Practise urgent clinical decisions, focused investigation and ethical care for PLAB 1 through 60 explained concepts, clinical questions and active recall cards. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
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General Medical Council (GMC) · Current PLAB scope verified on 2026-10-10: GMC MLA content map, published October 2025, effective for assessments from September 2026, last updated September 2026. The workbook label maps to the existing PLAB test; MLA compliance has not created a separate replacement examination.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- GMC: Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board
- GMC: PLAB and the MLA
- GMC: MLA content map
- GMC: MLA content map, September 2026 update
- GMC: About the MLA content map
- GMC: What is the PLAB 1 exam?
- GMC: What is the PLAB 2 exam?
- GMC: How will you be tested?
- GMC: Your PLAB 1 results
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- NHS: Pre-eclampsia
- NHS: Acute kidney injury
- NHS: Kidney infection
- NHS: Transient ischaemic attack
- NHS: Glaucoma
- NHS: Septic arthritis
- NHS: Rheumatoid arthritis—diagnosis
- NHS: Bipolar disorder
- NHS: Psychosis—overview
- NHS: Coeliac disease—diagnosis
- NHS: Vomiting blood
- NHS: Underactive thyroid
- Newcastle Hospitals Laboratories: TSH, serum
- NHS: Diabetic ketoacidosis
- NHS: Bronchiolitis
- NHS: High temperature in children
- NHS: Heart attack
- NHS: Pulmonary embolism
- GMC: Decision making and consent
- GMC: Mental capacity
- GMC: Decision-making models
- GMC: The professional duty of candour
- National Clinical Guideline for Stroke: Acute care
- Hertfordshire and West Essex NHS clinical guidance: Hip Pain in Adults — Inflammatory arthritis section
- North Bristol NHS Trust: Early Inflammatory Arthritis
- West London NHS Trust: Referral guidance
- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: Ectopic pregnancy
- BSG-led multisociety consensus care bundle for early management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding
- Oxford University Hospitals: Troponin I
- Oxford University Hospitals: High-sensitivity troponin
- GMC: Being open and honest with patients when things go wrong
- North Bristol NHS Trust: Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome Guideline
- KDIGO-2012-AKI-Guideline-English.pdf
- JBDS%2002%20DKA%20Guideline%20with%20qr%20code.pdf
- ukpga_20050009_en.pdf
- Medication%20Safety%20-%20Indicators%20Specification%20(Aug19).pdf
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): reminder on renal failure and impairment - GOV.UK
- JBDS 02 The Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Adults | The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists
- Diagnosis of urinary tract infections: quick reference tools for primary care - GOV.UK
Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board test (PLAB)
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A patient who could be six weeks pregnant develops sudden severe lower abdominal pain, shoulder-tip pain and collapse. Which response is most appropriate?
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