PLAB 1 (GMC, international medical graduates) · Ethics, law and professionalism
Safeguarding and public protection
8 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 8 questions
- A 6-month-old baby who is not yet mobile presents with bruising on the cheek and the parents give no explanation. What is the most appropriate action?
- A 14-year-old girl is found on examination to have had female genital mutilation. What are the doctor's duties in England?
- A 31-year-old pregnant woman who had FGM as a child attends antenatal care. She has a 3-year-old daughter. What should the clinician do?
- A woman attends with injuries that she says came from falls. Her partner insists on staying in the room. You suspect domestic abuse. What is the best approach?
- An 84-year-old woman with dementia is found with untreated pressure ulcers and weight loss. Her carer is her son. What is the appropriate step?
- A 12-year-old girl is found to be pregnant. What is the legal and professional response?
- A competent adult woman who may be a victim of modern slavery tells you she does not want to be referred to the authorities. What is the best response?
- A 17-year-old tells his GP he is being drawn towards extremist groups and wishes to harm others. What is the right response?
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