,1000 EMQs for PLAB
BASED ON CURRENT EXAMS
Third Edition
SHERIF W HELMY
MBBCh, MRCP (UK), MRCGP
General practitioner with a special interest in cardiology
London
Foreword by
PROFESSOR SIR MAGDI YACOUB
Boca Raton London New York
CRC Press is an imprint of the
Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business
,First published 2012 by Radcliffe Publishing Ltd.
Published 2021 by CRC Press
Taylor & Francis Group
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Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742
Second Edition 2004
© 2012 Sherif W Helmy
Sherif W Helmy has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
1998 to be identified as the author of this work.
CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business
No claim to original U.S. Government works
ISBN 13: 978-1-84619-561-7 (pbk)
ISBN 13: 978-1-138-44730-1 (hbk)
ISBN 13: 978-0-367-80804-4 (ebk)
DOI: 10.1201/9780367808044
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, Contents
Foreword to the Operations in
Third Edition vii gynaecology and their
indications 22
Preface to the
Urinary problems in
Third Edition viii
women 23
About the author ix Chest radiography
findings in congenital
Acknowledgements x
heart diseases 24
Paediatric neurological
Themes 1 disorders 25
Breathlessness 2 Causes of syncope 26
Liver disease 3 Autoantibodies 27
Causes of Visual field defects 28
haematemesis 4 Renal calculi 29
Neurological disorders 5 Malnutrition and
Mass in the right iliac malabsorption 30
fossa 6 Adverse effects of
Weight loss 7 medications 31
Causes of pneumonia 8 Pelvic pain 32
Anaemia 9 Staging of malignant
Nail lesions 10 tumours 33
Ovarian tumours 11 Pulmonary diseases in
Causes of acute children 34
pancreatitis 12 Investigating
Cardiac lesions 13 pulmonary diseases in
Skin rash 14 children 35
Rectal bleeding in Adverse effects of
children 15 medications 36
Arthritis 16 Liver disease 37
Genetics 17 Management of
Clinical features of endometriosis 38
cardiac arrhythmias 18 Investigating
Lump in the groin 19 amenorrhoea 39
Causes of clubbing 20 Tumour markers 40
Skin lesions 21 Thyrotoxicosis 41
BASED ON CURRENT EXAMS
Third Edition
SHERIF W HELMY
MBBCh, MRCP (UK), MRCGP
General practitioner with a special interest in cardiology
London
Foreword by
PROFESSOR SIR MAGDI YACOUB
Boca Raton London New York
CRC Press is an imprint of the
Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business
,First published 2012 by Radcliffe Publishing Ltd.
Published 2021 by CRC Press
Taylor & Francis Group
6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300
Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742
Second Edition 2004
© 2012 Sherif W Helmy
Sherif W Helmy has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
1998 to be identified as the author of this work.
CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business
No claim to original U.S. Government works
ISBN 13: 978-1-84619-561-7 (pbk)
ISBN 13: 978-1-138-44730-1 (hbk)
ISBN 13: 978-0-367-80804-4 (ebk)
DOI: 10.1201/9780367808044
This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources.
Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the
author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the
consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the
copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to
copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any
copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may
rectify in any future reprint.
Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted,
reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other
means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and
recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission
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Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or
registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation
without intent to infringe.
Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at
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and the CRC Press Web site at
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Typeset by Darkriver Design, Auckland, New Zealand
, Contents
Foreword to the Operations in
Third Edition vii gynaecology and their
indications 22
Preface to the
Urinary problems in
Third Edition viii
women 23
About the author ix Chest radiography
findings in congenital
Acknowledgements x
heart diseases 24
Paediatric neurological
Themes 1 disorders 25
Breathlessness 2 Causes of syncope 26
Liver disease 3 Autoantibodies 27
Causes of Visual field defects 28
haematemesis 4 Renal calculi 29
Neurological disorders 5 Malnutrition and
Mass in the right iliac malabsorption 30
fossa 6 Adverse effects of
Weight loss 7 medications 31
Causes of pneumonia 8 Pelvic pain 32
Anaemia 9 Staging of malignant
Nail lesions 10 tumours 33
Ovarian tumours 11 Pulmonary diseases in
Causes of acute children 34
pancreatitis 12 Investigating
Cardiac lesions 13 pulmonary diseases in
Skin rash 14 children 35
Rectal bleeding in Adverse effects of
children 15 medications 36
Arthritis 16 Liver disease 37
Genetics 17 Management of
Clinical features of endometriosis 38
cardiac arrhythmias 18 Investigating
Lump in the groin 19 amenorrhoea 39
Causes of clubbing 20 Tumour markers 40
Skin lesions 21 Thyrotoxicosis 41
