Posted by J on October 08, 2001 at 09:40:17:
Hello My dear colleagues,
Allow me to introduce myself. I am Dr. J and am going to take the coming november Plab 1. Though I have been through the theory and EMQs a number of times, I still aspire for more. Thinking on the same lines, I have decided to discuss the EMQS actually given in previous Plab Part 1 exams. I will appreciate if I happen to get some friends opining on my answers and presenting some EMQs here which I might have missed. This practise is going to help everyone taking Part 1 especially the candidates taking November part 1.
I'll start with Dermatology , just 1 EMQ that I found from May 2001 examination.
Theme : The types of skin cancer :
Options :
a) Kaposi sarcoma.
b) Lentigo.
c) Squamous cell Ca.
d) Basal cell Ca.
e) Melanoma.
f) Keratosis.
g) Acanthoma.
1. A fair 18-year-old girl has had dark black facial patches, one of which is now growing rapidly in size.
2. A 70-year-old bald gardener has had a brownish patch on his scalp which has been slowly growing for the last 30 years.
3. A young HIV positive man develops raised patches in his skin and in his mouth.
4. A builder has been exposed to sun for long periods of time devlops an ulcerated lesion on his face.
5.A 18 year-old-girl with moles on her back of different colour & sizes.
6.A 70 year male has mole on forehead for 20 years, now slowly increasing in size.
Answers :
1. G
2. E
3. A
4. D
5. F
6. C
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