PLAB 1 (GMC, international medical graduates) · General practice and primary care
Diabetes, endocrine and metabolic care
7 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.
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- An asymptomatic 50-year-old man has a single HbA1c of 51 mmol/mol on screening. What should happen?
- A man with type 2 diabetes and established heart failure is on metformin alone. His HbA1c is 52 mmol/mol. Which additional drug class is recommended by NICE?
- A 55-year-old man with type 2 diabetes is started on metformin. What HbA1c target does NICE suggest for people on lifestyle plus metformin alone?
- A patient with type 2 diabetes is unwell with vomiting and diarrhoea. She takes metformin, ramipril, furosemide and ibuprofen. What does the sick day rule advise?
- A 45-year-old woman has TSH 14 mU/L and low free T4, with fatigue and weight gain. What is the appropriate treatment?
- A 62-year-old man has an HbA1c of 62 mmol/mol on metformin. Which statement about driving and diabetes is correct in the UK?
- A 70-year-old woman with a bone density T-score of minus 3.0 is started on alendronate. Which counselling advice is correct?
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