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782 free practice questions shared by students. Answer them right here — no account needed.

Practise theseOne at a time, in a random order, with the explanation after each.

A 24-year-old woman of Greek background is found to have abnormal results on a pre-employment blood count. She feels well, her periods are not heavy, and she re…

Haematology and Oncology · Clinical rotations · common

A 76-year-old woman taking warfarin for atrial fibrillation attends for a routine INR check, which returns at 11.0 (target 2.0–3.0). She recently completed a co…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 68-year-old man presents with three months of increasing tiredness and breathlessness climbing stairs. He eats a mixed diet, takes no regular medications, and…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 41-year-old woman presents nine hours after the onset of a severe headache that struck like a blow to the back of the head while she was lifting weights and r…

Neurology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 29-year-old woman presents ten days after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery under epidural analgesia with four days of worsening headache, which she says is w…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 72-year-old man presents three days after an episode of weakness of his left arm and leg with slurred speech, which resolved completely within 20 minutes. He…

Neurology · Clinical rotations · common

A 76-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation, whose apixaban was stopped three weeks ago after a fall, presents with four hours of severe constant central abdom…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 14-year-old boy presents with sudden severe lower abdominal pain that woke him from sleep two hours ago, accompanied by two episodes of vomiting. He is pale a…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 66-year-old man is five days after an ultra-low anterior resection for rectal cancer and had initially been recovering well. Overnight he developed an irregul…

Surgery and Perioperative Care · Clinical rotations · common

A 35-year-old man is admitted six hours after a house fire with burns to 25% of his body surface area, including a burn encircling the entire right forearm wher…

Emergency and Toxicology · Pre-internship · common

A 25-year-old motorcyclist is brought to the emergency department after a high-speed crash, complaining of left-sided chest pain and severe breathlessness; he c…

Emergency and Toxicology · Pre-internship · common

A 72-year-old man with hypertension and a 40 pack-year smoking history presents with sudden severe left flank pain radiating to the groin that began one hour ag…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 78-year-old man from a residential aged care facility, with long-standing constipation, presents with three days of increasing abdominal distension and no pas…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 45-year-old woman is admitted with epigastric pain radiating to the back and a serum lipase of 2400 U/L (<60). Ultrasound shows multiple small stones in the g…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 68-year-old woman presents with two days of constant right upper quadrant and epigastric pain. Overnight she had two episodes of violent, uncontrollable shaki…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 22-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with 24 hours of lower abdominal pain that began around the umbilicus and is now most marked on the rig…

Surgery and Perioperative Care · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 66-year-old man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy attends for review. Echocardiography shows a left ventricular ejection fraction of 30%, and he remains breathles…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 71-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presents with two days of worsening breathlessness and purulent sputum. She is treated with 28% o…

Respiratory · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 24-year-old woman with asthma since childhood attends for review. Her only treatment is a salbutamol inhaler, which she now uses three to four times a week fo…

Respiratory · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 59-year-old man presents 90 minutes after onset of severe central chest pain with sweating and nausea. The ECG shows 3 mm ST-segment elevation in leads II, II…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist