Topics: QBank for the PLAB Part 2

The QBank for the PLAB Part 2 covers 6 subjects:

  • Medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • OBGYN
  • Surgery
  • Psychiatry
  • Preventive Medicine & Community Health (PMCH)

The QBank contains carefully prepared, classic simulated Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for each of the Topics listed below

Medicine

  • Abdominal Pain in an Alcoholic
  • Achalasia
  • Acoustic Neuroma In An Elderly
  • Actinic Keratosis
  • Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma
  • Acute Cholecystitis
  • Acute Gastroenteritis
  • Acute Gout
  • Acute Hepatitis A
  • Acute Pericarditis
  • Alcoholic Neuropathy And Foot Exam
  • Alopecia Areata
  • Ascites due to Liver Failure
  • Asthma Exacerbation
  • Asthma Exacerbation Discharge Discussion
  • Asthma Exacerbation Simman Came By Ambulance
  • Barrett's Esophagus Pathology Results
  • Bell's Palsy After Delivery
  • Blood Transfusion Reaction Simman
  • Brachial Plexus Injury
  • Brain Dead And Pronoucing A Patient Dead
  • Breaking Bad News After Leukemia Diagnosis
  • Breast Cancer And Pulmonary Embolism Simwoman
  • Bronchiolitis
  • Cancer Patient Refuses Treatment
  • Cardex Drug Prescription
  • Cardiac Ascites
  • Celiac Disease Follow Up
  • Cerebellar Ataxia
  • Chest X-ray Reading Teaching
  • Chickenpox In A Pregnant Patient
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Confused Elderly with Pneumonia
  • Congestive Heart Failure Pulmonary Edema
  • Constipation
  • Copd Exacerbation
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Diabetes Follow Up
  • Diabetic Foot Exam
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis Counseling
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis First Diagnosis
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Differential Of Dry Cough Of Unclear Cause
  • Dizziness
  • Dysphagia Telephone Call
  • Dysplastic Nevus
  • Dysuria
  • Ear Wax
  • ECG Teaching
  • Eczema
  • End Stage Dementia
  • EPI PEN Prescription
  • Erectile Dysfunction
  • Eye Pain in Optic Neuritis
  • Fall Secondary To Orthostatic Hypotension
  • Gonorrhea and Pelvic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Guillain Barre Syndrome
  • Heart Failure Refuses Beta Blockers Treatment
  • Hematemesis
  • Hepatitis C Found In A Blood Donor
  • Herpes Labialis
  • Hospital-acquired Pneumonia Simman
  • Hpolymyalgia Rheumatica Steroids Taper
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hypertension Follow Up After Hospitalization
  • Hypertension with High Qrisk Score
  • Hypertensive Patient Worried About Stroke
  • Hypoglycemia - Collapsed Shopping Version
  • Hypothyroidism Laboratory Results
  • Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
  • Infective Asthma Exacerbation
  • Insulin Learning Difficulties
  • Kardex Prescription For Palliative Care
  • Kardex Prescription In Copd Exacerbation Infection
  • Kardex Prescription In Pneumonia With Asthma
  • Laboratory Results Of Liver Function Tests
  • Macular Degeneration
  • Marijuana-induced Sleep Disturbance
  • Medication-induced Tinnitus
  • Megaloblastic Anemia
  • Meniere's Disease
  • Meningitis Simman
  • Meningitis with Nephew and Prophylaxis
  • Meningococcal Meningitis
  • Migraine and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Combined
  • Migraine in a 16 Year Old
  • Mild Dyskariosis
  • Mislabeled X-ray Led To Wrong Prescription
  • Molluscum Contagiosum
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Multiple Sclerosis Palliative Care
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Needle Stick Injury In A Child Playing At Park
  • Needle Stick Injury Nurse Worried About HIV
  • Neutropenic Sepsis to Stop Chemotherapy
  • Occupation-related Contact Dermatitis
  • Otosclerosis In A New Mother
  • Palpitations Due to Hyperthyroidism
  • Patient Discharged On Warfarin But Doesn’t Want
  • Patient with URI wants Antibiotics
  • Penicillin Allergy Adverse Reaction Simman
  • Physical Exam Teaching: Abdominal Exam
  • Physical Exam Teaching: Ear Exam
  • Physical Exam Teaching: Eye
  • Physical Exam Teaching: Neurological Exam
  • Physical Exam Teaching: Respiratory Exam
  • Pituitary Adenoma
  • Pneumocystis Jiroveci
  • Portwine Stain
  • Post Herpetic Neuralgia
  • Post-hysterectomy Hypotension Simwoman
  • Post-mortem Request
  • Post-myocardial Infarction Physiotherapy
  • Post-partum Hemorrhage Simman
  • Preconception Counseling In Diabetes
  • Primary Insomnia
  • Rash in a College Student
  • Reiter’s Or Reactive Arthritis Due To Campylobacter
  • Scabies
  • Seborrheic Keratosis
  • Seizure
  • Seizure Patient Hospital Discharge Discussion
  • Simman With Atrial Fibrillation And A Dizzy Spell
  • Simman With Prostate Cancer And Urosepsis
  • Sore Throat in a Rugby Player
  • Statin-associated Myopathy
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  • Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
  • Sudden Hearing Loss In Telecom Worker
  • Suppurative Otitis Media In A Child
  • Suppurative Otitis Media In An Elderly
  • Temporal Arteritis
  • Tension Headache
  • Thalassemia
  • Thyroid Annual Review
  • TIA while watching TV
  • Tinea Corporis: Patient With Ringworm
  • Tiredness
  • Tremor
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Tuberculosis
  • Urgent Oxycodone Request
  • Urticaria
  • UTI in a Transgender
  • Venepuncture After Paracetamol Overdose
  • Vertebrobasilar Artery Occlusion Drop Attack
  • Viral Encephalitis
  • WBC 91,000 Laboratory Results
  • Wife Of Copd Patient And Marsa Colony Is Angry
  • World Health Organization Pain Relief Ladder
  • Young Female Breakthrough Seizure On Valproate

