PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board) Sample Questions Set-142
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Question: A 20 years old student attends the OPD with complaints of breathlessness on and off, cough and sputum. His sleep is disturbed and skin is very dry in flexural areas of the body. Exam: tachypnea, hyperresonant percussion and wheezing on auscultation. What is the most likely dx?
a. Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
b. Asthma
c. Wegener’s granulomatosis
d. COPD
e. Cystic fibrosis
Answer: (b)
Question: A patient with thought disorder washes hands 6x each time he uses the toilet. What is the best management?
a. Psychodynamic therapy
b. CBT
c. Antipsychotics
d. Refer to dermatology
e. Reassure
Answer: (b)
Question: A 25 years old woman presented to her GP on a routine check up. Upon the vaginal exam, she was fine except for finding cervical ectropion which was painless but mild contact bleeding on touch. What is the next management?
a. Endometrial ablation
b. Cervical smear (2nd line)
c. Colposcopy
d. Antibiotics (1st line)
e. Vaginal US
f. Pack with gauze and leave to dry
Answer: (d)
Question: A 32 year old had a normal vaginal delivery 10 days ago. Her uterus has involuted normally. Choose the single most likely predisposing factor for PPH?
a. Retained product
b. DIC
c. Uterine infection
d. Von Willebrand disease
e. Primary PPH
Answer: (c)
Question: A 37 years old man slipped while he was walking home and fell on his outstretched hand. He complains of pain in the right arm. XR showed fx of the head of radius. What is the single most associated nerve injury?
a. Radial nerve
b. Musculocutaneous nerve
c. Median nerve
d. Ulnar nerve
Answer: (a)
Question: A butcher accidentally stabbed his groin. He bled so much that the towel was soaked in blood and BP=80/50mmHg, pulse=130 bpm. What % of circulatory blood did he lose?
a. <15%
b. 15-30%
c. 30-40%
d. 40-50%
e. >50%
Answer: (c)
Question: A 67 years old man presents with palpitations. ECG shows an irregular rhythm and HR=140 bpm. He is otherwise stable, BP=124/80mmHg. What is the most appropriate management?
a. Bisoprolol
b. ACEi
c. Ramipril
d. Digoxin
Answer: (a)
Question: A 78 years old man is depressed after his wife’s death. He has been neglecting himself. His son found him in a miserable state when he went to visit. The son can’t deal with his father. What is the appropriate management?
a. Voluntary admission to psychiatric ward
b. Hand over to social worker
c. Request son to move in with father
d. Send pt to care home
Answer: (a)
Question: An old alcoholic presents with cough, fever, bilateral cavitating consolidation. What is the most probable cause?
a. Gram +ve diplococci
b. Coagulase +ve cocci
c. Gram –ve cocci
d. AFB
e. Coagulase –ve cocci
Answer: (b)
Question: A 67 years old man had successful thrombolysis for an inf MI 1 month ago and was discharged after 5 days. He is now readmitted with pulmonary edema. What is the most probable dx?
a. Aortic regurgitation
b. Ischemic mitral regurgitation
c. Mitral valve prolapse
d. Pulmonary stenosis
e. Rheumatic mitral valve stenosis
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.