PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board) Sample Questions Set-166
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Question: A young man who was held by the police was punched while in custody. He is now cyanosed and unresponsive. What is the 1st thing you would do?
a. IV fluids
b. Clear airway
c. Turn pt and put in recovery position
d. Give 100% oxygen
e. Intubate and ventilate
Answer: (b)
Question: A HTN male loses vision in his left eye. The eye shows hand movement and a light shined in the eye is seen as a faint light. Fundus exam: flame shaped hemorrhages. The right eye is normal. What is the cause of this pts unilateral blindness?
a. HTN retinopathy
b. CRA thrombosis
c. CRV thrombosis
d. Background retinopathy
e. Retinal detachment
Answer: (a)
Question: A mentally retarded child puts a green pea in his ear while eating. The carer confirms this. Otoscopy shows a green colored object in the ear canal. What is the most appropriate single best approach to remove this object?
a. By magnet
b. Syringing
c. Under GA
d. By hook
e. By instilling olive oil
Answer: (c)
Question: A patient presents with longstanding gastric reflux, dysphagia and chest pain. On barium enema, dilation of the esophagus with a tapering end is noted. He was found with Barrett’s esophagus. He had progressive dysphagia to solids and then liquids. What is the single most appropriate dx?
a. Achalasia
b. Esophageal spasm
c. GERD
d. Barrett’s esophagus
e. Esophageal carcinoma
Answer: (e)
Question: A 48 years old lady presents with itching, excoriations, redness, bloody discharge and ulceration around her nipple. What is the most likely dx?
a. Paget’s disease of the breast
b. Fibrocystic dysplasia
c. Breast abscess
d. Duct papilloma
e. Eczema
Answer: (a)
Question: Patient with widespread ovarian carcinoma has bowel obstruction and severe colic for 2h and was normal in between severe pain for a few hours. What is the most appropriate management?
a. PCA (morphine)
b. Spasmolytics
c. Palliative colostomy
d. Oral morphine
e. Laxatives
Answer: (c)
Question: A 70 years old man admits to asbestos exposure 20yrs ago and has attempted to quit smoking. He has noted weight loss and hoarseness of voice. Choose the single most likely type of cancer a.w risk factors present.
a. Basal cell carcinoma
b. Bronchial carcinoma
c. Esophageal carcinoma
d. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
e. Oral carcinoma
Answer: (b)
Question: A 32 years old woman had progressive decrease in vision over 3yrs. She is no dx as almost blind. What would be the mechanism?
a. Cataract
b. Glaucoma
c. Retinopathy
d. Uveitis
e. Keratitis
Answer: (b)
Question: A child during operation and immediately after showed glycosuria, but later his urine sugar was normal. Choose the most probable dx.
a. Pre-diabetic state
b. Normal finding
c. Low renal tubular threshold
d. DM
Answer: (b) & (c)
Question: A patient presented with hx of swelling in the submandibular region, which became more prominent and painful on chewing. He also gave hx of sour taste in the mouth, the area is tender on palpation. Choose the most probable dx?
a. Chronic recurrent sialadenitis
b. Adenolymphoma
c. Mikulicz’s disease
d. Adenoid cystic carcinoma
e. Submandibular abscess
Answer: (a)
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.