Pediatrics

  • Autistic Child at First Presentation
  • Bedwetting
  • Breastfeeding An Infant Or Baby Formula
  • Chickenpox or Varicella in a Child
  • Childhood Obesity
  • Circumcision Of A Baby Boy
  • Counseling After Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
  • Infant Gastroesophageal Reflux
  • Infant’s Head is Bruised after a Fall
  • Influenza Vaccine In Pediatric Patients
  • Innocent Heart Murmur In Children
  • Laryngotracheitis [croup]
  • Mother Of Premature Baby Angry About Poop
  • Mother with Baby with Chlamydia Conjuctivitis
  • Neonatal Jaundice
  • Pediatric Acute Otitis Media
  • Pediatric Non-accidental Injury
  • Pediatric Pre-op IV Fluids Caculations
  • Shingles
  • Suspected Growth Delay In A 4 Year Old
  • Suspected Hearing Impairment In 1 Year Old
  • Teaching Pediatric Basic Life Support To Student
  • Toddler with Constipation
  • Ultrasound shows no Fetal Heartbeat
  • Vaccines At 8 Weeks

OBGYN

  • Amenorrhea due to Premature Ovarian Failure
  • Antenatal Visit in Rhesus Negative Patient
  • Breech Presentation Turns Cephalic Follow Up
  • Contraception After New Relationship
  • Dermoid Ovarian Cyst on Ultrasound
  • Ectopic Pregnancy Ethics for Discharge
  • Emergency Contraception In A 14 Year Old Girl
  • Female With Genital Herpes
  • Honeymoon Cystitis
  • Initiating Birth Control In A Minor
  • IUD User With Ectopic Pregnancy Mannikin
  • Menstrual Migraines
  • PAP Smear
  • Patient Planning A Trip Wants Months Of OCPs
  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
  • Post Cesarian Section Pain
  • Pre-eclampsia in Pregnancy
  • Preconception Counseling for Cystic Fibrosis
  • Preconception Counseling in Hypertensive
  • Preconception Visit Wants Male Child
  • Pregnancy
  • Primary Amenorrhea In An 18 Year Old
  • Pulmonary Embolism In Transgender On Estrogen
  • Retroplacental Clot In Abruption Placenta
  • Retroplacental Clot In Theatened Abortion
  • Rhesus Negative In Second Pregnancy
  • Third Miscarriage
  • Third Trimester Antenatal Follow Up
  • Vaginal Discharge due to Candidiasis
  • Vaginal Discharge due to Gardnerella Vaginosis

