de Quervain Tenosynovitis Patient will be complaining of radial wrist pain PE will show pain on ulnar wrist deviation with thumb in fist (Finkelstein’s test) Treatment is thumb spica splint, NSAIDs Sample question: A 20-year-old man who is employed in construction presents with pain to his thumb and wrist for 4 months. He states that the pain worsens while he is […]

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Prior work in cognitive and educational psychology have demonstrated the effectiveness of practice testing as a study technique for physician board examination. Rosh Review is an online educational platform centered around a question bank of board-style multiple choice questions that is used by many resident physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners as part of their preparation for board certification.

Rosh Review offers 100 credits of continuing medical education education (CME) and continuing education (CE). If you are a subscriber who signed up for an account linked to CME or CE and you want to know how to obtain your credit and certificate or both…this is how you do it:

Kawasaki Disease Patient will be a child < 4 years old With a history of high fever for 5 days Complaining of conjunctivitis, rash, adenopathy, strawberry tongue, hand/feet edema, fever Treatment is IVIG + aspirin Comments: #1 cause of pediatric acquired heart disease, risk for coronary artery aneurysm Mnemonic: CRASH and burn: Conjunctivitis, Rash, Adenopathy, Strawberry tongue, Hand/feet edema, Fever Sample question: A four-year-old girl is brought to the clinic […]

Wernicke Encephalopathy Patient will be a chronic alcoholic Complaining of ataxia and confusion PE will show nystagmus Most commonly caused by thiamine (B1) deficiency Treatment is aggressive thiamine repletion Comments: replace thiamine BEFORE glucose Sample question: A 53-year-old woman with chronic alcohol abuse presents with confusion and blurred vision. Her vital signs are normal. Physical examination reveals a wide based gait, inability to abduct […]

In 2013 we studied Rosh Review as a predictive Instrument for ABEM ConCert™ Exam. Our results demonstrated that our model was 98.8% accurate in predicting that a user would pass their board exam. The mean difference between Rosh Review’s predicted score and the user’s actual score was 2.5 points (95% CI 1.4-3.6).

Achalasia Patient will be complaining of dysphagia to solids and liquids PE will show absent peristalsis in lower esophagus Barium swallow shows “bird beak” appearance Diagnosis is made by esophageal manometry increased LES pressure Sample question: A 60-year-old man comes to the clinic complaining of difficulty swallowing, heartburn, chest pain, and mild weight loss. He has difficulty swallowing solids and liquids […]

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. -Robert J. Collier Welcome back to Episode 29! This week we are starting out with a bit of psychiatry before swinging over to the Pediatric ER for a quick neonatal resuscitation. We may even stop by the trauma bay to see what […]

Tetralogy of Fallot Patient with a history of episodes of cyanosis (tet spells) and squatting for relief PE will show pulmonic stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, overriding aorta, VSD CXR will show “boot-shaped” heart Comments: Most common cyanotic congenital heart disease Mnemonic: PROVe: Pulmonic stenosis, Right ventricular hypertrophy, Overriding aorta, VSD Sample question: A one-year-old girl presents to the emergency room after her mother noticed that she became blue while crying. The patient subsequently […]

Many of our savvy customers realize intuitively that there is a treasure trove of performance data accumulating in the background with each new question answered by each of our users (40,933,037 total questions answered, as of today).

Today we released the PANCE/PANRE Power Pack which contains 250 of the highest yielding questions to help prepare you for your PANCE or PANRE exam. The PANCE Power Pack was created to allow you to rapidly review the most common topics found on the PANCE and PANRE exams. The PANCE and PANRE Power Pack can be used throughout your preparation and the days before you take your PANCE or PANRE exam. You can locate the Power Pack on your Dashboard under Boost Exams.