PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board) Sample Questions Set-290
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Question: A 60 year old man is brought to the ED in an agitated state. He is lashing out violently. Which drug in low dosage due to its relative lack of autonomic side effects is a drug of choice in the tx of agitation in this patient?
a. Haloperidol
b. Diazepam
c. Fluoxetine
d. Clozapine
e. Chlorpromazine
Answer: (a)
Question: A 32 year old woman of 40 weeks gestation attends the antenatal day unit with sudden onset epigastric pain with nausea and vomiting. She is clinically jaundiced. Her biochemistry results show a raised bilirubin, abnormal liver enzymes, high uric acid and hypoglycemia. What’s the most likely diagnosis?
a. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
b. Obstetric cholestasis
c. Cholecystitis
d. HELLP syndrome
e. Acute hepatitis
Answer: (a)
Question: A 24 year old man believes his bowels are blocked and his life is in ruin. What kind of delusion is he suffering from?
a. Persecutory
b. Factitious
c. Guilt
d. Nihilistic
e. Hypochondriacal
Answer: (d)
Question: A 75 year old man with declining vision, cornea and pupils are normal, fundus shows obscured margins. What is the single most likely diagnosis?
a. Macular degeneration
b. HTN retinopathy
c. MS
d. DM background
e. Proliferative DM retinopathy
Answer: (a)
Question: A man under psychiatric tx develops GI distress and tremors. Which drug is most likely to cause these symptoms?
a. Lithium
b. Diazepam
c. Citalopram
d. Clozapine
e. Imipramine
Answer: (a)
Question: A 24 year old man presents with painless hematuria. No other complaint and no abnormality is found on the physical exam. What is the most appropriate initial investigation which is helpful to get a diagnosis?
a. Coag screening
b. MSU
c. Cystoscopy
d. MRI spine
e. Abdominal US
Answer: (e)
Question: A 29 year old woman presents to her GP with troublesome heavy periods. The med tx that she has tried has made little difference. She is known to have large uterine intramural fibroids. You confirm that she is currently trying for more children. Select the most appropriate management for menorrhagia in this patient?
a. Danazol
b. Endometrial ablation
c. Hysterectomy
d. Hysteroscopic resection of fibrosis
e. Myomectomy
Answer: (e)
Question: A 30 year old schizophrenic female attacks her mother believing that aliens have replaced her with an exact double. What condition is she suffering from?
a. Capgras syndrome
b. Ganser syndrome
c. Todd syndrome
d. Fregoli syndrome
e. Cotard syndrome
Answer: (a)
Question: A 38 year old man has just returned from a holiday where he went swimming everyday. For the last few days he has had irritation in both ears. Now his right ear is hot, red, swollen and acutely painful. What is the single most likely diagnosis?
a. Foreign body
b. Impacted earwax
c. OE
d. OM
e. Perforation of eardrum
Answer: (c)
Question: A healthy 2 year old boy is brought to the ED having cut his hand playing in the garden. He has a 2cm clean laceration. He has not received any routine immunizations as his parents are concerned about possible side effects. There are no contraindications to immunizations. What is the single most appropriate follow up investigation?
a. Courses of DPT vaccine
b. Courses of DT
c. Single inj of DPT vaccine
d. Single inj of DT
e. Single inj of tetanus Ig
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.