PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board) Sample Questions Set-49
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Question. A 30 years old female presents with severe intermittent pain in the upper outer quadrant of her left breast, which is radiating to the axilla. On examination there is no palpable lump. What is the most probable diagnosis?
A . Cyclical Mastalgia
B. Fibroadenoma
C .Non Cyclical Mastalgia
D. Duct Ectasia
E. Mondor’s disease
Answer. (c)
Question. A 22 year old man has a reduced conscious level and a fixed dilated pupil after being involved in a motor vehicle collision. What is the SINGLE most appropriate option?
A. Facial nerve
B. Oculomotor nerve
C. Olfactory nerve
D. Optic nerve
E. Trigeminal nerve
Answer. (b)
Question. A 31 year male HIV patient presents with Oral candidiasis and white patches in pharynx and complains of mild pain in the mouth and on swallowing. What is the most appropriate management?
A. Oral fluconazole
B. IV amphotericin
C. Amoxicillin
D. Nystatin suspension
E. Oral morphine
Answer. (a)
Question. A 52 year old woman speaks rapidly without any pause and ignores interruptions. She doesn’t even pause to take enough breaths. What term best describes this kind of speech?
A. Flight of Ideas
B. Broca’s Aphasia
C. Wernicke’s Aphasia
D. Pressure of Speech
E. Verbal dysphasia
Answer. (d)
Question. A patient in the post op ward develops persistent vomiting with a distended abdomen and no bowel sounds. What is the primary electrolyte imbalance in this patient?
A. Hyponatremia
B. Hyperkalaemia
C. Hypernatremia
D. Hypokalaemia
Answer. (d)
Question. A 2 year old child was found to have meningitis. The child recovered well. He was not resuscitated. What would be the expected outcome of the child?
A. Goes back to normal status like before the illness.
B. Hearing loss
C. Visual loss
D. Mental state retardation
E. Hemiparesis
Answer. (a)
Question. An 18 year old man is rushed into A&E by his group of friends who left him immediately before they can be interviewed by the medical staff. He is semiconscious, has a respiratory rate of 8/min, BP of 120/70 mmHg and pulse 60 beats per minute. He is noted to have needle track marks on his arms and his pupils are small. What is the single best initial treatment you would administer?
A. Insulin
B. Naloxone
C. Methadone
D. Gastric lavage
Answer. (b)
Question. A patient presenting with systolic murmur, left sided pain and fever. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Infective endocarditis
B. Pulmonary embolism
C. Pericarditis
Answer. (a)
Question. A 80 year old man diabetic and hypertensive presents with acute onset of vomiting and vertigo with a tendency to fall to the right. He also had difficulty swallowing. Examination shows right sided partial ptosis, constricted pupils and exophthalmos. There is also right sided soft palate palsy and sensory loss of the face on the right side and left half of the lower body.
A. Weber Syndrome
B. Left middle cerebral artery infarct
C. Right posterior cerebral artery infarct
D. Lateral medullary syndrome
Answer. (d)
Question. A man has been diagnosed with metastatic carcinoma of the middle 1/3rd of the oesophagus. What is the best initial management?
A. Chemotherapy
B. Celestin tube
C. Radiotherapy
D. Surgery
Answer. (b)
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.