Dyspepsia
Epigastric pain or discomfort is one of the commonest presentations of abdominal pain in primary care. Although no specific diagnosis is made in a large number of patients, the following pathology should be considered:
Ranking the Approaches: Knowing your Responsibilities While Performing Family Medicine PGY-1 Duties.
Family Medicine Professional Choices Test (FMProC) is Situational Judgement Test (SJT) that is designed to assess applicants’ judgement regarding situations encountered in the workplace or during training. Applicants are presented with a set of
Patients and their Gifts: How the Professional Manages the Working Relationship
This is a common ethical situation that is frequently encountered in FMProC test and may pose itself as a question where a patient may present you with a gift for example money or a bottle of your favourite drink.
Canadian Thoracic Society Tweaks its Guideline for COPD Management
The Canadian Thoracic Society updated his recommendations for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). It now recommends initiating maintenance treatment with either a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) or a long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA) for all patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In addition, for patients with stabel COPD and moderate to high symptoms but low exacerbation risk and forced expiratory volume in 1 second less than 80%, it is now recommended to.
Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Recommendation
According to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines, Adults aged 35 to 70 years who have overweight or obesity would benefit from screening for prediabetes adn type 2 diabetes.
Secondary Cardiovascular Prevention After Stroke in 2024
Alcohol
Elimination or reduction in alcohol consumption in both men and women.
Drugs
Intravenous drug users encouraged to stop
Soft Skills and Body Language During the OSCE station
On of the strategies used by NAC examination candidates when faced with distressed Standardized Patients (SP), is to deliver empathy that match to the emotional intensity the candidate is confronted with.
ABC of Interviewing: Setting the Stage for Proper Interview Preparation
Canadian Medical Residency Training Programs' or CaRMS interviews are daunting, since candidates have become used to being assessed by via competency-based assessments and examinations for their medical knowledge, those kind of assessments or examinations are designed to check medical facts
Assessment Criteria of Used by CaRMS Interview Panels
Canadian Medical Residency Training programs set the basis of the assessment criteria for their various Post-graduate year 1 (PGY1) residents selection form the pool of CaRMS interview candidates. These criteria are based on the definition of a successful resident and could include:
Approach To Common Symptoms Series: Abdominal Pain
As part of your approach to abdominal pain, you shall consider the need for an urgent attention if patients present with abdominal pain as part of the following context: