PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board) Sample Questions Set-303
Categories: U.K. PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board)
Question: A woman presents with a butterfly rash on her face. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. SLE
B. Herpes
C. Allergy
D. Reactive arthritis
Answer. (a)
Question: A 30 year old lady complains of intermittent diarrhoea, chronic abdominal and pelvic pain and tenesmus. Sometimes she notices blood in her stool. Select the most likely cause leading to her symptoms?
A. Inflammatory bowel disease
B. Diverticulosis
C. Irritable bowel disease
D. Adenomyosis
E. UTI
Answer. (a)
Question: A 24 year old alcoholic patient was admitted for fracture femur surgery in an emergency. Post operatively he developed delirium tremens for which he received chlordiazepoxide. He has now settled. Which other drug would you add to his regime?
A. Thiamine
B. Cyanocobalamin
C. Niacin
D. Pyridoxine
Answer. (a)
Question: A 53 years old female presents with an acute painful hot knee joint. She is a known case of rheumatoid arthritis. On examination, the knee is red, tender and swollen. The hamstring muscles are in spasm. Her temperature is 38.5 ˚C and blood pressure is 120/80 mm Hg. What is the single best next investigation?
A. Joint aspiration for cytology and culture and sensitivity
B. Join aspiration for positively birefringent crystals
C. Joint aspiration for negatively birefringent crystals
D. Blood culture
E. Serum uric acid
Answer. (a)
Question: A 7 year old child with meningitis is being treated. What is the usual outcome?
A. Learning difficulty
B. Full recovery
C. Speech problem
D. Hearing deficit
Answer. (b)
Question: A 12 year old boy was brought to A & E after a road traffic accident in which he was the passenger in a car. He has a fracture of left femur. The left posterior tibial and dorsalis pedis artery are not palpable. Which vessel is most likely to be injured?
A. Femoral artery
B. Sciatic artery
C. Popliteal artery
D. Femoral vein
E. Iliac artery
Answer. (a)
Question: A 65 year old hypertensive man presents with haematuria, lower abdominal pain and back pain. An expansive abdominal mass is palpated lateral and superior to the umbilicus. What is the single most discrimination investigation from the given options?
A. Laparoscopy
B. KUB X-ray
C. Pelvic ultrasound
D. Rectal examination
E. Ultrasound abdomen
Answer. (a)
Question: A patient diagnosed with DVT is taking warfarin. What is his cut-off-international normalized ratio (INR) limit?
A. <1
B. 1-2
C. 2-3
D. 3-4
Answer. (c)
Question: A 73 year old woman with skeletal and brain metastasis from breast cancer has worsening low back pain and blurring of vision. She had weakness of her legs and minimal knee and absent ankle tendon reflexes and a palpable bladder. Her power is 2/5 at the hoip, 3/5 at the knee and ankle with tenderness over 2nd lumbar vertebrae. There is reduced sensation in the perineum. She started on Dexamethasone 16 mg daily. What is the single most likely cause of her weakness?
A. Paraneoplastic neuropathy
B. Progression of brain tumor
C. Steroid induced myopathy
D. Spinal cord compression ANS
E. Prolapsed inter-vertebral disc at L2-L3
Answer. (d)
Question: A 26 year old female has multiple painless genital ulcers. She is on a combined oral contraceptive pill. What is her diagnosis?
A. Chlamydia trachomatis
B. HPV
C. HSV
D. Bacterial vaginosis
E. Haemophilus Ducreyi
Answer. (c)
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.