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HINDI SAGOT 😂 RATIONALIZE BAKIT YUN ANG

Outline TAMANG SAGOT.
I. General Tips
II. Anatomy
• Yung mga rapid reviewers/buzzwords/samplex
III. Biochemistry magandang I pang reinforce yan a 1 -2 days before the
IV. Microbiology
V. Physiology exam.
VI. Pathology
VII. Legal Medicine • Lastly, normal na hindi mo matatapos lahat. At kung
VIII. Surgery matapos man lahat, hindi lahat makakabisado. Okay
IX. Medicine
X. Pharmacology lang yan doc. Magtiwala ka na merong lalabas sa mga
XI. OB-Gyne
XII. Pediatrics naaral mo. Importante na maganda ang foundation mo
XIII. Preventive Medicine
sa basic concepts ng bawat subject.
DISCLAIMER! The feedback and opinion
presented in this file do not represent any individual, 2. Requirements
organization, or institution. These were directly • Prepare mo na ito:
given by those who took the March 2022 Physician Coat White bottoms preferably
Licensure Examination whose identity shall not be pero pwede din other colors
disclosed.

NOA Photocopy of vaccine card

GENERAL TIPS
BEFORE THE EXAM
Annex A, B, C forms sa #2 Pencils
1. Study Smart PRC
• I know it gets overwhelming lalo kapag maraming tao
ang nag papasa sa’yo ng gdrives worth of references. Eraser Black pen
Take it one step at a time. You can focus on ONE
GOOD reference per subject tapos yun ang kainin
mo Calculator Long Brown Envelope
• First off, alamin mo muna sa sarili mo what study
habits work for you? Are you the type na kayang Long plastic envelope Valid ID minsan hinahanap
magbasa ng maraming reference? Or prefer mo isa sa testing site
lang? Do you get by with reading lang or video lectures
work for you?
• In my experience at base sa mga nakukwento ng other 3. Prayer
examinees, maganda talaga mapasadahan ang mga • PLE is one of the most humbling experiences I have
hand outs mo nang 2-3 times. been through. Lahat ng Novena sasalihan mo. Lahat ng
• Suggestion: chill aral muna ngayong mga buwan na pa prayer ng mga kamaganak mo, dadaluhan mo. Kasi
ito: April – End of June. Tipong pasadahan mo nan ang days before the exam sobrang taas na ng anxiety mo
isang beses yung main hand outs, nuod ng 2-5 videos it’s important to get the support from your family.
per day, read other references bukod sa main
handouts (kung kaya mo ha. Not required). Kung kaya 4. Sleep and Nutrition
mong mag basa ng BRS/Pathoma/Blueprints, • Get 6-8 hours of sleep lalo on the day of the exams.
simulant mo na. Mahirap mag aral nang bangag. Eat well, hydrate well.
• Mas puspusang aral from July-September. Mas
focused and intense ang aral, papasok nadin yung 5. Be Early
kailangang kabisaduhin mga tables, concepts, • I cannot stress this enough. Huwag magpapalate. On
computations. the first day, maagang nag sta start kasi mag fill up pa
• Mga 2 weeks before the exam, mag incorporate na ng ng forms. Be there before 6 am. On the next remaining
samplex. TANDAAN: GABAY LAMANG SILA AT days mga 6:30-7:00 AM nandun na dapat.

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ANATOMY
Difficulty level: 4.5/5 Sorry mga bebz, MEMORY WORK talaga dito
Hand-outs: BRS, Anatomy UST MBR, Topnotch Video Lecture: Anatomy UST MBR! Youtube
Lecturio Anatomy videos

