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506 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 58-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after being found drowsy beside an empty bottle of methadone mixture. He has a respiratory rate of 7/mi…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · common

A 24-year-old woman presents 30 hours after taking repeated doses of paracetamol for a dental infection. She estimates taking 10–12 g daily for four days; her p…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · common

A 62-year-old woman is reviewed three months after a large anterior myocardial infarction. She has mild exertional breathlessness but no recurrent chest pain; t…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 71-year-old man is monitored after an inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction. He becomes dizzy but remains conscious; the ECG shows regular P waves at 84…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 64-year-old man becomes hypotensive shortly after reperfusion of an inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction. He is distressed but has clear breath sounds,…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 67-year-old man is recovering on the fourth day after an inferior myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. He suddenly d…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 41-year-old woman has been stable on clozapine for 18 months but presents with fever, painful swallowing and malaise. Her temperature is 38.5°C and her absolu…

Haematology and Oncology · Clinical rotations · common

A 34-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder becomes restless, sweaty and confused six hours after venlafaxine was increased and tramadol was prescribed fo…

Emergency and Toxicology · Mechanisms of disease · common

A 58-year-old man is being treated with unfractionated heparin for a proximal deep vein thrombosis. On day 7, his platelet count has fallen from 224 to 86 × 10⁹…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 31-year-old woman developed a proximal deep vein thrombosis at 32 weeks gestation and has received therapeutic low-molecular-weight heparin since diagnosis. S…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common

A 25-year-old woman had a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device inserted six months ago. She now has a missed period, lower abdominal pain worse on the r…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common

A 34-year-old woman who is breastfeeding at four weeks after birth requests contraception. She has migraine with visual aura and reports that her periods were p…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common

A 38-year-old woman presents with two days of very heavy bleeding during an otherwise predictable menstrual cycle. Her blood pressure is 118/72 mmHg, she is not…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common

A 42-year-old man was treated with radioactive iodine for Graves disease three days ago. He now reports dry mouth and painful swelling in front of both ears, wo…

Geriatrics and Palliative Care · Clinical rotations · common

A 34-year-old woman taking carbimazole for Graves disease presents with fever, malaise and two painful oral ulcers. She has a temperature of 38.7°C and mild cer…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · common

A 58-year-old man with primary adrenal insufficiency is scheduled for multiple dental extractions under general anaesthesia. He takes hydrocortisone 20 mg in th…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · common

A 46-year-old woman presents with fatigue, jaundice and dark urine that began after a respiratory infection. She has mild splenomegaly but no renal or neurologi…

AMC · Clinical rotations · common

A 27-year-old woman has painless enlargement of the left side of her neck and drenching night sweats. She has no sore throat, dental symptoms or recent travel.…

AMC · Clinical rotations · common

A 74-year-old man reports several months of fatigue and burning of his feet. He has a smooth, sore tongue and impaired vibration sense at both ankles. His haemo…

AMC · Clinical rotations · common

A 20-year-old university student with bipolar disorder is admitted voluntarily during a manic episode. She has capacity and agrees that her sister may be told t…

Ethics and Professional Practice · Pre-internship · common