Surgery

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Follow Up
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Physical Exam
  • Abdominal Bloating in an Elderly Woman
  • Abnormal Bowel Movements
  • Acute Abdomen With Bowel Obstruction
  • Acute Cholecystitis
  • Ankle Pin Removal Pre-operative Assessment
  • Ankle Sprain Patient Wants Records Amended
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Back Pain
  • Bartholin Gland Cyst
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma
  • Breast Cancer 90 Year Old in Palliative Care
  • Breast Physical Examination In Fibroadenoma
  • Cataract
  • Cerebral Palsy Adolescent With Ankle Sprain
  • Colonoscopy after Sigmoidoscopy
  • Critical And Acute Limb Ischemia Simman
  • Elbow Examination In Tennis Elbow
  • Endocarditis Patient Wants To Be Discharged
  • Femoral Artery Bypass Surgery Bad News
  • Hairline Fracture Medical Error
  • Hematuria in an Elderly Female on Warfarin
  • Hematuria Secondary To Analgesic Nephropathy
  • Hemicolectomy Pre-op Assessment
  • Hernia Repair Pre-op Assessment
  • Hiatal Hernia
  • High INR While On Warfarin For DVT
  • Hip Exam In Trochanteric Bursitis
  • INR-check And Warfarin In Intellectual Disability
  • Insulin Subcutaneous Infection
  • Intracranial Bleeding
  • Intraductal Carcinoma Of Breast On Biopsy
  • Intussusception
  • Ischemic Stroke after Brain Surgery
  • IV Cannulation Difficulty In Cerebral Palsy
  • Kidney Stone
  • Knee Replacement Post-op Plan Discussion
  • Laparoscopic Pre-operative Assessment
  • Left Ventricular And Erectile Dysfunction Post MI
  • Lipoma
  • Lumbar Radiculopathy And Disc Prolapse
  • Lung Cancer Misdiagnosed in an Elderly
  • Melanoma
  • Mesothelioma
  • Missed Myocardial Infarction Error
  • Missed Pelvic Fracture
  • Neonatal Skin Lesions: Hemangioma
  • Nipple Discharge Differential Diagnosis
  • Obesity In Osteoarthritis Pending Surgery
  • Orchitis Secondary To Mumps
  • Osteoporosis Dexa Results Follow Up
  • Patient Left With Blocked Cannula Is Angry
  • Penile Ulcer Due To Behcet Disease
  • Penile Ulcer in a Young Man
  • Physical Exam In Lumbar Radiculopathy
  • Physical Exam Teaching: Knee Exam
  • Post-Apendectomy Simman
  • Post-DVT And PE Discharge Warfarin Discussion
  • Post-fall And Pelvic Fracture Discharge Discussion
  • Post-myocardial Infarction Discharge Discussion
  • Post-op Hemiarthroplasty Discharge Discussion
  • Post-op Wound After Cyst Removal
  • Post-partum Varicose Veins
  • Post-wrist Fracture Ethical Considerations
  • Pprocedure Skills: Nasal Packing
  • Primary Survey In Advanced Trauma Simman
  • Procedural Skills: Skin Suture
  • Procedural Skills: Urinalysis
  • Procedure Skills: Blood Sample Management
  • Procedure Skills: Maintenance Of Adequate Airway
  • Procedure Skills: Nasogastric Tube Insertion
  • Procedure Skills: Performing Ekg And Defibrillator
  • Procedure Skills: Pleural And Peritoneal Tap
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • PSA Results
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pyelonephritis
  • Pyloric Stenosis
  • Raynaud Phenomenon In Exercise Teacher
  • Recurrent Tonsillitis
  • Relatives Of A Colon Cancer Patient Ask Secrecy
  • Renal Biopsy Lost
  • Retropharyngeal Abscess
  • Road Traffic Accident(RTA) with Epidural Hematoma
  • Road Traffic Accident(RTA) with Hip Fracture
  • Second Stroke And Coma 2 Weeks After First Stroke
  • Secondary Survey In Advanced Trauma Simman
  • Shoulder Disclocation
  • Simman With Uti Status Post-turp
  • Smoking Cessation Before Angioplasty
  • Splenomegaly in Lymphoma
  • Tamoxifen And Breast Cancer Induced Embolism
  • Teaching A Testicular Exam To Student
  • Teaching Inguinal Region Anatomy To Student
  • Testicular Cancer
  • Testicular Swelling - Epididymal Cyst
  • Testicular Swelling - Epididymitis
  • Testicular Torsion
  • Tia In A Taxi Driver Who Didin’t Inform DVLA
  • Ugi Bleeding Simman
  • Urinary Catheterization
  • UTI in Bladder Cancer to Stop Antiobiotics
  • Vasovagal Syncope
  • Vestibular Neuritis
  • Woman With Suspicious Breast Lesion Asks Referral
  • Worker With Post Herniorrhaphy Wound Infection
  • Wrist Examination In De Quervain Tendonitis