• Tricky kasi every season may favorite silang system. Madalas swertihan talaga kung yung system na napili nila ay
naaral mo nang maayos.
• Sorry mga bebz, MEMORY WORK talaga dito. So kailangan mong ulit-ulitin aralin para di makalimutan.
• Magandang sumilip sa Atlas habang nag-aaral para ma visualize mo how the parts are related.
• Make notes/mnemonics or anything that will help.
• Some questions asked (non verbatim):
➢ Injury to later part of the knee may affect what nerve? What is the resulting injury? (Common peroneal nerve, foot
drop, inability to flex the foot, toes are dragged while walking)
➢ Study the OINA of important muscles and bones lalo sa upper and lower limbs
➢ Study the types of skull injuries, what vessels are affected, ano itsura sa imaging
➢ Injury to temporal part of the skull near pterion will injure which vessel? (Middle meningeal artery)
➢ What is the landmark for facial nerve? (External auditory meatus)
➢ What is the major descending spinal tract for movement? (corticospinal tract)
➢ Ataxia, uncoordinated movements, dysdiachokinesia can result to lesion in? (Cerebellum)
➢ Study the key features ng mga tracts and part of the brain. Injury and lesion will lead to what?
➢ Study mga common features ng injuries to brachial plexus. May mga ilang natanong
➢ Study mga radioulnar fractures. Ano differences and presentations nila?
➢ What is the injury when there is tear on C8/T1 of brachial plexus? (Klumpke’s palsy)
➢ Carpal Tunnel? Median nerve Claw hand? Ulnar nerve Wrist drop? Radian Nerve Benedictine’s hand? Median
➢ CSF Production direction? Lateral Ventricles –Foramen of Monro – Third Ventricle – Aqueduct of Sylvius – Fourth
Ventricle – Foramen of Magenda and Luschka
➢ Study the blood cells and what they look like tsaka mga buzzwords for them. Example:
➢ Frosted glass cytoplasm? Monocyte
➢ The Medulla oblongata is a derivative from what brain vesicle? Myelencephalon
➢ A fracture of the distal end of the radius caused by a fall on the back of the hand (flexed), resulting in a volar
displacement of the fractured fragment? Smith’s fracture
➢ Study mga cervical landmarks. Cricoid. Cricothyroid. Thyroid. \
➢ Study mga retroperitoneal organs, sino sino sila.
➢ Study yung length ng GI tract mo. They would ask questions like may mass na natagpuan 25 inches from anal verge,
anong part ito most likely?
➢ MARAMING CARDIO lumabas sa amin. Mga vessels na naririnig on auscultation sa different parts ng chest wall. Mga
vessels ng heart. Alin dun yung nag susupply sa Right? Alin yung sa Left? Pag may na block na ganitong vessel, aling
vessel yung pwedeng collateral to supply the other portions?
➢ May OB related questions din. Mga ligaments.
➢ Ureter is behind and below uterine arty.
➢ Structures around Pancreatoduodenal area. Mga parts ng pancreas. Mga ducts, kung paano sila related.

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BIOCHEMISTRY
Difficulty level: 3.5/5 Focus on BASIC CHEM more than clinical
Hand-outs: TN or Expert MD Video Lecture: TN or ExpertMD

• Some questions asked (non verbatim):

➢ Besides changes in energy what other factor is studied in Thermodynamics? Temperature
➢ No difference in temperature? Isothermic No difference in pressure Isobaric Volume? Isochoric
➢ Glycolysis vs Gluconeogenesis
➢ What is the opposite of Glycolysis? Gluconeogenesis
➢ Trace Elements-may ilang items dito
➢ Kung anong pathways needed yung mga trace elements
➢ Vitamins- maraming tanong dito
➢ What are fat soluble vitamins?
➢ They ask about vitamins but the choices are the other name of the vitamins
➢ Vitamin B12 will lead to what anemia? Macrocytic Normochromic
➢ Collagen production steps
➢ Vitamin C is for hydroxylation of proline
➢ Types of protein structures and their bonds
➢ Glucose transporters
➢ Saang organ nagaganap yung mga pathways. May mga ilang natanong
➢ Niacin can come from what? Tryptophan/Melatonin
➢ Glycogen Storage Disorders and their enzyme deficiencies
➢ Tay Sach’s, Niemann Pick and their signs and symptoms
➢ Insulin vs Glucagon
➢ Enzymes and processes involved between fed and fasting state
➢ Glycolysis vs Kreb Cycle
➢ Amino acids and their derivatives
➢ Alzheimer disease (cholinergic and amyloid theories)
➢ Ehlers-Danlos generalities, collagen types
➢ Essential amino acid
➢ Hemoglobin, Hgb F and Hgb Dissociation Curve
➢ Study kung saan part of the cell nagaganap mga pathways
➢ Ketogenesis happens in what part of the cell?
➢ MUST KNOW: Anabolic vs. Catabolic Hormones, Phosphorylated vs. Dephosphorylated
➢ Function of Thyroid gland.
➢ Amino acids participating in Urea Cycle, and Nitrogen recycling.
➢ Thermodynamics (e.g. Isentropy, Isochronotropy, steady-state)

