PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board) Sample Questions Set-212
Categories: U.K. PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board)
Question: A child is not breathing and intubation failed. At what anatomical site should the incision be made?
a. External iliac muscle
b. Cricoid cartilage
c. Linea alba
d. Rectus sheath muscle
e. Duramater
f. 1st tracheal cartilage
g. Conjoined tendon
h. Intercostal muscles
Answer: (b)
Question: A 10 year old child who presented with fx of the radius which was treated with a plaster cast, complains of pain. Examination: limb is swollen but warm and well perfused, pulses are present. What should you do next?
a. Send for repeat XR
b. Remove cast
c. Replace cast with more padding
d. Give analgesic
Answer: (d)
Question: A 32 year old man has been to Thailand and returned with cervical lymphadenopathy and fever. What is he most likely suffering from?
a. HIV
b. EBV
c. Typhoid
d. Measles
Answer: (b)
Question: A 6 year old child presents with edema and mild proteinuria. No hematuria. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. PSGN
b. Membranous GN
c. Minimal change GN
d. RPGN
Answer: (c)
Question: An 80 year old woman suffering from RA presents with severe epigastric pain and vomiting. She also complains of shoulder tip pain. What is the single most discriminatory investigation?
a. US Abdomen
b. Sigmoidoscopy
c. Colonoscopy
d. Barium meal
e. Upper GI endoscopy
f. Erect CXR
Answer: (f)
Question: A 44 year old man went on holiday to Sudan 5 weeks ago. He now presents with red urine and fever. Examination: hepatomegaly. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. Malaria
b. Brucellosis
c. Leptospirosis
d. Schistosomiasis
Answer: (d)
Question: A 32 year old homosexual comes with hx of weight loss. Fundoscopy reveals retinal hemorrhages. What is the single most appropriate option?
a. Mycobacterium avium
b. CMV
c. Hemophilus influenza
d. NHL
e. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Answer: (b)
Question: A 30 year old man comes with hx of early morning back pain and stiffness. Examination: red eyes. What is the single most appropriate option?
a. Iris
b. Ciliary body
c. Cornea
d. Conjunctivitis
e. Sclera
Answer: (a)
Question: A 70 year old woman with longstanding anxiety is seen in the OPD. She complains of her heart skipping a beat quite often. This particularly occurs when she is trying to get to sleep. The palpitations are never sustained. What is the most likely rhythm disturbance?
a. SVT
b. VF
c. VT
d. V-ectopics
e. A-fib
Answer: (d)
Question: A 17 year old has acute pain around his right eye, pain on one side of his face and ear ache too. What is the single most diagnosis?
a. Ear wax
b. Ear foreign body
c. Dental abscess
d. Cellulitis
e. Herpes zoster
Answer: (e)