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Due to a strong request of the trainee fellows from all around Pakistan, again this year, a Mock examination for FCPS part II was held at Capital Hospital Islamabad under the supervision of Dr Siddique Akbar Satti  who is the Head Department of Medicine, former Executive directed of Capital Hospital Islamabad. and Faculty Fellow of  the Prestigious College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan Dr. Sidduqe Akbar Satti and Dr. Farhan are asking questions to a trainee fellow during the Mock examination Trainee fellow thanked Dr Siddique Akbar Satti for putting his efforts in creating such a memorable, useful and helpful examination scenario. I am really thankful to the organizers of this examination, This exam helped me to identify my weak points, I will elminate those point, will work on them and Inshallah will pass the final exam, one of trainee fellows commented  Dr. Siddique Akbar Satti is observing the examination skills of a trainee fello...

Drug of choice is that drug which is known to be most effective in order to cure an infection or disease. A drug of choice should be accessible, cost-effective, easily tolerable, safe, and most importantly effective against the disease-causing pathogen. Following is the list of few of drugs that are used in the common infections. Pathogen Disease Drug of Choice Actinomyces Actinomycosis Penicillin G Bacillus anthracis Anthrax Ciprofloxacin, Tetracyclines Bordetella pertussis Whooping cough Erythromycin Borrelia burgdorferi Lyme disease Tetracycline Campylobacter Acute inflammatory diarrhea Ciprofloxacin Candida Vaginal candidiasis Systemic candidiasis Miconazole Fluconazole Chlamydia trachomatis Pelvic inflammatory disease Doxycycline Chlamydia pneumonia Pneumonia Tetracycline H. influenza Pneumonia, Meningitis 3 rd Gen Cephalosporin H. pylori Gastric ulce...

Dr Siddique Akbar Satti, the supervisor of post-graduates trainees of Department of Medicine of Capital Hospital Islamabad, and also the Examiner of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan for Fellowship - Part 2 Exam, today brought a chest x-ray with an unusual finding. Questions about this X-Ray were also asked from the trainees in the last FCPS-Part II Exam. Today we like to share that x-ray with our readers. Kindly have a look at the X-ray that is shown below and think about it and make your own list of possible abnormalities and differentials before looking at the answer that is given at the end of this article. Here is the  Chest – X-Ray, PA view: This is a posterior-anterior view of chest on X-ray film. What do you see? By looking at this X-Ray, you clearly notice an elongated or vertical opacity along the right border of the sternum . If you look below, it disappears behind the right pericardial border. What is this elongated opacity in the mediastinum?  Also...