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MICROBIOLOGY
Difficulty level: 3.5/5 Bacteria >> Parasite>Virus > Fungi
Hand-outs: TN or Expert MD, Microbiology Made Video Lecture: TN ExpertMD, sketchy videos
Simple, Microbiology Super Tables

• Some questions asked (non verbatim):

➢ Staphylococcus
➢ Streptococcus
➢ May mga clinical cases with signs and symptoms tapos identify
➢ What do they look like in gram stain?
➢ What diseases do they cause?
➢ They ask about non common sakit ng mga staph, strep, and other bacteria
➢ Example: osteomyelitis in staph
➢ Infections caused by Pseudomonas they also ask
➢ Which organisms cause endocarditis?
➢ Differentiating laboratory tests ng Staph and Strep.
➢ Example: Novobiocin sensitive is what organism? Optochinin? Coagulase test?
➢ They can give clinical scenarios tapos may laboratory tests then you have to identify the organism
➢ They also ask about agar plates for specific organisms
➢ STIs- like lahat ng about sa STI aralin mo kasi lahat ng subject merong STI
➢ How do STIs look like sa microscope or sa wet smear?
➢ Example: Strawberry cervix in Trichomonas or Fishy odor after adding KOH sa Bacterial Vaginosis
➢ DOC sa mga chlamydia trachomatis, gonorrhea
➢ Drug na pwede ibigay kapag allergic ka sa DOC
➢ DOCs especially in bacteria.
➢ Viruses that can cause endocarditis: Coxsackie B
➢ Toxins ng bacteria!
➢ Example: case of HUS caused by shiga like toxin ng Ecoli
➢ Minsan they also ask about vibrio cholera, type of stool, and mechanism ng diarrhea
➢ Herpesviridae
➢ Entamoeba, Ascaris, Trichuris, Hookworm
➢ Alin dito yung pwede mag migrate
➢ Alin dito yung may bipolar plugs
➢ Common buzzwords ng mga itsura ng parasites sa fecal smear
➢ Differences ng plasmodium species and their appearance sa smear.
➢ Example: Schauffer’s Dots ng Vivax
➢ Mga common organisms associated with HIV Aids
➢ Most common cause of mass in HIV aids patients: Fungal (cryptococcus)
➢ Capsular formation sa Cryptococcus, Stain: India Ink
➢ Most common dermatophyte?
➢ They ask some “most common” organisms
➢ They can give cases then lab results that will describe the morphology of the fungi
➢ They also ask management and laboratory procedures to isolate organisms

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PHYSIOLOGY
Difficulty level: 4/5 Maraming concepts galling daw sa BRS Physio
Hand-outs: BRS PHYSIO >>>>> TN or Expert!!! Video Lecture: TN ExpertMD

• Some questions asked (non verbatim):

