[MCCQE I] Past Recalls
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Medicine
A 73-year-old woman complains of pain mainly in the limb girdles, associated with marked stiffness. Her symptoms are worse in the early hours of the m
- System: Rheumatology/Orthopedics & Sports
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Medicine
Following the ingestion of glyburide, a type 2 diabetic patient begins to experience anxiety, diaphoresis, and hunger. The patient subsequently ingest
- System: Endocrine, Diabetes & Metabolism
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Surgery
A 49-year-old man with acute pancreatitis develops severe shortness of breath 15 minutes after undergoing placement of a catheter in his subclavian ve
- System: Cardiology & Vascular System, Gastrointestinal & Nutrition
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Paediatrics
A 3-year-old boy is seen because of the onset of nonspecific central abdominal pain of two days duration. On examination, he has a large firm mass jus
- System: Hematology & Oncology, Renal, Urinary Systems & Electrolytes
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology
A 38-year-old woman, 10 days postpartum presents to the GP with a history of passing blood clots per vagina since yesterday. On examination, BP is 90/
- System: Pregnancy, Childbirth & Puerperium
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Surgery
A 59-year-old man is hospitalized after suffering a severe myocardial infarction. He is initially treated with nitrates, β-blockers, and aspirin, and
- System: Cardiology & Vascular System
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A 75-year-old man is in a persistent vegetative state following a large intracranial bleed secondary to an arteriovenous malformation. Two advance dir
- System: Social Sciences (Ethics/Legal/Professional)
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Medicine
A 35-year-old woman is evaluated for a 5-day history of acute right knee pain that began when she hopped down from the bed of a truck, twisting her kn
- System: Rheumatology/Orthopedics & Sports
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Medicine
Which of the following statements regarding non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is correct?
- System: Biostatistics & Epidemiology
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology
A 24-year-old woman with phenylketonuria (PKU) gives birth to her first child. Although there is no history of PKU in the father’s family, the couple
- System: Pregnancy, Childbirth & Puerperium
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Medicine
A 31-year-old Asian American man presents to the clinic for an annual physical. He has a 19-year history of type 1 diabetes, requiring 10 units NPH in
- System: Endocrine, Diabetes & Metabolism
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Paediatrics
A 6-month-old female infant is found to have a heart murmur at the routine six-month check. She has previously been healthy apart from infantile colic
- System: Cardiology & Vascular System
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology
A 32-year-old female with 3 prv 1st trimester miscarriages is diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome. Anticardiolipin antibodies +ve. She is now 18w
- System: Allergy & Immunology, Pregnancy, Childbirth & Puerperium
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Medicine
A 37-year-old man who is HIV-positive recently started on a highly active antiretroviral regimen. The patient’s CD4+ cell count subsequently fell belo
- System: Allergy & Immunology, Infectious Diseases
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology
A primary care physician is caring for a patient with stage IV ovarian cancer. The woman, who has chosen to participate in hospice care, asks the phys
- System: Female Reproductive System & Breasts, Hematology & Oncology
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Medicine
A 66-year-old woman is evaluated because of right knee pain of 4 weeks' duration. Although the knee is stiff for 20 to 30 minutes in the morning, she
- System: Rheumatology/Orthopedics & Sports
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Medicine
Finger clubbing in the adult is most frequently associated with which of the following conditions?
- System: Hematology & Oncology, Pulmonary & Critical Care
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Medicine
A 30-year-old man has been fasting for religious reasons for several days. His blood glucose level is now about 60% of its normal value, but he does n
- System: Endocrine, Diabetes & Metabolism
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Medicine
A 55-year-old patient presents with chronic cough. In addition to the cough, the patient has gained weight recently with development of a “buffalo hum
- System: Hematology & Oncology, Pulmonary & Critical Care
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Medicine
A 67-year-old man presents with a two-month history of increasing tiredness and muscle weakness. His past history includes hypertension, diabetes and
- System: Cardiology & Vascular System
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