PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board) Sample Questions Set-221
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Question: A man had a soft mass on his mandible. Mass is freely mobile and has started growing progressively over the past 6 months. The mass still moves freely. What is the best investigation for this patient?
a. FNAC
b. CT
c. XR
d. MRI
e. ESR
Answer: (a)
Question: A 75 year old war veteran complains of loss of appetite and says he has lost weight over the past few months. He says that he has passed blood in his urine, however, he had no pain. A recent report shows that PSA >5.5ng/ml. How will you manage this patient?
a. Radical prostatectomy
b. TURP
c. Cryosurgery
d. Brachytherapy
e. Irradiation
Answer: (a)
Question: A 19 year old boy comes to the ED with pain, swelling and tenderness 2 cm distal to Lister’s tubercle of radius. Examination: proximal pressure on the extended thumb and index finger is painful. XR: no fx. What is the next appropriate management for the patient?
a. Immobilization with cast
b. Repeat XR
c. MRI
d. Surgery
e. None
Answer: (a)
Question: A 71 year old man with a hx of 50 years of smoking presents with cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea and chest pain. He also has anorexia and weight loss. The diagnosis of lung cancer has been stabilized. Which electrolyte abnormality can be seen?
a. Hyperkalemia
b. Hypocalcemia
c. Hyponatremia
d. Hypernatremia
e. Hypomagnesemia
Answer: (c)
Question: A 56 year old man who is hypertensive recently underwent a change in meds. 2 days later he developed wheezing. Which drug can cause this?
a. Atenolol
b. Ramipril
c. Bendroflumethiazide
d. Verapamil
e. Furosemide
Answer: (a)
Question: A 33 year old man has a temperature=38.5C, cough and chest pain on the right side on inspiration. He also has purulent sputum. What is the most likely organism to cause pneumonia in this patient?
a. Gram +ve diplococci
b. Coagulase +ve cocci
c. PCP cold agglutinins
d. AFB
e. Gram –ve diplococci
Answer: (c)
Question: A young man’s arm was caught in a machine. XR showed no fx but arm is very swollen. What is the best tx?
a. Plaster cast
b. Wide splint with upward position
c. Analgesics
d. Antibiotics
e. Tetanus prophylaxis
Answer: (b)
Question: A child was brought in to ED by his parents for taking his grand-dad’s meds. There is an extra systole in the ECG. Which drug was taken?
a. Digoxin
b. Amitriptyline
c. Atenolol
d. Ramipril
e. Bendroflumethiazide
Answer: (a)
Question: A 5 year old child came from Ghana 6 weeks ago. 2 days ago he developed fever, vomiting and neck stiffness. He had taken malaria prophylaxis and had no rash. What is the diagnosis?
a. Cerebral abscess
b. Cerebral malaria
c. Meningococcal meningitis
d. SAH
e. Cerebral tumor
f. Pneumonia
Answer: (b)