PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board) Sample Questions Set-276
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Question: A 50 year old man presents a flight of ideas which are rambling and disinhibited. He is distractible, confused and overactive. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. Dementia
b. Mania
c. Schizophrenia
d. Psychosis
e. Acute confusional state
Answer: (b)
Question: A patient presents with a lid lag, bulging eyes, ophthalmoplegia and thyroid bruit. What investigation will you do?
a. TFT
b. Eye sight
c. Tensilon test
d. US
e. FNAC
Answer: (a)
Question: A 30 year old lady complaining of right ear deafness with decreased corneal reflex and past pointing. Acoustic analysis shows SNHL. What is the next most appropriate investigation to do?
a. CT brain
b. CT acoustic canal
c. MRI brain
d. MRI acoustic canal
e. PET brain
Answer: (c)
Question: A 29 year old woman who returned from Egypt 2 weeks ago now presents with difficulty in breathing, chest pain, cough and purulent sputum with an episode of blood staining. She is on COCPs. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. Pulmonary embolism
b. Pneumonia
c. Lung abscess
d. Pneumothorax
e. Pulmonary edema
Answer: (b)
Question: A 60 year old patient recovering from a surgery for toxic goiter is found to be hypotensive, cyanosed in the recovery room. Examination: neck is tense. There is oozing blood from the drain. What is the most probable diagnosis?
a. Thyroid storm
b. Reactionary hemorrhage
c. Secondary hemorrhage
d. Primary hemorrhage
e. Tracheomalacia
Question: A 40 year old woman has had varicose vein surgery, planned as a day pt. After the op, she is distressed by repeated retching and vomiting. Her pain is currently well controlled. What is the best management strategy?
a. Tramadol
b. Co-codamol
c. IM morphine
d. IV ondansetron
e. PO ondansetron
Answer: (d)
Question: A patient with renal failure has serum K+=7.5, raised creatinine and broad complex tachycardia. What is the most appropriate management?
a. Calcium gluconate
b. Sodium bicarbonate
c. Dialysis
d. Furosemide
e. Sotalol
Answer: (a)
Question: An 18 year old lady in her 30th week of pregnancy is brought to the hospital in an altered sensorium. She is taking slow, shallow breaths and her breath has a fruity smell. An ABG: pH=7.20, urine ketones: +ve. What is the most probable diagnosis?
a. HONK
b. DKA
c. HELLP syndrome
d. PIH
e. GDM
Answer: (b)
Question: A 26 year old man presented with abdominal distension and pain. His stools have been mucoid and sometimes blood stained. What is the most appropriate investigation?
a. Stool C&S
b. Gastroscopy
c. IgG tissue transglutaminase
d. Barium meal
e. Jejunal biopsy
Answer: (d)
Question: An 83 year old elderly woman presented in the ED with cough, fever and sneezing. Tx was given but she became confused and again presented with above said symptoms. What is the cause of her condition?
a. Aspiration due to confusion
b. Alveolar damage due to drugs
c. Drug toxicity
d. Pneumothorax
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.