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Clinical Year
The Rosh Review blog provides study and exam prep tips, interviews, and deep dives for physicians, NPs, PAs, residents, and students. Below you’ll find a list of the blog posts that highlight our PA Clinical Year content. Take a look and learn something new—we’re here every step of your career.
The Rosh Review blog provides study and exam prep tips, podcasts, and more for physicians, NPs, PAs, residents, and students. Below you’ll find a list of the blog posts that highlight Clinical Year. Take a look and learn something new.
What Is the Likelihood of Passing Your PANCE or PANRE?
Over the course of the last few years, we compiled real world scores from thousands of individuals who took the PANCE and PANRE exams. Using this data to aid learners in self-assessment of their preparedness for the PANCE and PANRE exams, we developed a proprietary algorithm using a regression model and standard correction factor to convert your Rosh Review performance to a projected PANCE and PANRE exam performance.
Rapid Review: Septic Arthritis
Reviewed February 2024 Septic Arthritis Sample Question: A 23-year-old man with a history of intravenous heroin use presents to the emergency department with a painful left hip that is preventing him from walking. He denies injury. Physical exam reveals a swollen and erythematous left hip that is tender to palpation. His temperature is 102.2°F. What read more…
Rapid Review: Rotator Cuff Muscles
Reviewed February 2024 Rotator Cuff Impingement and Tear Sample question: Which muscle is most commonly involved with rotator cuff injuries?
Rapid Review: Megaloblastic Anemia
Reviewed February 2024 Macrocytic Anemia Sample question: An 84-year-old woman presents to the clinic with fatigue and weight loss for several months. She reports eating very little in her daily meals. A CBC shows a hemoglobin of 9.2 g/dL and mean corpuscular volume of 124 fL. Which one of the following findings would be expected read more…
Rapid Review: Coarctation of the Aorta
Coarctation of the Aorta Sample question: A 5-year-old girl with Turner syndrome is found to have systolic hypertension. Further examination reveals diminished femoral pulses. Which of the following is the best initial test for establishing the most likely diagnosis?
Introducing the New Internal Medicine Rotation Exam, Perfect for PA Students
The new Rotation Exam – Internal Medicine, available to Physician Assistant students and programs, is best suited for PA students looking for a focused, high-yield review for the end of your rotation. It joins our growing list of Rotation Exams including Rotation Exam – Pediatrics, Rotation Exam – Emergency Medicine, Rotation Exam – Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, and Rotation Exam – Women’s Health. This content is novel, and not included in Rosh Review’s PANCE QBANK, Mock exams, or Power Packs. Topics for the Rosh Review Internal Medicine Rotation Exam are based on the national curriculum blueprint. Rosh Review, LLC is not sponsored or endorsed by, or affiliated with, the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) nor the End of Rotation Exam™ (EOR). All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Rapid Review: Central Cord Syndrome
Reviewed January 2024 Central Cord Syndrome Sample question: A 71-year-old man presents to the emergency department after falling on ice outside his home. He reports neck pain. He has an abrasion on his chin and decreased strength in his bilateral upper extremities. Strength is intact in his lower extremities. Which mechanism of trauma is most read more…
Rosh Review Live…Being Strong, Resilient, Fearless, and Ready for your PANCE
I am hosting a free 1-hour live video discussion on study strategies for your PANCE. The event is limited to the first 25 PA students who sign up. The goal is to leave the event with tactical and actionable material to prepare for your PANCE.
Rapid Review: Xanthoma
Reviewed February 2024 Cutaneous Xanthoma
Today’s Essential Teaching Image: Black Urine Disease (Alkaptonuria)
Today’s teaching image is about alkaptonuria, or black urine disease. For more teaching images, try a free trial of our board review qbanks.
Rapid Review: Supracondylar Fracture
Reviewed February 2024 Supracondylar Fracture Sample question: A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with right elbow pain after falling on her outstretched hand. Physical examination reveals limited range of motion, swelling, and pain of her right elbow. No neurologic deficits are noted, and pulses of her right upper extremity are normal. X-ray reveals a read more…
Today’s Essential Teaching Image: Traumatic Iritis
Today’s teaching image is about traumatic iritis. For more teaching images, try a free trial of our board review qbanks.
Rapid Review: Scabies
Reviewed February 2024 Scabies Sample question: An 8-year old girl presents to the clinic because of intense pruritus of the interdigital folds and abdominal area. She feels the pruritus more at night and her younger siblings have the same symptoms. On physical examination, threadlike burrows and papular eruptions with excoriations are noted on the interdigital read more…
Image of the Week: “Erythema” Rashes
Rapid Review: Worms and Cestodes
Reviewed February 2024 Sample Question: A 61-year-old man with hypertension is brought to the emergency department 20 minutes after having a generalized tonic–clonic seizure. He has had recurrent headaches over the past 6 months. He frequently travels throughout South America, where he swims in fresh water and eats street food, including meat and fish. He read more…
Rapid Review: Ectopic Pregnancy
Reviewed January 2024 Ectopic Pregnancy Sample question: A 24-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with abdominal pain. She states that the pain started acutely this morning and has been progressively worsening, causing her to vomit. The patient has a medical history of several sexually transmitted infections. She is currently sexually active with both men read more…
Rapid Review: Polycythemia Vera
Reviewed February 2024 Polycythemia Vera Sample Question: A 57-year-old woman presents to the physician with progressive headaches and dizziness for the past 2 months. During this time, she has also noticed generalized itching when taking a bath. Additionally, she reports recent abdominal pain and a reddish discoloration of her urine. Her temperature is 37.6°C, heart read more…
Rapid Review: Retinal Detachment
Reviewed February 2024 Retinal Detachment Sample question: A 67-year-old man presents to the emergency department with vision changes for the last few hours. He describes a painless decrease in the vision in his left eye. This was preceded by an increase in floaters in his vision. Fundoscopic exam reveals a floating, gray “cloud.” What is read more…