➢ Important formulas in Diffusion, Cardio, Pulmo, and Renal
➢ Inflammation and hemostasis
➢ Type of WBCs to appear in which infection?
➢ What laboratory test to order to check for which coagulation pathway?
➢ Vitamin K dependent coagulation factors?
➢ Types of Diffusion/Transport and their differences
➢ Properties of Active diffusion
➢ Properties of Facilitated diffusion
➢ Type of diffusion found on GI lining?
➢ What electrolytes/substances are transported/co-trasported in GI lining?
➢ Types of secondary active transport and where are they located?
➢ GLUT transporters
➢ Visual field defects and lesions on each location would result to?
➢ Sample: patient is blind on temporal portion of both left and right, lesion is most likwely due to? (pituitary adenoma)
➢ Endo, Renal karamihan yung focus nila pero kalat kalat din yung questions on other systems
➢ Blood and immunity
➢ GLUT, osmosis
➢ Urine threshold for Glucose (1 point)
➢ Steps in muscle contraction
➢ Rubrospinal tract and Muscle Reflexes
➢ Measure of preload? (Choices: EF, EDV, ESV, PCWP(?))
➢ Effect of increased TPR on Afterload?
➢ Question lifted from BRS (non-verbatim): Ileal resection effect on Bile? A: Bile cannot be recirculated.
➢ Pharmacology Questions: Bisphosphonates and calcium/ bone metabolism.
➢ Computation on GFR, Creatinine Clearance (~4 pts)
➢ They ask about how to measure body fluids
➢ Volume and concentration in different situations
➢ Example: Infusion of PNSS (increase in ECF volume, same ECF concentration)
➢ Few questions about Eye physiology

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PATHOLOGY
Difficulty level: 3.5/5 Maraming RENAL concepts tapos halo-halo na
Hand-outs: TN, Expert MD, Pathoma Lectures Video Lecture: TN ExpertMD, Pathoma Videos

• Some questions asked (non verbatim):

➢ Q: Translocation (9:22): CML
➢ Common marker/antibodies for SLE, Scleroderma, Polymyositis?
➢ Symptoms of CREST then what lab/antibody test will you order
➢ They ask a lot about renal fluoroscopy/biopsy results
➢ Maraming lumabas na PSGN
➢ Most common cause of Nephritis in pediatric age?
➢ URTI 2 weeks before then presented with amber colored urine, edema, and RBC casts
➢ Lumpy dumpy results on renal biopsy? PSGN
➢ Tram Track appearance on Renal biopsy?
➢ Crescent moon appearance on renal biopsy?
➢ They asked a lot of laboratory results and diagnoses
➢ G6PD can cause which RBC deformity? Bite Cells
➢ Case: Patient on dialysis, with amyloidosis- probable cause of renal disease (Light Chains)
➢ STIs they asked a lot about this!
➢ Strawberry cervix is caused by Trichomonas
➢ Inflammation and Homeostasis marami din.
➢ They can be specific about the diseases and their symptoms
➢ Example: exophthalmos, tremors, tachycardia is due to what kind of hypersensitivity? (II – Grave’s)
➢ Allergic reaction due to drugs/medication is due to what type of cell? (Type IV – T cells)
➢ Genetic D/O like lysosomal storage disorders
➢ Trisomy disorders and their symptoms
➢ Which of the following is exemplified by Barrett Esophagus? Columnar metaplasia
➢ Exudate vs. Transudate they also asked
➢ Example: which of the following can cause transudative pleural effusion?
➢ Cell adaptations merong ilang tanong, be familiar nalang. Examples nila.
➢ Necrosis vs Apoptosis they asked a few questions
➢ Type of Necrosis and organs involved
➢ Blood cells and their morphologic descriptions

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LEGAL MEDICINE, MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE, AND ETHICS

Difficulty level: 3/5 Easy/kayang sagutan/pambawi
Hand-outs: TN sapat na Video Lecture: TN or any lectures basta si Atty
Rebosa nagturo

• Some questions asked (non verbatim):

