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COMLEX PE CH 8
1. What are you to expect on the Comlex 2-PE examination?
a. Clinical cases represent a wide array of patient age, sex, and race demographics reflecting a typical outpatient primary care population b. Chief complaints may be acute such as injuries or infectious disease concerns, or chronic in nature such as patients presenting for follow up on hypertension or diabetes 2. What are the top areas for case development of clinical presentations? a. Patients with neuromusculoskeletal symptoms/problems b. Patients with respiratory symptoms/problems c. Patients with gastrointestinal symptoms/problems d. Patients with cardiovascular symptoms/problems e. Patients with other symptoms/problems 3. What are the anticipated cases? a. Low back pain b. Acute chest pain c. Chronic abdominal pain d. Insomnia/depression e. Infant with GI reflux f. Frozen shoulder g. Joint pain/fatigue h. Asthmatic with cough i. Acute dyspnea j. Elderly patient with confusion k. Shortness of breath/chest pain 4. What is the best way to utilize the practice cases? a. Do practical examination practice encounters with a partner 5. What is the Practice Case Summary?