape test - pinworms M
Relapsing polychondritis M
Stasis ulcer M
Syringomyelia M
Fungal infection of the M fingernail M
Erythema nodosum M
Contact dermatitis M
Second degree burn M
Facial nerve palsy M
Malignant melanoma M
Ptosis M
Prader Willi_syndrome M
44 Questions added on 04/15/06
15 questions added on 03/08/06
10 questions added on 03/05/06
30 questions with explanations added to the PEM module on 03/04/06
Now that our software development has nearly ended, content
development will be the focus.
The following 7 topics & 10 questions to PEM
added on 2/26/06
M
Insulinoma
M
VIPoma
M
Gastrinoma
M
Conn's syndrome
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Insulinoma
M
Cushings syndrome and disease
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Addissons disease and Addisonian crisis
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The following 24 questions on 7
topics added on 1/26/06
Hematology
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Dermatology M
Dermatology M
HIV M
Gastroenterology M
NSAIDS & GI M
Pulmonary
M
The following images added on 1/18/06
Gottrons Patches M
Granuloma annulare M
Sign of splenic rupture M
Koilonychia M
Skin tag M
Morphea M
Seborrheic keratosis M
Melanoma M
Telangiectasia M
Actinic Keratosis M
Oral leukoplakia M
The following 37 questions on 14 topics added on 1/17/06
Thrombocytopenia M
Thrombocytopenia 2 M
Thrombocytopenia 3 M
Crohns M
Constipation M
Contraception M
Dyspnea M
pathophysiology
Dyspnea 2 M
Contrast nephropathy M
Erythema nodosum M
Hepatitis B M
Trauma patient renal failure
M
Study analysis points M
Urate nephropathy M
The following topics added on 1/5/06
Pruritic rash M
Hematuria M
Breast lump M
Dizzy M
Dyspareunia M
Shoulder pain M
Wheezing child M
Splenic rupture M
Headache
The following 27 questions on 18 topics added 12/28/05
ARDS M
BIPAP indication M
Declaring bad news M
End of life care purpose M
End of life M
Altered elderly M
Urinary incontinence M
Intubation indication M
Intubation difficulty M
Intubation indications M
Ventilation modes M
Ventilation modes 2 M
Minute ventilation M
Bucking ventilator M
Auto PEEP M
Weaning M
Weaning 3 Question series M
CPAP M
The following 10 topics with over 25 questions and
explanations newly posted on 12/22/05
Cellulitis M
Antibiotic associated diarrhea
M
Hirsutism M
Hyperandrogenism M
Osteomyelitis M
PCOS M
PCOS Details M
Miscarriages for medical reasons M 12/23/05
Hypoadrenal state and stress M 12/23/05
The following 14 topics newly posted on 12/21/05
Post op pulmonary
complications M
Preventing post op pulmonary complications
M
Pre op COPD Mx M
Liver disease mortality M
Pre op renal patient M
Post op renal failure M
Preparation for surgery M
Pre-op cardiac eval M
Peri op statin therapy M
Pre op evaluation M
Pre op risk eval M
Pre op reversal of anticoagulation M
Diabetic pre op M
Pre op hyperthyroid M
The following 43 topics are newly posted 12/17/05
Lipids 1 M
Lipids 2 M
Lipids 3 M
Lipids 4 M
Lipids 5 M
Lipids 6 M
Lipids 7 M
Lipids 8 M
Lipids 9 M
Lipids 10 M
Lipids 11 M
lipids 12 M
Lipids 13 M
Lipids 14 M
Lipids Niacin M
Lipids familial
Lipids interactions M
Lipids therapy response M
Porphyria - Variegate M
Epilepsy M
Seizures M
Seizures of different causes M
Seizures triggers M
Seizure CPS M
Seizure prolactin M
EEG in evaluation of seizure M
Seizure - First onset eval M
Seizure & Driving License M
Neuropathy types M
GBS M
Post op fever M
Post op fever M
Post op Fever/Sepsis M
Post op UTI M
Post op fever - subacute M
Genital Ulcers M
Osteoporosis M
Endocarditis prophylaxis M
Pneumococcal vaccine M
Lieshmaniasis reaches US and board exams M
Influenza M
Gout M
Heart Failure M
GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
Otitis externa
Acute hyperkalemia
EKG abnormalities
Bacterial vaginosis
Prophylactic screening in adults M
Prophylactic vaccination in adults M
Abnormal Pap - next step? M
Brain death criteria M
Adverse effects M
Red Eye M
Common EYE topics M
Common ENT diseases M
Routine Eye referral M
Sore Throat M
Durable power of attorney M
Agitation M
Erythema multiforme M
Morton's neuroma M
Facts you MUST know M
Facts you MUST know II M
Logical inferences in medicine M
Patient with genital ulcer M
Eruptive xanthoma M
Lichen Planus M
Erectile dysfunction M
BPH M
Acne & Rosaceae M
Smoking cessation M
Dementia M
IMPORTANT HERBAL
MEDICINES
Very important
ETHICS
Minor wants contraception M
Stopping life support M against patients family wishes M
Patient wants you to give legal advice M
"Slow code" M
DNR ¹ DNRx M
HIV patient does not want to tell his wife. Can You M
Adolescent confidentiality M
Right to refuse life prolonging M
Incidence and Prevalence
Sensitivity and specificity
The new way to remember statistics M
Positive and Negative Predictive values M
Odds ratio M
Absolute Risk Reduction & Number needed to treat M
Psychiatry for the boards
Psychiatry 1
Answer to Psych 1 M
Psychiatry 2
