A GUIDE BOOK ON SHORT CASE EXAMINATION IN INTERNAL MEDICINE FOR MEDICAL UNDERGRADUATES

A GUIDE BOOK
on SHORT CASE
EXAMINATION in
INTERNAL MEDICINE
for MEDICAL
UNDERGRADUATES
Internal Medicine (IM) is a major posting for Bachelor of medicine and Bachelor of
Surgery undergraduate program of International Islamic University of Malaysia,
MBBS (IIUM). In clinical years, the examinations for this posting consists of theory
and clinical examinations. The clinical examinations consist of long and short case
examinations. This book is intended to serve as a guide to the techniques and
knowledge required for short case examination in IM posting. Basically, there are 5
main areas that are covered, namely, cardiovascular, respiratory, abdominal,
neurological and other examinations (covering endocrine and rheumatological
examinations). To familiarise students with the real examination settings, in each
clinical scenario, a series of questions are put forth in the sequence of provisional
and differential diagnoses, relevant investigations, final diagnosis (after the main
investigation results are revealed), followed by the principles of management.
Since, the topics in IM are very broad and at times seems notoriously complicated
for medical undergraduates, this guide book is designed as a practical and simple
reference. Indeed, it is intended to concisely and comprehensively describe the
relevant topics in systematic, consistent and organized manners to help medical
undergraduates to learn effectively during their IM postings. Importantly speaking,
knowledge in basic medical sciences that was taught in the pre-clinical years is
crucial for students to understand this book. Thus, thorough revisions and
understanding of anatomy, physiology, pathology and many others pre-clinical
subjects is vital. Ultimately, this book requires clinical applications
the readers in order for them to gain maximum benefits.