Question: A 38 year old man with long standing alcohol dependence has vertigo and a tremor every morning. What is the SINGLE most likely diagnosis?
a. Anxiety
b. Benign positional vertigo
c. Cerebellar degeneration
d. Optic neuritis
e. Temporal lobe epilepsy
Answer: (c)
Question: An 84 year old woman with Alzheimer's dementia has recently become incontinent and more confused than usual. What is the SINGLE most likely diagnosis?
a. Detrusor over activity
b. Neuropathic bladder
c. Nocturnal enuresis
d. UTI
e. Uterine prolapse
Answer: (d)
Question: A 4 year old boy complains of pain around his right eye. He is unwell, febrile and also suffers from pain on the right side of his face. What is the most probable diagnosis?
a. Allergic reaction
b. Furuncle
c. Folliculitis
d. Foreign body
e. Periorbital cellulitis
Answer: (e)
Question: A patient presents with an irregularly irregular pulse of 162bpm. What drug is most useful initially?
a. Amiodarone
b. Digoxin
c. Bisoprolol
d. Warfarin
e. Heparin
Answer: (c)
Question: A 59 year old man has shown a change in his mood and personality over a 9m period. He has subsequently developed difficulty with memory and conc, and then progressive fidgety movements of his limbs and facial musculature. By the time of medical assessment he has frank choreiform movements and a mini-mental state exam of 21/30. Other exams are normal. He was adopted and therefore no information on his family hx is available. He has 3 adult children (27, 30, 33) of whom the 2 youngest are asymptomatic. However, the oldest son has recently been investigated by the neurology dept for slightly erratic behavior and fidgety restless movements of both legs. Based on the likely clinical dx, which one of the following genetic patterns is most likely?
a. AD inheritance with anticipation
b. AD with variable penetrance
c. AR
d. X-linked
e. Mitochondrial disorder
Answer: (a)
Question: A 35 year old patient has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He mimics the doctors and attendants – doing the same physical actions as them. What symptom does this patient have?
a. Echopraxia
b. Echolalia
c. Perseveration
d. Apraxia
e. Anosognosia
Answer: (a)
Question: A patient has loss of sensation on the tip of her tongue and the inner aspect of the lip. Which nerve is most likely to be involved?
a. Vagus nerve
b. Glossopharyngeal nerve
c. Lingual nerve
d. Buccal nerve
e. Facial nerve
Answer: (b)
Question: A 51 year old woman complains of difficulty swallowing and also reddish dots on her skin. A pic of her hand is seen. What is the most appropriate term for the condition you would expect to see?
a. Sclerodactyly
b. RA
c. Swan neck deformity
d. Polydactyly
e. Ulnar deformity
Answer: (a)
Question: A 37 year old female working as a healthcare assistant in a nursing home comes to the ED with complaints of severe itching all over her body. On asking she replies that she had applied cream on the body of a resident in the nursing home who had similar itches. What is the mechanism of itching?
a. Allergic reaction
b. Inflammation of keratinocytes
c. Allergic reaction developed due to use of topical steroid creams
d. Subcutaneous bleeding
e. None
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.