3/11/2026
Here is the 6-point CBME evaluation for *2023 Batch - Roll No. 36* - Portfolio: *50F, Homemaker, Body Pains - 5 Years, Tingling Sensation - 2 Months*
Based on the anonymized text you pasted. Score 0-2 per level. Total /12.
### 1. Remember - Knowledge Recall
*Evidence in portfolio:*
- Demographics with occupation, chief complaints, HOPI, past history - Hysterectomy 30 years ago, N/K/C/O DM, HTN, TB, Asthma, personal history - Vegetarian, Toddy 2 glasses / day after meals / work, family history, general physical examination, PICCLE, vitals - with SpO2 included, systemic examination recorded.
- Good details: Body pains insidious, initially mild, gradually progressive, more severe at shoulder, back and knees, aggravated by chores, walking long distance, climbing, squatting, relieved by rest. Tingling in palms since 2 months. Negatives recorded - No trauma, fever, redness, warmth, swelling, weight loss.
- Gaps: No joint examination - swelling, tenderness, deformity, ROM. No duration of stiffness. Hysterectomy 30 years ago means at age 20 - needs verification, likely error in history. No mention of menopause status.
*Score: 2 / 2*
- Competency met: Systematic documentation, aggravating / relieving factors well captured, negatives included.
### 2. Understand - Comprehension
*Evidence in portfolio:*
- Pain pattern described - mechanical, aggravated by activity, relieved by rest.
- But no explanation in own words of why OA causes this pattern, or what tingling in palms means.
- Pallor (+) recorded but not explained. Toddy history recorded but not explained - relevance to pain / nutrition / liver / neuropathy.
- Hysterectomy history not explained - relevance to early menopause / bone health.
*Score: 1 / 2*
- Partial comprehension.
- *Next target:* Explain: Mechanical pain - worse on use, better on rest = OA / degenerative. Explain: Tingling in palms = neuropathic, not OA - carpal tunnel? B12 deficiency? Alcohol-related neuropathy? Explain pallor, toddy, hysterectomy - early surgical menopause -> estrogen loss -> osteoporosis / OA risk, anemia, B12 deficiency.
### 3. Apply - Application to Patient Care
*Evidence in portfolio:*
- Provisional diagnosis given as Osteoarthritis.
- No investigation plan, no management plan, no neurological examination - sensation, Tinel, Phalen for tingling palms.
- No application of tingling / pallor / toddy to care.
*Score: 1 / 2*
- Partial application. Diagnosis stated, but not applied to care.
- *Next target:* Add: X-ray knees / shoulder / spine, CBC for pallor, Vitamin D, Calcium, Vitamin B12, Blood sugar, ESR/CRP, RA factor if needed. Add management - analgesics, physiotherapy, exercises, weight management, posture, diet - vegetarian + toddy -> nutritional counseling, alcohol cessation, follow-up. Verify hysterectomy history - age, reason, menopause.
### 4. Analyze - Differentiation & Interpretation
*Evidence in portfolio:*
- No differential diagnosis given.
- No analysis of tingling in palms - OA alone does not explain tingling. No analysis of shoulder + back + knees together - widespread pain.
- No analysis of pallor + toddy + vegetarian diet - anemia / B12 deficiency / neuropathy.
- No analysis of hysterectomy at age 20 - if true, early menopause, bone loss.
*Score: 0 / 2*
- Not met.
- *Next target:* Add differential table: Osteoarthritis - supports age 50F, knees / back / shoulder, mechanical pain, worse on activity; against - tingling in palms, widespread pain. Vitamin B12 deficiency / Peripheral neuropathy - supports tingling palms, pallor, vegetarian diet, toddy, disturbed sleep. Fibromyalgia - supports widespread body pains 5 years, disturbed sleep; against - pain relieved by rest. Rheumatoid arthritis - supports multiple joints, stiffness; against - no swelling / redness / warmth mentioned. Osteoporosis post-hysterectomy - supports back / body pains, early menopause. Must analyze tingling.
### 5. Evaluate - Judgment & Reflection
*Evidence in portfolio:*
- No justification for Osteoarthritis as provisional diagnosis despite tingling in palms.
- No reflection, no self-assessment, no counseling on alcohol / diet, no red-flag discussion.
*Score: 0 / 2*
- Not met.
- *Next target:* Add: Why did I choose OA when patient has tingling? What is the risk if I miss B12 deficiency / carpal tunnel / neuropathy due to toddy? What would I do differently - do detailed neurological examination, verify hysterectomy history, ask about numbness / weakness? Reflection on taking addiction history non-judgmentally in female homemaker.
### 6. Create - Synthesis & New Learning Product
*Evidence in portfolio:*
- No original product - no algorithm, concept map, patient education material.
*Score: 0 / 2*
- Not met.
- *Next target:* Create 1-page concept map: Body Pain + Tingling -> Mechanical vs Neuropathic vs Nutritional -> Investigations -> Management, OR patient education sheet for OA + B12 + alcohol cessation for homemaker.
### Summary Sheet - Roll No. 36 - 2023 Batch
Bloom Level | Score /2 | Key Feedback
1. Remember | 2 | Good documentation, aggravating / relieving + negatives captured
2. Understand | 1 | Mechanical pain described, tingling / pallor / toddy not explained
3. Apply | 1 | OA stated, no investigations / management / neuro exam
4. Analyze | 0 | No differentials, tingling palms not analyzed
5. Evaluate | 0 | No justification for OA despite neuropathic symptoms
6. Create | 0 | No original product
**Total** | **4 / 12** | **Needs Support - Developing**
*Overall CBME Feedback for Roll 36
- *This portfolio = 4 / 12*
- *Strength:* Best aggravating / relieving history so far, and negatives clearly listed. Toddy history in female patient captured sensitively.
- *Critical learning from this case:* Tingling in palms = nerve / nutrition, not OA. Do not label all body pain as OA. And always verify unusual history - hysterectomy 30 years ago in a 50F means surgery at age 20, which needs re-checking - could be error in age / duration.
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