➢ Dental eruption and age estimation
➢ Different tests: Breslow, Fodere, etc.
➢ Gunshot wounds and their differences
➢ Who can sign legal documents (e.g. Death certificate, organ donation, etc.)
➢ Relationship between Physician and Patient, EXCEPT?
➢ PMA Code of Ethics may mga ilang natanong
➢ 4 pillars of Ethics (Justice, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy, Beneficence)
➢ They can ask about situations and you have to give which ethical principle is used
➢ Ex: Giving palliative options for a patient that has Stage IV Breast CA – Non-maleficence
➢ Ethical principle that is employed when you make sure all your patients get the same standard of care (justice)
➢ Doctrines, Codes, Reports that state the ethical principles and how were they developed
➢ Example: Nuremberg Code was created to highlight importance of voluntary informed consent (Nazis experiment)
➢ Belmont report was created for the value of ethical research and respect for persons (Tuskegee Study)
➢ Criminal vs Civil vs Administrative
➢ Criminal cases need guilt beyond reasonable doubt
➢ Civil cases need preponderance of evidence
➢ Administrative need substantial evidence
➢ Administrative cases can have your license suspended/revoked
➢ How many years can your license be suspended? 2 years
➢ Board of Medicine qualifications
➢ Example: which of the following is NOT a qualification to become a BOM director? (Faculty of any medical school)
➢ PLE requirements and even preliminary examination requirements:
➢ Which of the ff is/are not included in the scope of preliminary examination? (Legal Medicine)
➢ Different types of Physician Rights
➢ A physician should attend to emergency cases EXCEPT when his life would be in danger
➢ Doctrines and Liabilities for Hospitals and Doctors may ilan ding lumabas
➢ Res Ipsa Loquitur requirements
➢ Surgeons: Captain of the Ship doctrine
➢ Mga terms about virginity, sexuality may ilan ding lumabas

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SURGERY
Difficulty level: 4/5 Relatively difficult. Maraming cases
Hand-outs: TN and or Absite pero rationalize the Video Lecture: TN oks narin
questions

• Some questions asked (non verbatim):

➢ Know the different types of fractures, mostly upper extremities.
➢ Easy to rule out because they state whether it is a radial or ulnar fracture.
➢ Hernias, including management. Marami ito
➢ Mesh repair is indicated in patients with the following, EXCEPT? (Female patient with hernia, Recurrent hernia,
Strangulated hernia(?), Obese with a direct hernia)
➢ Thyroid marami din dito
➢ Know the types of Thyroid diseases and their presentations
➢ Example: Exopthalmos, tremors, increased FT3, FT4: Grave’s disease
➢ “Woody” – Reidel’s thyroiditis
➢ Most cost efficient and least invasive way to examine Neck Mass: Ultrasound
➢ Thyroid disorders that do not need surgical management: Hashimoto’s/Lymphocytic Thyroiditis
➢ Cold nodules – Malignancy
➢ Hot nodules – Inflammatory
➢ Algorithm in Thyroid disorders maraming tinatanong
➢ Ano yung mga radiologic thyroid scans na ginagamit?
➢ Increased levels of FT3 FT4, on radiologic scan cold nodule. What to do next? FNAB
➢ Few questions about HENT Tumors
➢ High grade malignant tumors or Unknown Primary tumors: Radical Neck Dissection
➢ Follicular Thyroid Adenoma, including management for euthyroid patients. (Choices: Lobectomy, Radioactive
Ablation, TSH Suppression, Levothyroxine)
➢ Breast CA in PREGNANCY
➢ Case: Management of Pregnant woman 26 weeks AOG, with Stage III(?) Invasive Ductal CA? (Choices: Wait until
delivery, Surgical chemotherapy, Start radiotherapy )
➢ Case: A 27-year-old woman presents with nipple bleeding, no nodules palpated. What is the most probable diagnosis?
(Choices: Intraductal Papilloma, Invasive carcinoma, Ductal Ectasia)
➢ MCC of Breast abscess? (Choices: Breastfeeding, Trauma, )

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INTERNAL MEDICINE
Difficulty level: 4/5 Kalat kalat yung tanong may iba hindi naming alam
saan nakuha
Hand-outs: ExpertMD, TN hindi masyadong Video Lecture: ExpertMD TN pwede nadin.
maganda

• Some questions asked (non verbatim):

