Question: A child with fever, mouth ulcer, rash on hands and palms
A. coxakie virus
B. staph areus
C. streptococcus pneumo
Answer. (a)
Question: A 5 weeks old with difficulty in breathing, wheeze, mild fever. What is the best management?
A. nebulised saline
B. admit and monitor feeds
Answer. (b)
Question: A child that fell from the bicycle presenting to the emergency with loss of consciousness for 10 mins and vomiting, what is the most appropriate investigation?
A. CT of the brain
B. MRI
C. reassure
D. x-ray of the head
Answer. (a)
Question: A child with worsening headache, vomited 4 times, photophobia with fever of 39.1, what is the most appropriate investigation?
A. blood culture
B. FBC
C. lumber culture
Answer. (c)
Question: A child with projectile vomiting, eager to feed and has lost weight, what is the most appropriate investigation?
A. ABD us
B. ABD x-ray
Answer. (a)
Question: A child with clinodactyly, slanting palpebral fissure, single palmar crease and a systolic murmur, what is the cause of the murmur?
A. ASD
B. PDA
C. VSD
D. PS
Answer. (a)
Question: A Patient with BPPV and halpikes has already been done, what is the treatment?
A. eplys
B. others
Answer. (a)
Question: A 50 year old who smokes and takes alcohol with well controlled hypertension with hot flushes, night sweats. What is management?
A. Estrogen and progesterone HRT
B. clonidine
Answer. (a)
Question: A young girl with irregular and heavy menstrual bleed and not sexually active. What is the most appropriate management?
A. COC
B. Transgenic acid
Answer. (a)
Question: A patient with oligomenorrhea, obese, high FSH and LH. What is diagnosis?
A. PCOS
B. POF
C. hypothyroidism
Answer. (a)
Question: A 35 year old with amenorrhea, hot flushes, night sweats. What is diagnosis?
A. CAH
B. POF
C. PCOS
Answer. (b)
Question: A patient with weakness, lethargy, abdominal pain, bp of 95/64, hyperkalemia and hyponatremia. What is the deficient hormone?
A. addisons
B. CAH
Answer. (a)
Question: A patient who has received 15 units of blood transfusions, what is the likely abnormality?
A. hypomagnesemia
B. hypernatremia
C. hypocalcemia
D. hypokalemia
E. hypermagnesemia
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.