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

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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

8. Requirements CLEARANCE! Transcript of Records Certificate of Graduation Certificate of Internship Birth Certificate Current Community Tax Certificate (CTR/Cedula) Government-issued ID NSO-issued Marriage Contract in NSO security paper

9. 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)

10. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. 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

18. 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

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

20. 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?