[MCCQE I] Past Recalls
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology
A 50-year-old woman presents with sudden onset of chest pain, fever and a rigor. She had breast implants 15 years ago. Physical signs suggest consolid
- System: Female Reproductive System & Breasts
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Medicine
A young footballer has collapsed during a game. During an initial evaluation, RR is 14/min, pulse is 88bpm, BP is 110/70mmHg. He seems to be sweating
- System: Public Health & Preventive Medicine
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Surgery
A 53-year-old obese man with poorly controlled non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus presents with fever to 39.6° C (103.2° F), jaundice, hypotensio
- System: Gastrointestinal & Nutrition
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Medicine
A 61-year-old obese man with a history of chronic alcohol abuse is diagnosed with type 2 DM. In addition to diet modification and exercise, his physic
- System: Endocrine, Diabetes & Metabolism
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Medicine
A 24-year-old man is evaluated in the emergency department for a 10-day history of increasing shortness of breath and dry cough.
- System: Miscellaneous (Multisystem)
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Medicine
An unlabeled container of blood product is left in a laboratory. The technician must determine whether the sample is serum or plasma. An elevated leve
- System: Hematology & Oncology
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Medicine
A 47-year-old Brazilian immigrant presents with fatigue and dyspnea. He has been healthy for the past 10 years.
- System: Cardiology & Vascular System
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Medicine
While walking across a road a 21-year-old man is struck by a car. His pelvis is found to be fractured with diastasis of the symphysis pubis and sacroi
- System: Renal, Urinary Systems & Electrolytes, Rheumatology/Orthopedics & Sports
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- Unanswered thread
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
A 45-year-old waitress complains of pelvic pain which worsens pre-menstrually and on standing and walking. She also complains of post-coital ache. Sel
- System: Female Reproductive System & Breasts
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology
A 22-year-old woman presents to the physician with vaginal itching and burning. On examination, she has a foul-smelling greenish discharge.
- System: Female Reproductive System & Breasts
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- Unanswered thread
Medicine
A moderately overweight 34-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with excessive sweating, flushing, tachycardia, and nervousness.
- System: Endocrine, Diabetes & Metabolism
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- Unanswered thread
Medicine
A 30-year-old medical resident is evaluated for cough, right-sided chest pain, and fever of 3 weeks' duration.
- System: Miscellaneous (Multisystem)
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- Unanswered thread
Medicine
A Swan-Ganz catheter inserted into a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) records a pulmonary artery wedge pressure of 6 mm Hg.
- System: Cardiology & Vascular System, Pulmonary & Critical Care
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- Unanswered thread
Medicine
An otherwise healthy 60-year-old man undergoes a health maintenance examination. Physical examination and medical history are unremarkable.
- System: Public Health & Preventive Medicine
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Paediatrics
A baby born at 37 weeks gestation weighing 2.55kg has many clinical features suggestive of Down syndrome.
- System: Gastrointestinal & Nutrition
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Medicine
A 37-year-old female had a fall with outstretched hand, presented with dinner fork deformity and tenderness over the right arm. What is the single mos
- System: Rheumatology/Orthopedics & Sports
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Medicine
A 40-year-old man goes on a camping vacation with his family. One day after swimming in a freshwater lake near the camp site, he develops nausea and v
- System: Infectious Diseases
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology
A 38-year-old woman presents with several months of decreased libido and a 4.5-kg (10-lb) weight gain.
- System: Female Reproductive System & Breasts
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Medicine
A 40-year-old man is evaluated for shortness of breath and left-sided chest discomfort without cough, fever, or hemoptysis. The patient has a history
- System: Miscellaneous (Multisystem)
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Medicine
A hysterical patient is hyperventilating and doubles his alveolar ventilation. If his initial alveolar PAco2 was 40 mm Hg, and his CO2 production rema
- System: Pulmonary & Critical Care
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