PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board) Sample Questions Set-123
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Question: A 15 year old boy feels he is shorter than his peers. He does not have pubic hair. His older brothers had pubic hair growth at 14 years. What is the diagnosis?
A. Constitutional delay of growth and puberty
B. Growth hormone deficiency
C. Isolated hypo gonadotropic hypogonadism
Answer: (a)
Question: A man has been having palpitations every day in last few days with irregularly irregular pulse
A. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
B. Wolf Parkinson White syndrome
Answer: (a)
Question: A woman with itchy anus and itching on the webs of the right hand. Itching is worse after bathing. What is the likely cause?
A. Scabies
B. Enterobium vermicularis
C. Borrelia
Answer: (a)
Question: A gentle man on 60 mg bd of oral Morphine which controls his pain well. Now he has intractable vomiting. How will you manage his pain?
A. SC morphine 60mg/24 hours
B. SC Morphine 240mg/24 hours
C. Oral Oxycodone 20 mg/24 hours
Answer: (a)
Question: A man presents with loss of sensation in little and ring finger with weak abduction and adduction of finger. Can't grasp an object between the fingers. What is the nerve involved?
A. Musculocut aneous
B. Median
C. Radial
D. Axillary
E. Ulnar
Answer: (e)
Question: A patient on simvastatin, Ramipril, bisoprolol, aspirin now placed on erythromycin for pneumonia. What advice would you give?
A. No further action
B. Stop simvastatin
C. Stop aspirin
D. Reduce dose of simvastatin
E. Stop ramipril
Answer: (b)
Question: A child with loss of consciousness for 30 mins. What is the most appropriate initial management?
A. Secure airway
B. Bag and mask ventilation
C. IVF
Answer: (a)
Question: A woman going for a diagnostic gastroscopy with DM on gliclazide. What would you do about the medication?
A. Skip 24hrs before surgery
B. Skip morning of surgery.
C. Change to insulin
D. Continue the drug
E. Commence insulin, glucose and potassium during surgery
Answer: (b)
Question: A GP went to see do home service for an elderly man who has a terminal illness. He does not want to be resuscitated should he go into arrest. The GP does not think CPR would be successful if attempted. What should be done?
A. Help him draft DNR
B. Await review by respiratory physician
C. Inform community mental nurse
Answer: (a)
Question: A 32- year old woman with persistent fever, rash on the nose and cheeks, pain in the small joints of the hands, weight loss and rash on the body that just appeared. What's the investigation of choice that's most likely to give a diagnosis:
A. RF
B. Anti DNA
C. ESR
D. C3
E. Anti Citrullinated antibody
Answer: (b)
These questions cover various aspects of medical knowledge, clinical reasoning, and professional skills. Remember to refer to the PLAB exam syllabus and guidelines for a comprehensive understanding of the exam content and format.
The PLAB test is a prerequisite for international medical graduates who want to practise medicine in the UK. Passing both parts of the exam is also a requirement. To receive a licence to practise medicine in the UK after passing the exam, you might need to complete additional exams, such as the GMC registration process and securing a job offer or training placement.
In order to practise medicine in the United Kingdom, international medical graduates must pass the PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board) exam. The General Medical Council (GMC), which oversees medical practitioners in the UK, is in charge of administering it.
The PLAB exam is divided into two parts:
PLAB Part 1: This written, multiple-choice exam gauges your knowledge and comprehension of clinical practise and medical principles. It has 180 single-best-answer questions and covers a variety of subjects, such as surgery, psychiatry, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, and more. The PLAB Part 1 exam is available in many different nations.
PLAB Part 2: This practical test evaluates your clinical abilities, communication abilities, and ethical standards. There are 18 situations in all, all of them take place in the UK and include interacting with fictitious patients. Your capacity to gather data, generate accurate diagnoses, and create treatment plans is evaluated by the examiners.
You must fulfil specific requirements, such as holding a primary medical certification recognised by the GMC and possessing the appropriate English language proficiency, in order to be qualified to take the PLAB exam. The GMC's website should be checked for the most recent and comprehensive qualifying requirements.
A strong foundation in clinical expertise and medical knowledge is necessary for PLAB exam preparation. Many applicants prepare by combining self-study, books, online sources, and practise tests. Additionally, a number of for-profit businesses provide training programmes and resources created expressly for the PLAB exam.