Test your understanding of core medical concepts across systems! This 40-question quiz is packed with clinical vignettes and applied physiology from topics like asthma, digestion, gas exchange, renal handling, antibiotics, ECGs, liver disease, pharmacology and more. Can you get through the full set?
Test your understanding of nephron structure and kidney physiology with these five quiz questions.
A 56-year-old woman visits her GP with two common but vague symptoms: fatigue and ankle swelling. Her vitals and labs show:
As a GP, I'd be asking: are these early signs of chronic kidney disease (CKD), or part of a broader hypertensive picture? These results might seem only mildly abnormal, but even “moderate” kidney dysfunction can signal serious shifts in physiology. So—what’s failing? And why do those failures affect more than just the urine?
This post walks through how each part of the nephron contributes to health, and what happens when that function begins to slip.
A 5-question quiz exploring the pathophysiology of alcohol-related and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (ARLD vs NAFLD). Read each clinical scenario and choose the best explanation.
In this post, we explore the similarities and differences between alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)—two of the most common causes of liver dysfunction worldwide.
Both progress through similar pathological stages but have distinct
triggers, mechanisms, and associated conditions. Let’s dive into how each
affects liver structure and function.
Test your understanding of Hepatitis B serology with these five clinical scenarios. Can you apply serological markers to real-world cases?
I'm very pleased to share our latest publication in BMC Medical Education: "Medical school admission processes to target rural applicants: an international scoping review and mapping of Australian practices."
https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-025-07234-3
Alongside esteemed colleagues from Deakin University, Charles Sturt University, University of Queensland, University of Melbourne, University of Adelaide, Western Sydney University, and the University of South Australia, we explored how Australian medical schools select rural applicants.
Our findings reinforce the importance of recruiting rural-origin students to address workforce shortages, revealing significant variations in how academic performance metrics and standardised tests are weighted across institutions. While many medical schools adapt entry criteria for rural candidates, greater consistency and evidence-based approaches could improve fairness and long-term healthcare sustainability.
This research aligns with international studies supporting tailored admission processes to strengthen rural health outcomes. We advocate for modified pathways that ensure equitable access to medical education and a stronger rural medical workforce.
Test your knowledge of chronic viral hepatitis, liver fibrosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma using these best-of-five questions designed to reinforce key clinical and pathophysiological concepts.
While many patients recover completely from an episode of acute hepatitis, certain hepatitis viruses—especially Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV)—fail to be cleared from the body. This persistence triggers a continuous inflammatory cascade in the liver, laying the groundwork for progressive scarring and, eventually, the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
These Best-of-Five questions will test your understanding of the pathophysiology, transmission, and laboratory features of acute viral hepatitis. Ready to apply what you've learned? Like all the quizzes, you can have a try and check your answers anonymously, then reset the quiz to try again later !
Acute viral hepatitis refers to sudden-onset liver inflammation caused by one of the hepatitis viruses — most commonly Hepatitis A, B, C, D, or E. Each virus has distinct routes of transmission, clinical behaviour, and implications for public health — but they share overlapping patterns of hepatic injury.
In this post, we will explore:
🩺 Quiz: Signs of liver dysfunction
Test your understanding of liver function and its role in metabolism, clotting, bilirubin clearance, and neurological complications. Choose the best answer for each case, then check your score and explanations.
The liver is essential for metabolism, synthesis, detoxification, immune regulation, and storage. When liver function fails, distinct signs emerge—often across multiple systems.
This guide explains why these signs occur and how they relate to underlying liver dysfunction. Rather than trying to memorise a list of signs - it is always better to think pathophysiologically from first principles- then you will know HOW and WHY things happen as they do.
This five-question quiz helps medical students review key concepts in liver structure, dual blood supply, bile flow, and complications of liver dysfunction such as jaundice, coagulopathy, and encephalopathy.
Understanding its structure and function will help explain why liver dysfunction produces such distinct clinical signs.