Answer to Psych 2 M
Psychiatry3
Answer to Psych 3 M
Psychiatry 4
Answer to Psych 4 M
Psychiatry 5
Answer to Psych 5 M
Psychiatry 6 & answer M
Psychiatry 7 & answer M
Psychiatry 8 & answer M
Psychiatry 9 & answer M
CARDIOLOGY
NEPHROLOGY
Hyperkalemia
Complications of Erythropoietin therapy
Complications of Aminoglycosides
Increased osmolar gap but normal acid base M
Unusual causes of elevated Potassium M
Important Urinalysis M findings in different conditions M
Staghorn renal calculi
Metabolic acidosis M
Hematuria in different settings M
Drugs causing hyperkalemia M
Hepatorenal Syndrome M
Nephritic & Nephrotic 1 M
Nephritic & Nephrotic 2 M
PULMONARY
PPD results and management
Fat embolism
Exercise induced hypoxia M
Asthma M
PFT interpretation M
Sarcoidosis M
Pneumonia with hypoventilation M
Drug induced lung injury M
Pulmonary angiography M
Solitary pulmonary nodule M
Workup of a patient of with Non-small cell lung cancer
M
Pneumothorax M
Sleep apnea M
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
Check potassium before M treating B12 deficiency M
Epidemiology of cancers
Recognize the proper follow up of patients with breast cancer
Prostate cancer
screening M
Prostate cancer management M
Management of CML M
Workup of anemia M
Manage a case of CLL M
Know the important facts M about multiple myeloma M
Aplastic anemia M
Anemia of chronic disease M
Differentiate Primary from secondary polycythemia M
Identify the incidence of hypercoagulable states M
Recognize and treat TTP M
Sickle Cell Anemia/acute chest syndrome M
Treatment plan for Lung Cancer M
Febrile neutropenic patient M
Coagulation 1 M
Coagulation 2 M
Coagulation 3 M
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Hypothyroidism in a patient who also has angina
Thyroid function tests
Prolactin tricks
Incidentalomas M
Hypertriglyceridemia in a diabetic M
Transient hyperthyroidism M
Hypothyroidism M
Pregnancy and amenorrhea M
Diabetes insipidus. M
Hypercalcemia M
Osteoporosis M
Osteomalacia M
Hypercalcemia M
C peptide and insulin M
Pituitary tumors M
Gynecomastia M
Hirsutism M
Polycystic ovary syndrome M
Pituitary-adrenal axis M
Acromegaly M
Refractory hypocalcemia M
RHEUMATOLOGY
Carpal tunnel
Giant cell arteritis
Diagnose various types of arthritis M
CREST syndrome
Pulmonary osteo-arthropathy M
RA drug toxicities M
RA important facts M
Osteo-arthritis M
Criteria for diagnosing SLE M
Seronegative arthritides M
Livedo_reticularis M
Scleroderma M
INFECTIOUS DISEASES Acute sinusitis M
Healthcare worker and ID
Beta lactamase production
Vibrio vulnificus infection M
MRSA & VRE M
Pneumonias M
Atypical pneumonias M
Toxic shock syndrome M
Catheter related sepsis M
Herpes encephalitis M
Epididymitis at different ages M
Anti HIV medications memorizer M
GI infection and findings M
Lymphangitis M
HEPATOLOGY
Prophylaxis of variceal bleeding. M
Risk factors for various types of acute viral hepatitis
NASH important! M
Hepatic encephalopathy M
Autoimmune hepatitis M
LFT patterns
Liver neoplasms M
Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma M
Prophylactic therapies in variceal bleeding M
Antigen & antibody patterns in hepatitis B M
Gall stones M
Common duct stone M
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy M
Lupus liver M
Hemachromatosis M
Sclerosing cholangitis M
Ruptured hepatic adenoma M
Hepatitis infection/vaccine serology M
Jaundice M
Hepatitis C M
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Irritable bowel syndrome M
Limitations of sigmoidoscopic screening M
Abdominal pain M
Carcinoid syndrome M
Helicobacter pylori M
H. pylori M
Helicobacter pylori and neoplasms M
Colonic polyps M
Imaging in pancreatitis M
Small bowel malabsorption syndromes M
Malabsorption from ileal resection M
Appropriate test for each malabsorption etiology M
Crohn's disease M
Differential diagnosis of acute diarrhea M
Dermatologic manifestations of GI malignancies M
Upper GI bleed M
Occult GI bleeding M
Acute upper GI bleed M
Sprue (celiac disease) M
Oxalate kidney stones in malabsorption M
Precipitating factors of GERD M
Indication for Helicobacter pylori eradication M
Traveller's diarrhea M
Irritable bowel syndrome M
Barrett's esophagus M
Reflux esophagitis M
Massive small bowel resection M
Indications for central hyperalimentation M
Acute bloody diarrhea M
Dysphagia M
NEUROLOGY
Vessels involved in different strokes
Different types of headaches
Carotid endarterectomy
Vertigo M
Syncope M
12th Nerve palsy M
Spinal Stenosis M
Cauda equina M
QUESTIONS
Q1
Answer to Q1
Q2
Answer to Q2
New Q
Answer to New Q
Q3
Answer to Q3
Q4
Answer to Q4
Q5
Answer to Q5 M
Q6 M
Answer to Q6 M
Q7 M
Answer to Q7 M
Q8 M
Answer to Q8
Q9 M
Answer to Q9 M
Q10 M
Answer to Q10
Q11 M
Answer to Q11
Q12 M
Answer to Q12
Q14 M
Answer to Q14 M
Q15 &A M
Q16 & A M
Q17 & 18 & Answers M
Q19 & 20 M
Q 21 & 22 M
Q 23 M
Q 24 M
Q 25 M
Q 26 M
Q 27 M
Q 28 M
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