PHYSICIAN LICENSURE EXAM MARCH 2019

RECALL
MOST FAMOUS TOPICS 2019 MICROBIOLOGY
• 60% Bacteriology
BIOCHEMISTRY o Gram positive & negative organism
• Carbohydrates metabolism SPECTRUM OF DISEASE, TOXIGENECITY,
o Citric acid cycle M protein? and PATHOGENIC
o Gluconeogenesis § Staph aureus
• Urea cycle § Strep pyogenes, pneumoniae
• Lipid synthesis § Neisseria gonorrhea
• ETC § Clostridium botulism, perfinges
• Nutrients: Vitamins & Minerals & tetani
• Genes and Genetic mutation § Bacillus anthracis
• Marasmus vs Kwashiorkor § H. influenza
• Collagen § Legionella
• Complex molecules § A. hemolyticum
§ Corynebacterium diptheriae
o Cascade question: Enterobactericiea
ANATOMY & HISTOLOGY
§ Salmonella
• 60% Anatomy § Shigella
o Perineum/ Pelvis – Gynecology o Mycoplasma
o Cranial nerves and foramen o Obligate intracellular bacteria:
o Lower limb + Leg § Chlamydia trachomatis
o Heart §
o Renal system + Ureter
• 20% Virology
o Blood (Portal system), Nerve Supply
o Herpes simplex virus family
o Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
§ HHV
o Biliary system
§ CMV
§ VZV
• 40% Histology § HSV
o Integumentary – epidermis vs dermis § EBV
o Endocrine
o Inluenza
o Special sensory organ – eyes, ears, nose o Parainfluenza
& gustatory o Yellow fever
• Others o Dengue fever
o Horner’s syndrome o Poliovirus- Poliomyelitis
o Korotkoff sound
• 10% Parasitology (all pathogenic)
o Pathogenic Protozoan
§ Trypanosoma sp
• 10% Mycology
o Candida albicans

“Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight”
- Proverbs 3:5-6
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 PHYSICIAN LICENSURE EXAM MARCH 2019
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PHYSIOLOGY PATHOLOGY
• Endocrine System • Breast Pathology
o Melatonin o Phyllodes tumor
o Diabetic Ketoacidosis • Heart Pathology
• Special sensory organ – eyes (rods & cones) o Aortic Stenosis
o Color blindness o Acute myocardial infarction
o Night blindness o ECG
o Bitemporal hemianopsia o Acute rheumatic fever
• GIT physiology o Rheumatic Heart disease
• Renal Physiology • CNS & PNS Pathology
• Female Reproductive o Hyposthesia
o Progesterone o Parkinsonisms
o Estrogen o Horner’s syndrome
• Others o Gullian barre syndrome
o Vaccine o Multiple sclerosis
§ Active immunization • Genetics
§ Passive immunization o Down syndrome
• WBC disorders
LEGAL MED o (ALL, CLL, AML, CML)
• Topnotch Handouts - REBOSA • Infectious
o Retainers, contingent fee o Rubeola
o Ostensible liability o Dew drops – Varicella
o Test of Human origin blood o Koplik spots
o Teeth 20 permanent how many days o Syphillis – Condylomata lata vs
old? accuminata
o Autopsy/Forensic pathology o SLE
o Seduction/Act of lavisciousness o HHV
o Antemortem vs Post mortem o CMV
o Philippines Medical Act o VZV
o Bullet (Exit and Entry characteristics) o Treponema pallidum
§ Tatooing • Respiratory Pathology
§ Paraffin o Ronchi and Wheezes (Pathogenesis)
o “Marbling” o Bronchiectasis, Bronchitis, sinusitis,
o Hematoma vs contusion Larngitis, mesothelioma
o Clotting and Coagulation on dead body • GIT Pathology
o Drowning o GERD vs PUD
o Algor Mortis vs Rigor mortis o Barrette esophagus
o Cadaveric spasm o Vomiting (mechanism)
o All liabilities o ALT vs AST
o Bilirubin
• Renal Pathology
o Minimal change disease
o Glomerulonephritis

“Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight”
- Proverbs 3:5-6
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o Acute rheumatic fever
• Endocrine pathology
o Pheochromocytoma SURGERY
• RBC Disorders Surgical syndromes
o Beta thalassemias – Target cell Surgical most commons
o G6PD deficiency – blister/Bite cell Surgical signs and triads
o Hematocrit – definition Surgical infections
o MCV – RBC size Surgical Prophylaxis
o Sickle cell Surgical eponyms
• Immune Disorders • General Surgery
o SLE – LE cells or tart cells o Hernias
§ Specific antibody (dsDna, Sm) o IBD: Crohn’s dse & Ulcerative colitis
o Systemic Sclerosis o Liver Biliary tract
• Eyes o Breast
o Optic chiasm – bitemporal hemanopsia o Small intestines
• Hemodynamics o Esophagus
o Osmosis
o Diffusion INTERNAL MEDICINE
• Environmental rd
IM platinum 3 edition: Chapter 21 - Board Correlates
o Pesticides – organophosphate 529-588 (59 pages).
o Carbon monoxide
• Cascade and situational cases:
PHARMACOLOGY o Congenital Hypothyroidism
Take Note: Master the Side Effects, Memorize Drug o Scabies
Classifications o Erythema multiforme
o Primary lung abscess
1. Autonomics § Etiology
2. CNS drugs
3. Cardiovascular drugs Don’t panic if you have good foundation in:
4. Endocrine drugs • Pathology
5. Muskuloskeletal drugs • Pharmacology – medical management
o DMARDS o Allupurinol – Steven johnson
o GOUT o
o Autocoids • Microbiology
o NSAIDS

“Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight”
- Proverbs 3:5-6
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OBGYNE o Varicella
TOPNOTCH handouts plus: o Infectious mononucleosis
• Cascade: Gynecological pathology and
management PREV MED
o Ovarian cyst TOPNOTCH handouts plus:
o Endometriosis • DOH programs
o HIV
• Cascade: Obstetrical pathology and o TB
management • Vaccinations
o Chorioamnionitis • Hearing screen
o Abortion • Infectious Dse common in community
• Dengue vs Chikungunya
PEDIA • Nephrotic vs Nephritic syndrome: S/Sx
TOPNOTCH handouts plus: • Case fatality rate
• Gastrointestinal disorders • Sensitivity and specificity
o Hirschsprung Disease • True positive and negative
o Intussusceptions • False positive and negative
o Pyloric stenosis • Levels of disease prevention
o NEC • Periodicity of communicable disease
o IBD: Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s Dse occurrence
o Psuedomembranous colitis o Epidemic
o Jaundice: Pathologic vs Physiologic o Endemic
o Biliary atresia o Pandemic
o Choledochal cysts o Sporadic
• Hematologic Disorders • Nominal, Ordinal, Interval & Ratio
o Anemia o Date of Birth – interval
• Neoplastic Diseases • Types of study: cases
o Rhabdomyosarcoma o Observational
o Ewing sarcoma § Descriptive
o Wilm’s tumor a. Case report
o Leukemia b. Case series
o Lymphoma c. Cross sectional
o Retinoblastoma § Analytical
• Neurologic Disease a. Case control
o Seizure and management b. Cohort
§ Focal o Experimental
§ Myoclonic § Randomized controlled trials
§ Absent
§ Febrile
• Viral infections
o Rubella
o Rubeolla
o Mumps

“Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight”
- Proverbs 3:5-6
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