PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board) Sample Questions Set-218
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Question: A 45 year old man has been admitted for an elective hernia surgery. 3d later he presents with agitation, sweating, aggressiveness, and complains of seeing snakes on the hosp wall. Chlordiazepoxide has been started for this pt. What is the most appropriate next step?
a. Diazepam
b. Acamprosate
c. Disulfiram
d. Thiamine
e. Methadone
Answer: (d)
Question: A woman with a prv hx of pain at the left wrist following a fall 4 month ago for which she didn’t seek any tx now presented with pain in the same wrist below the thumb and the pain is aggravated whenever she holds her baby. What is the cause?
a. Fx radial head
b. Scaphoid fx
c. Carpal tunnel syndrome
d. Colles fx
e. Ulnar fx
Answer: (b)
Question: A 29 year old man was involved in an RTA. He presents with distended neck veins, clear breath sounds and a trachea which is in the midline. His RR=34 bpm, BP=60/0mmHg. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. Simple pneumothorax
b. Tension pneumothorax
c. Cardiac tamponade
d. Pericarditis
Answer: (c)
Question: An elderly woman has anemia. As part of her exam, she had a barium enema which reveals a mass lesion in the ascending colon. What is the single most appropriate diagnosis?
a. Sigmoid volvulus
b. Anal fissure
c. Sigmoid carcinoma
d. Cecal carcinoma
e. Diverticular disease
Answer: (d)
Question: A 55 year old male after gastrectomy developed anemia. His MCV=106 fl. Examination: loss of proprioception and vibration sense. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. IDA
b. Folate def
c. Vitamin B12 def
d. Anemia of chronic disease
Answer: (c)
Question: A 26 year old male has been operated for abdominal trauma and splenectomy was done. On the 3rd post-op day the patient developed acute abdominal pain and distention in the upper abdominal area with hypotension. On insertion of ryle's tubes, 2L of coffee ground fluid was aspirated. What is the most probable diagnosis?
a. Acute gastric dilatation
b. Reactionary hemorrhage
c. Subphrenic abscess
d. DVT
e. Left lower lobe atelectasis
Answer: (a)
Question: A 50 year old man presented with increased breathlessness at rest. He is currently on furosemide, digoxin and isosorbide mononitrate. What drug is going to help him?
a. Ramipril
b. Bendroflumethiazide
c. Atenolol
d. Amlodipine
e. Diltiazem
Answer: (b)
Question: A 31 year old man underwent an operation where his hand was hanging outside the table. After the operation he had wrist drop and sensory loss over the dorsum of his hand. Which nerve was injured?
a. Radial
b. Ulnar
c. Median
d. Axillary
e. Brachial
Answer: (a)
Question: What is the mode of spread of chickenpox?
a. Airborne
b. Close contact
c. Fecal-oral
d. Blood
e. Vector
Answer: (a)
Question: A 64 year old man presents with ipsilateral vertigo, tinnitus and left side hearing loss. Examination: Renne test +ve and Weber lateralizes to the right ear. What is the most appropriate investigation?
a. CT
b. MRI brain
c. XR
d. Audiometry
e. None
f. Caloric testing
Answer: (b)