MCQ's in Clinical Pathology

MCQs – Adult Pathology – Single Best Answer

A 68-year-old woman presents with a history of pain in the region of her thumb. This is her radiograph (Fig. 1). 1. Describe the radiograph. What is the diagnosis? Answer: The radiograph of the wrist shows evidence of decreased joint space and subchondral sclerosis of the joints between the scaphoid, the trapezium and the trapezoid. The diagnosis is arthritis of the scapho-trapezio-trapezoid (S...

MCQs in psychiatry

Clinical Pathology Teaching in Laboratory by Socratic Method

Introduction: In recent decades, a variety of teaching methods has been offered for teaching different fields of science, but the old method of questions and answer is still popular and in use. This teaching method, generally applicable to small groups, is based on questioning and finding answers by students which can increase active learning. This study evaluated students' viewpoints toward cl...

Reviewing the results of qualitative and quantitative analysis of MCQs in Introduction to clinical medicine course

Background: At most of the medical universities, MCQ-based examinations are often use as the first component, particularly to ensure the candidates have an adequate knowledge base, prior to entering subsequent clinical examinations. Method: In ICM , 3973 MCQs were collected from tests over a four-year period from 2005 to2009. Questions were evaluated for 10 frequently occurring item writing f...

MCQs – Single Best Answer

The FRCS (Tr & Orth) examination has three components: MCQs, Vivas and Clinical Examination. The Vivas are further divided into five sections comprising Basic Science, Adult Pathology, Hands, Children’s Orthopaedics and Trauma. The Clinical Examination section is divided into upperand lower-limb cases. The aim of this section in the Journal is to focus specifically on the trainees preparing for...