PLAB 1 (GMC, international medical graduates) · Emergency and acute medicine
Resuscitation
6 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.
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Random questions from this topic, one at a time. You see the answer and the explanation straight after each one.
All 6 questions
- A 62-year-old man is in ventricular fibrillation. He has received three shocks with uninterrupted high-quality CPR. Which drugs are given now?
- What compression depth, rate and ratio does Resuscitation Council UK advise for adult basic life support?
- A patient on a ward arrests in pulseless electrical activity. IV access is in place. What is the correct drug management?
- An adult collapses with no pulse after a chest stab wound. There is tracheal deviation and absent breath sounds on the left. Which reversible cause should be treated first?
- A choking adult is conscious with an ineffective cough. What does Resuscitation Council UK advise first?
- Which Glasgow Coma Scale score applies to a man who opens his eyes only to pain, makes incomprehensible sounds and withdraws his limb from pain?
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