Psychiatry

  • A 3-year-old has Changed Behavior
  • A 6-year-old With Attention Deficit
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Confused Elderly comes with Daughter
  • Depression Patient CBT Failed
  • Gender Identity in a 16 Year Old
  • Homesexual Suicide Attempt With Paracetamol
  • Insomnia in a Woman who Argues with Husband
  • Insomnia Secondary to Depression after Divorce
  • Lesbian with Depression after Miscarriage
  • Man With Previous Brain Injury Changed Behavior
  • Mini-mental Status use in Dementia
  • Nightmares
  • Nurse With Guilt After Pediatric Patient Died
  • Nursing Home Delirium: Beers Criteria And Sepsis
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Patient With Family History Of Vascular Dementia
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder/Acute Stress
  • Postnatal Depression
  • Premenstrual Syndrome
  • Psychosis
  • Suicide Attempt/self-harm With Ocps

Preventive Medicine & Community Health (PMCH)

  • A Surgeon Colleague Has A Mother With Cancer
  • Abuse Scalded Burns
  • Acne Vulgaris Requests Isotretinoin
  • Adolescent With Anger Comes With Mother
  • Angry Daughter Complains Of Changed Medication
  • Angry Patient Because Of Clindamycin Side Effects
  • Angry Son Calls About Heart Failure’s Care
  • Breaking Bad News In HIV Diagnosis
  • Chronic Diarrhea Giardiasis
  • Colleague Talk: Delayed Blocked Cannula Change
  • Colleague Talk: Delayed Discharge Letter
  • Colleague Talk: Social Media Posts
  • Colleague Talk: A Tardy Medical Student
  • Colleague Talk: Alcohol Smelling Medical Student
  • Colleague Talk: Medical Student Uses Cocaine
  • Culturally Competent Sex Change
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Drug Dependence
  • Elder Abuse
  • Harassment Of A Transgender In The Workplace
  • Hospital Policy Change During Covid
  • Malingering Patient Fakes Whiplash Injury
  • Medical Error Of Child Prescribed Amoxicillin
  • Minor Having Sex With Teacher Asks For OCP
  • Mmr Vaccine Hesitancy
  • Mother of 15-year Old Concerned About OCPs
  • Older Lesbian Wants Conception And Children
  • Parents Of Neuroblastoma Child Give Green Juice
  • Patient Had Sex With Counselor Or Psychiatrist
  • Privacy: Concerned Father of an Adult Daughter
  • Sexual Assault Victim In Emergency
  • Smoking Cessation in a Breastfeeding Mother
  • Teaching CPR To A Medical Student
  • Teenage Pregnancy Confirmation And Counsel
  • Teenager Has Attraction To Both Men And Women
  • Teenager Has Threatened to Kill Teacher
  • Therapeutic Alliance- Part I
  • Therapeutic Alliance- Part II
  • Therapeutic Alliance- Part III
  • Therapeutic Alliance- Part IV
  • Therapeutic Alliance- Part IX
  • Therapeutic Alliance- Part V
  • Therapeutic Alliance- Part VI
  • Therapeutic Alliance- Part VII
  • Therapeutic Alliance- Part VIII
  • Therapeutic Alliance- Part X
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