The one resource you absolutely need for the MCCQE Part II. Up to date with the MCC’s 2018 exam revisions.
Prepare to ace the Medical Council of Canada’s clinical skills exam, the MCCQE Part II. This is the most complete study guide available.
Strategies for the MCCQE Part II offers a strategic, efficient, and high-yield approach to the exam, covering every one of the clinical presentations listed by the MCC, and taking into account the likely scenarios you’ll encounter.
Strategies breaks down each clinical presentation into three sections:
- MCC particular objective(s): For each clinical presentation, Strategies outlines the focus set by the MCC.
- MCC differential diagnosis with added evidence: Strategies unpacks the common causal conditions listed by the MCC for each clinical presentation.
- Strategy for patient encounter: Strategies breaks down in detail the tasks most likely to be required during the patient encounter, including history taking, physical exam, investigations, and management.
Strategies also helps you avoid common exam errors identified by the MCC: it alerts you when clinical presentations may involve emergency care, it models open-ended questions for history taking, it clarifies diagnostic goals for history taking and physical exams, and it offers tips for appropriate patient counselling.
Strategies for the MCCQE Part II takes the stress out of studying by organizing the information you need to succeed on this crucial exam.
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Exam basics
1. Abdominal distension
2. Abdominal or pelvic mass
3. Hernia
4. Acute abdominal pain
5. Abdominal pain (children)
6. Chronic abdominal pain
7. Anorectal pain
8. Allergic reaction
9. Attention, learning, and school problems
10. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
11. Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
12. Blood in sputum (hemoptysis)
13. Blood in urine (hematuria)
14. Hypertension
15. Hypertension in childhood
16. Hypertension in pregnancy
17. Hypotension, shock
18. Breast masses and enlargement
19. Breast discharge
20. Burns
21. Hypocalcemia
22. Hypercalcemia
23. Cardiac arrest
24. Chest pain
25. Bleeding, bruising
26. Prevention of venous thrombosis
27. Adult constipation
28. Pediatric constipation
29. Contraception
30. Cough
31. Cyanosis, hypoxia
32. Limp in children
33. Developmental delay
34. Adults with developmental disabilities
35. Acute diarrhea
36. Chronic diarrhea
37. Pediatric diarrhea
38. Diplopia
39. Dizziness, vertigo
40. Dying patient
41. Dysphagia
42. Dyspnea
43. Ear pain
44. Generalized edema
45. Localized edema
46. Eye redness
47. Frailty in the elderly
48. Failure to thrive (infant, child)
49. Falls
50. Fatigue
51. Ataxia
52. Genetic concerns
53. Congenital anomalies, dysmorphic features
54. Glucose abnormalities
55. Diabetes mellitus
56a. Skin rashes, tumours, and ulcers
56b. Nail presentations
56c. Hair presentations
57. Headache
58. Hearing loss
59. Cerebrovascular accident and transient ischemic attack
60. Anemia
61. Elevated hemoglobin
62. Language and speech disorders
63. Acid-base abnormalities, hydrogen
64. Infertility
65. Fecal incontinence
66. Incontinence, urine, adult
67. Incontinence, urine, pediatric
68. Erectile dysfunction
69. Jaundice
70. Neonatal jaundice
71. Oligoarthralgia
72. Polyarthralgia
73. Nonarticular musculoskeletal pain
74. Back pain and related symptoms (e.g., sciatica)
75. Neck pain
76. Abnormal serum lipids
77. Abnormal liver function tests
78. Lump or mass, musculoskeletal
79. Lymphadenopathy
80. Mediastinal mass
81. Amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea
82. Dysmenorrhea
83. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
84. Menopause
85. Coma
86. Delirium
87. Major or mild neurocognitive disorder (dementia)
88. Depressed mood
89. Mania or hypomania
90. Oral conditions
91. Movement disorders, involuntary/tic disorders
92. Abnormal heart sounds and murmurs
93. Neck mass, goiter, thyroid disease
94. Neonatal distress
95. Numbness, tingling, altered sensation
96. Generalized pain disorders
97. Central or peripheral neuropathic pain
98. Palpitations
99. Anxiety
100. Crying or fussing child
101. Hypotonic infant
102. Pediatric respiratory distress
103. Pelvic pain
104. Periodic health encounter/preventive health advice
105. Newborn assessment
106. Preoperative medical evaluation
107. Immunization
108. Personality disorders
109. Pleural effusion
110. Poisoning
111. Hyperkalemia
112. Hypokalemia
113. Prenatal care
114. Intrapartum and postpartum care
115. Early pregnancy loss (spontaneous abortion)
116. Preterm labour
117. Uterine prolapse, pelvic relaxation
118. Proteinuria
119. Pruritus
120. Psychosis
121. Acute kidney injury (anuria or oliguria)
122. Chronic kidney injury
123. Scrotal mass
124. Scrotal pain
125. Seizures
126. Abnormal pubertal development
127. Sexually concerned patient
128. Urticaria, angioedema
129. Sleep-wake disorders
130. Hypernatremia
131. Hyponatremia
132. Sore throat and/or rhinorrhea
133. Abnormal stature
134. Strabismus and/or amblyopia
135. Substance-related or addictive condition
136. Substance withdrawal
137. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
138. Brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE)
139. Suicidal behaviour
140. Syncope and presyncope
141. Fever and hyperthermia
142. Fever in the immune-compromised host or recurrent fever
143. Hypothermia
144. Tinnitus
145. Trauma
146. Abdominal injuries
147. Bone or joint injury
148. Chest injuries
149. Drowning (near drowning)
150. Facial injuries
151. Hand and/or wrist injuries
152. Head trauma, brain death, transplant donation
153. Nerve injury
154. Skin wounds
155. Spinal trauma
156. Urinary tract injury
157. Vascular injury
158. Dysuria, urinary frequency and urgency, and/or pyuria
159. Polyuria and/or polydipsia
160. Urinary tract obstruction
161. Vaginal bleeding: excessive, irregular, abnormal
162. Vaginal discharge, vulvar pruritus
163. Child abuse
164. Elder abuse
165. Adult abuse, intimate partner abuse
166. Acute visual disturbance or loss
167. Chronic visual disturbance or loss
168. Vomiting and/or nausea
169. Weakness (not caused by cerebrovascular accident)
170. Weight gain
171. Weight loss, eating disorders, anorexia
172. Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
173. Abnormalities of white blood cells
174. Negligence
175. Obsessive-compulsive (OCD) and related disorders
Abbreviations
Index of clinical presentations by disorder classification and medical discipline
Subject index
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