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BOARD – OPS 2009 Preparing for the Physician Licensure Examination

BOARD – OPS 2009 Preparing for the Physician Licensure Examination. Dr. Melissa V. Mariano Dr. Herbert Z. Manaois. The intellectual life is not the only road to God, nor the safest, but we find it to be a road, and it may be the appointed road for us. C.S. Lewis. Your Stomach.

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BOARD – OPS 2009 Preparing for the Physician Licensure Examination

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  1. BOARD – OPS 2009 Preparing for the Physician Licensure Examination Dr. Melissa V. Mariano Dr. Herbert Z. Manaois

  2. The intellectual life is not the only road to God, nor the safest, but we find it to be a road, and it may be the appointed road for us.C.S. Lewis

  3. Your Stomach Intern’s Stomach Reviewee’s Stomach

  4. The Mighty B boundless O organized A agonizing R review D death S self

  5. PHYSICIAN LICENSURE EXAMINATION 12 subjects: basics and clinicals 4 days 3 subjects per day 2 hours per subject No grade lower than 50 Average not lower than 75

  6. Register • Review • Take the exam

  7. Requirements CLEARANCE! Transcript of RecordsCertificate of GraduationCertificate of InternshipBirth Certificate Current Community Tax Certificate (CTR/Cedula) Government-issued ID NSO-issued Marriage Contract in NSO security paper

  8. Bring the following: • NOTICE OF ADMISSION! • Application Stub • PRC Official Receipt • Two or more pencils (No.2) • Ballpens with BLACK INK ONLY • One (1) piece Metered-Stamp Window Envelope • One (1) piece Long Brown Envelope • One (1) piece Long Transparent (non -colored) Plastic Envelope (to keep above items)

  9. One Day Prior • Relax • No coffee • Rest the night before the test • Double-check materials • Do not read any new material • It is OKAY to feel “unprepared” • You CANNOT know everything

  10. Morning of the Exam • Eat • Notice of Admission! • Bring review materials • Bring food • Bring pain meds • Go to the testing site early

  11. Taking the Test • Check the time • Scan your test paper • Read each question carefully • Transfer your answers carefully

  12. When the question seems impossible to answer,TESTMANSHIP works!

  13. The rate-limiting step in urea cycle: a. PFK G6PD CPS I aldolase • The answer in some questions may be found in the other questions. The ff are enzymes in urea cycle, except: CPS I Arginosuccinase PFK Citrulline synthetase

  14. Questions with synonymous choices Unique to gram-positive organisms: a. Teichoic acid b. Endotoxin c. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) d. Ribosome

  15. Double negative questions The following are NOT true in papillary thyroid carcinoma, EXCEPT a. b. c. d.

  16. Questions with two opposing choices In diabetic ketoacidosis: a. Increase in pyruvate kinase b. Decrease in pyruvate kinase c. Decrease in PEPCK d. Increase in GLUT 4 translocation

  17. Questions asking for VERY specific answers During exercise, cardiovascular change/s include: a. Heat dissipation b. Decrease in GFR c. Increase in minute ventilation d. Increase in cardiac output

  18. Questions with “long” choices! What “is/are” questions Is your first answer the best answer? My favorite letter is B and C.

  19. Read each question CAREFULLY! A monkey went up a coconut tree how many bananas did the monkey get? A plane on its way to Russia crashed in China, where were the survivors buried?

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