The PLAB Test – What to Expect?

The PLAB Test – What to Expect?

Aug 10, 2017 | 0 comments

The PLAB Test will form an integral part of the GMC registration process for most doctors who qualified and reside outside of the EU and don’t already hold a recognised postgraduate qualification (MRCP, MRCPCH, MRCEM etc). There are a whole host of revision...
A 60-Year-Old with Abdominal Pain

A 60-Year-Old with Abdominal Pain

Feb 1, 2016 | 4 comments

A 60-year-old woman presents with a one-week history of abdominal pain, nausea and reduced frequency of bowel motions. Her observations are as follows: HR 97, BP 113/76, RR 19, SaO2 98% on air. On examination she has right upper quadrant tenderness. Her chest X-ray is...
Re-Sits: No-One Cares

Re-Sits: No-One Cares

Oct 8, 2015 | 1 comment

When retaking the year, you’re told so many times that retaking isn’t the end of the world. You’re told that some famous Professor failed a year of med school, that a lovely GP they know failed a year of med school and look at them now, and so on....