➢ March 2022 Exam had Pharmacology questions, including second-line treatment and drug combinations (DM drugs)
➢ They also asked some side effects of DM drugs
➢ Which drug combination will cause hypoglycemia? (Choices were easy to rule out if you recall pharmacology drug
classifications, I forgot the exact combinations but only one choice had Glibenclamide+metformin(?). Other possible
choices: metformin+acarbose, Insulin+acarbose, glimepiride+metformin(?))
➢ Case: Second-line treatment for C. trachomatis in adult female patients if patient is allergic on the first line DOC?
(Choices: Doxycycline, minocycline, Erythromycin(?), Tetracycline(?))
➢ ~5 POINTS on Bone metabolism, including medications.
➢ They also asked the mechanisms as to how Calcium can be increased
➢ Example: Increases absorption of Ca2+ in the small intestines
➢ They can combine questions from 2 organ systems
➢ Example: Hypocalcemia in a CKD patient was due to (Decreased active form of Vitamin D)
➢ Patients with Pruritus Ani, can be caused by the following, EXCEPT? (Choices: Lichen sclerosus, Use of soap,
Enterobius, Trichuris infection)
➢ Role of Methotrexate in the management of RA? (Cannot remember the exact choices, but it was asking if MTX can
modify the disease course, mechanism of action)
➢ CNS Questions
➢ They can ask about presenting symptoms then identify where is the lesion
➢ Questions on Parkinson’s Disease, mainly pharmacology covered by Pharmacology lectures. Pathophysiology, and
therapeutics.
➢ Higher-order thinking/ two-step questions: Which drugs are contraindicated among patients with Parkinson’s Disease?
Choices were mainly CNS drugs.(Know the MOA!)
➢ Lesion in the area of the brain that will cause Superior Quadrantanopia? *forgot the specific question and lesion
(Choices: Temporal, Parietal, Occipital, Frontal)
➢ May mga recurrent STI questions din.
➢ Mga signs, symptoms, and possibly management din pwede itanong.
➢ Few questions about TB.
➢ Definition of terms (recurrent, relapsed, new case, failure of tx mga ganon) and possible management
➢ Pulmonary lab results (mga spirometry results and what they mean)
➢ Asthma, COPD pathophysiology, symptoms, management

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PHARMACOLOGY
Difficulty level: 3.5/5 A lot of Antibiotics and Autonomic Drugs
Hand-outs: ExpertMD, TN Video Lecture: ExpertMD TN

• Some questions asked (non verbatim):

➢ Exam doesn’t ask for the drugs directly, but gives a case with the indication/s, MOA.
➢ CNS comprised most of the items, especially Parkinson’s Disease.
➢ ANS – eto majority
➢ They asked a lot about BPH drugs
➢ Their mechanism of actions, type of ANS drug
➢ Example: Tamsulosin can be given to BPH because? (It relaxes SM contraction and relaxes the sphincter)
➢ KNOW YOUR AUTONOMICS
➢ They ask 2 step questios. Kapag alam mo yung drug classification (e.g alpha 1 antagonist) and the action of the different
ANS receptors, masasagutan mo siya.
➢ They ask a lot about side effects
➢ Example: Which drug when given with ISMN can cause orthostatic hypotension
➢ Endocrine Drugs! (Favorite: Bisphosphonates, other indications/use of Spironolactone)
➢ Antibiotics (Many questions/cases on Atypical coverage, Pseudomonas)
➢ Example: Which drug has coverage for MRSA?
➢ Even classification ng Cephalosporins you must know
➢ DOC for GI illnesses may mga na itanong
➢ Example: Patient presented with watery stool that resembled rice water what is DOC? (Cholera)
➢ Treatment for STDs
➢ ~5 points GI Drugs
➢ They asked about drugs for GERD and even stool softening
➢ They can give thev mechanism of action then you have to identify the drugs.
➢ ~2 Case Questions on bone infection/trauma treatment, one case had a drug-user with trauma.
➢ BASTA ALAM MO ANG DRUG CLASSIFICATION, mas kayang sagutan.
➢ SIDE EFFECTS they asked some. Kaya familiarize yourself with them.

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OB-GYNECOLOGY
Difficulty level: 4/5 Expect a lot of clinical scenarios
Hand-outs: BLUEPRINTS >>>>>> TN, ExpertMD Video Lecture: TN

• Some questions asked (non verbatim):

➢ Many questions from IN-TEXT Blueprints of Ob-Gyn.
➢ Sa Blueprints sila kumukuha ng references, it would be nice if you’d dedicate some time to read it or kahit man lang
yung end chapter summaries or answer the quizzes there and read the rationale.
➢ They asked a lot of percentages of risks
➢ Percent of pregnancies not carried to term? Book: 15-25% (Choices: a. 15, b. 20, c. 25, d. 30)
➢ There were 2 more questions on percentages in addition to this.^
➢ OB related questions more than Gyne.
➢ There were no Type K questions but a lot of clinical scenarios.
➢ Marami ding ‘most common”
➢ Question: Checking the placenta after vaginal delivery because ___ may cause postpartum hemorrhage (retained
placental tissue)
➢ Most common cause of amenorrhea in reproductive age: Pregnancy
➢ Must know: Stages of Labor and Bishop’s Score
➢ Example: G1P0 came into consult with cervical dilatation of 7 cm, what stage of labor? Active
➢ Molar Pregnancy/GTN they asked some questions about it
➢ Example: Higher chances of turning into GTN? Complete Molar
➢ What Stage of GTN if metastasis to the lungs? Stage III
➢ Even management. If low risk – Monotherapy If high risk – Combination therapy
➢ Cervical Neoplasia Staging, Management of CIN I in younger patients.
➢ It would be good to familiarize yourself sa different staging because every batch, iba’t ibang malignancy tinatanong
➢ Which of the following is an ovarian stromal tumor? A: Granulosa Cell Tumor
➢ Vit B12 Deficiency is seen with the use of which of the following drugs? (Choices: Oral progesterone, Combination
OCP, Progesterone, (?))
➢ ENDO drugs, including those for Bone metabolism.
➢ Cancer drugs against Estrogen Hormone, they asked a few question.
➢ Hypertension, Preeclampsia, and GDM must know topics
➢ STIs are a recurring topic here as well.
➢ They also asked a few questions about Amenorrhea
➢ Read up on your Blueprints

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PEDIATRICS
Difficulty level: 3/5 One of the easiest/pambawi
Hand-outs: Any review center Video Lecture: Any review center

• Some questions asked (non verbatim):

➢ Questions were basic and leading. There were about 5-10 items which seem out-of-nowhere
➢ Mainly CNS and syndromes, but can rule out answers.
➢ Recalls:
➢ Cardiac defects can be seen in the following EXCEPT: Trisomy 21, Trisomy 13, Congenital Rubella, CMV(?)
➢ Know the cardiac defects seen in the following choices stated above. (2-3 questions)
➢ Case: Patient with SVC syndrome (description was given), which among the following is the most probable diagnosis?
(Choices: Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Large B-Cell Lymphoma, T-cell Lymphoma, Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma(?))
➢ MILESTONES (~2-3 Questions)
➢ Viral illnesses
➢ Few questions about vaccines
➢ Ballard and APGAR scoring
➢ Breastfeeding
➢ Pediatric emergencies
➢ Example: thumb sign on xray

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PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
Difficulty level: 5/5 Anything under the sun na unfortunately hindi na
focus nung review
Hand-outs: Statistics book (joke) Video Lecture:

• Some questions asked (non verbatim):

➢ Difficulty: HARD (Probably the second hardest subject. Literally end the boards with a bang, Doc.).
➢ Ang focus nung review naming was DOH programs. Mga phobias, color ng bins. Ngayon walang lumabas na ganon
➢ Many epid questions.
➢ ~3 Questions of computation: Risk ratio, Negative Predictive Value
➢ We also computed for the Mean, Median, Mode
➢ ~5 Questions on Study Design
➢ A lot of questions on Hypothesis testing tests: t-test, z-test, Pearson’s correlation, ANOVA, Spearman(?), etc.
➢ Hindi ko na madagdagan yung recall dito kasi hinulaan ko lang naman yung mga sinagot ko dito.lol

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