A 48-year-old woman is taken for autopsy after she is pronounced dead. Her family found her unresponsive and the ER team performed CPR but she didn’t respond. The autopsy reveals the cause of death as internal hemorrhage from an artery close to the posterior wall of the body of the stomach due to erosion of … Read more
A 26-year-old pregnant woman in her sixth week presents for her first prenatal visit. Ultrasound confirms fetal cardiac activity and length consistent with 6 weeks of pregnancy. It also shows a simple cyst measures 4-cm on the left ovary. What is the best next step of management? A-Assurance and follow up on next visits B-Hormonal … Read more
Ligamentum venosum separates the caudate lobe and the left lobe of the liver. It is formed by the closure of fetal ductus venosus right after birth. What is the function of ductus venosus before birth? A- Carries blood to the fetus from the placenta B- Carries blood to the placenta from the fetus C- Connects … Read more
Gluconeogenesis is a metabolic process in which glucose is generated from non-carbohydrate carbon substrates. Which one of the following substrates does NOT share its carbon in glucose skeleton but rather contributes as an energy source for gluconeogenesis? A- Acetyl CoA B- Alpha-ketoglutarate C- Fumarate D- Oxaloacetate E- Succinyl CoA Answer: Acetyl CoA is an energy … Read more
1- A researcher compares a certain group of people with a disease to another group of people without that disease. What is the type of this study and what is the ratio associated with it? The study is case-control study and the ratio is Odds ratio (OR). Patients with lung cancer had higher odds of … Read more
I received this letter from a friend in USA and I will put it as it is: It is time now to ask ourselves this question: Should we all as foreign medical graduates stay silent or reach out to make our voice heard and be treated as what we really deserve to achieve? I practiced … Read more