Medicine
824 free practice questions at the clinical rotations stage shared by students. Answer them right here — no account needed.
A 5-month-old boy is brought to hospital with 2 days of nasal congestion, cough and reduced breastfeeds. He is alert but has subcostal recession and widespread…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common
A 42-year-old man is brought to hospital 45 minutes after taking an unknown number of amitriptyline tablets. He is drowsy, has a blood pressure of 78/46 mmHg an…
Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · common
A 29-year-old woman presents with three days of worsening unilateral throat pain, fever and difficulty swallowing. She cannot open her mouth fully, her voice is…
Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat · Clinical rotations · common
A 56-year-old man develops sharp central chest pain 36 hours after an uncomplicated inferior myocardial infarction. The pain is worse when he lies flat or takes…
Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 64-year-old man is recovering in hospital four days after an inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary interventi…
Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 72-year-old man with Parkinson disease is brought by his wife because he has begun speaking to people who are not present and has become suspicious of her. He…
Psychiatry and Mental Health · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 16-year-old female long-distance runner develops gradually worsening right groin pain over six weeks. She has recently increased her training volume and repor…
Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 7-year-old boy has complained of pain in both thighs and an intermittent limp for one month. He is pale but afebrile, and there is no joint swelling; both hip…
Haematology and Oncology · Clinical rotations · common
A 13-year-old boy with obesity has had aching pain in his left knee for three weeks. He suddenly develops severe groin pain while rising from a chair and cannot…
Surgery and Perioperative Care · Clinical rotations · common
A 3-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department because he has stopped walking and cries when lifted. He has a temperature of 38.8°C, a heart rate of 13…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 79-year-old woman falls at home and develops groin pain. Pelvic and hip radiographs show no fracture, but after analgesia she still cannot take four steps and…
Surgery and Perioperative Care · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 24-year-old university student presents with three days of migratory joint pain involving both knees and one wrist. He has a temperature of 38.1°C and a small…
Infectious Diseases · Clinical rotations · common
A 7-year-old boy falls from playground equipment and sustains a displaced supracondylar fracture of the humerus. His hand is warm, capillary refill is 1.5 secon…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 71-year-old man presents with three days of dyspnoea. CT pulmonary angiography shows bilateral pulmonary emboli and right ventricular enlargement; his blood p…
Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common
A 42-year-old woman has a second proximal deep vein thrombosis while taking rivaroxaban as prescribed. She has no interacting medicines, normal renal function a…
Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 68-year-old man with metastatic oesophageal cancer develops a symptomatic proximal deep vein thrombosis. He completed treatment for melaena from the tumour tw…
Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 29-year-old woman at 10 weeks of pregnancy presents with sudden pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness. Her heart rate is 108/min, oxygen saturation is 98% o…
Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 34-year-old woman wants reliable contraception while receiving rifampicin for pulmonary tuberculosis. She has previously used a combined oral contraceptive pi…
Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common
A 41-year-old woman is rescued from a vehicle fire with burns encircling the chest and upper abdomen. She is intubated and ventilated, but her peak airway press…
Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 28-year-old electrician receives an electrical injury while working on industrial equipment. There is a small contact mark on the palm and a larger mark at th…
Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · middle twist