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How to handle exam stress
The pressures of everyday life can leave you feeling like you can’t cope. Revising for your medical exams is a particularly stressful time, says Charlotte Hudson. Here are some tips to manage stress....
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Question of the day: Oncology
From the following list select the 3 tumour markers that are of clinical use in the “work up” of a patient with an unknown suspected primary malignancy: (e.g. weight loss/ malaise) Please select 3...
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Answer to question of the day: Oncology
We asked you this tough Oncology question. Thanks for all your guesses! For those of you who answered with this reponse, you are right… a. Beta HCG c. AFP (alfa fetoprotein) f. PSA (prostate specific...
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Question of the day: Gastroenterology
A medical student sustains a needlestick injury from an intravenous drug user. Unfortunately this user is Hepatitis C positive. Regarding Hepatitis C which of the following statements is true? a....
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Answer to question of the day: Gastroenterology
We got over 50 responses to our question of the day on this needlestick injury. And the answer is…. b. The chance of transmission of hepatitis C is around 3% The chances of transmission are as...
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Question of the day: 3 day headache
A 27 year old female presents with a headache. She has had it for 3 days. She has no other symptoms. She has a normal CT brain. Her lumbar puncture shows the following. CSF Opening Pressure (10-20cm...
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Answer to question of the day: 3 day headache
We asked you about this 27 year old female who presented with a 3-day headache. After looking at her lumbar puncture results, the diagnosis is…. a. Benign Intracranial Hypertension The pressure is...
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Question of the day: Skin Rash
Look at this skin rash. It measures 6cm in length and is occurring over the extensor aspect of the upper forearm. Which of the following treatments is likely to result in the resolution of the rash? a....
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Consensus on the Situational Judgement Test
“It was horrible”- emerging consensus on the Situational Judgement Test sat by medical students for the UK Foundation Programme Photo by clemsonunivlibraryIn December, the long nights and cold mornings...
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Answer to question of the day: Skin Rash
We asked you about the treatment to this skin rash… and the answer is…. a. Coal Tar This is the classic salmon pink rash of psoriasis. You can see the surface has a scaly appearance. As the rash in...
View ArticleGreat resource for all medical students
Medical students in the UK already know about this really handy free resource: the Patient website. It has recently changed web address from patient.co.uk to patient.info so we thought we would point...
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