Surgery — PLAB 2 Practice Cases
Practise 14 PLAB 2 surgery stations with a voice AI patient. Consultation approach, examiner marking breakdown, and common pitfalls for each case.
14 Cases
Practise Surgery PLAB 2 Cases
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Lower Back Pain with Difficulty Moving
You are an FY2 doctor in the GP surgery. Mr Jared Moran, a 48-year-old man, has presented with acute lower back pain. He is struggling to move and is ...
Intermediate · History Taking -
Back Pain with Leg Pain and Weakness
You are an FY2 doctor in the GP surgery. Mr Jamie Park, a 54-year-old man, has presented with lower back pain radiating to his leg with difficulty wal...
Foundation · History Taking -
Back Pain with Leg Weakness and Bladder Issues
You are an FY2 doctor in the GP surgery. Mr Nelson Walker, a 58-year-old man, has presented with acute lower back pain, bilateral leg weakness, and al...
Intermediate · History Taking -
Acute Abdominal Pain with Pulsatile Mass
You are an FY2 doctor in the emergency department. Mr Elliot Spencer, a 74-year-old gentleman, has presented with acute lower back pain and abdominal ...
Foundation · History Taking -
Severe Abdominal Pain with Vomiting and Distension
You are an FY2 doctor in the emergency department. Mrs Victoria Beck, a 68-year-old woman, has presented with severe colicky abdominal pain, repeated ...
Intermediate · History Taking -
Right Upper Quadrant Pain with Fever and Tenderness
You are an FY2 doctor in the emergency department. Mrs Jia Lin, a 52-year-old woman, has presented with right upper quadrant pain, fever, and tenderne...
Intermediate · History Taking -
Severe Epigastric Pain Radiating Posteriorly
You are an FY2 doctor in the emergency department. Mr Rupert Leach, a 56-year-old man, has presented with severe epigastric pain radiating to his back...
Foundation · History Taking -
Pre-Operative Assessment for Elective Surgery
You are an FY2 doctor conducting a pre-operative assessment in the surgical pre-assessment clinic. Mrs Sylvia Lowe, a 71-year-old woman, is scheduled ...
Intermediate · Counselling -
Groin Lump - Counselling About Surgical Options
You are an FY2 doctor in a surgical clinic. Mr Pawel Huber, a 52-year-old man, has been referred with an inguinal hernia confirmed on ultrasound. He h...
Intermediate · Counselling -
Hip Pain Post-Procedure - Discussion About Mobilisation and Recovery
You are an FY2 doctor on the orthopaedic ward. Mrs Mia Yuan, a 78-year-old woman, is two days post-operative following hip hemiarthroplasty for a frac...
Intermediate · Counselling -
Breast Lump - Discussion About Diagnosis and Management Options
You are an FY2 doctor in a breast clinic. Mrs Petra Winkler, a 54-year-old woman, has been diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breas...
Intermediate · Counselling -
Severe Pain - Breast Cancer Patient Discussion About Pain Management Options
You are an FY2 doctor in the palliative care team. Mrs Bridget Tyler, a 61-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer, is experiencing severe pain i...
Intermediate · Counselling -
Post-Operative Recovery Discussion - Return to Activity After Appendicectomy
You are an FY2 doctor making a telephone follow-up call to Mrs Aisha Bhalla, a 42-year-old woman who underwent an emergency appendicectomy five days a...
Intermediate · Counselling -
Fall on Hospital Ward - Acute Hip Pain
You are an FY2 doctor on the orthopaedic ward. Mrs Annie Jenkins, a 72-year-old woman who was admitted yesterday for pneumonia management, has fallen ...
Intermediate · History Taking