Practice Exam Questions and Answers
2021 October DWE
Adult Medicine
Instructions:
• This document contains the questions and answers from the DWE Adult Medicine
Practice Exam
• The correct answer for each question is in bold type.
Question 1
A 25-year-old woman presents for investigation of infertility and a karyotype is reported as
45,XO (Turner syndrome).
Which of the following conditions is associated with Turner syndrome and warrants
commencement of regular screening?
Answer options:
A. Aortic aneurysm.
B. Breast cancer.
C. Macular degeneration.
D. Myelodysplasia.
Practice Exam Questions and Answers
,Question 2
The graph presented shows changes in the drug plasma concentration and systolic blood
pressure (SBP) over 24 hours following administration of a single dose.
What is the best explanation for this pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic relationship?
Answer options:
A. An active metabolite.
B. Rapid absorption.
C. Receptor upregulation.
D. Short elimination half-life.
Practice Exam Questions and Answers
, Question 3
A 19-year-old male is currently in hospital with his third episode of lobar pneumonia due to
Streptococcus pneumoniae in the last 2 years. He reports a background of chronic sinus
symptoms and frequent bronchitis, and takes 4–6 courses of antibiotics per year. He also
reports intermittent non-bloody diarrhoea.
Preliminary screening for immunodeficiency shows the following:
What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer Options:
A. Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID).
B. IgA deficiency.
C. Specific antibody deficiency.
D. X-linked agammaglobulinaemia.
Practice Exam Questions and Answers
2021 October DWE
Adult Medicine
Instructions:
• This document contains the questions and answers from the DWE Adult Medicine
Practice Exam
• The correct answer for each question is in bold type.
Question 1
A 25-year-old woman presents for investigation of infertility and a karyotype is reported as
45,XO (Turner syndrome).
Which of the following conditions is associated with Turner syndrome and warrants
commencement of regular screening?
Answer options:
A. Aortic aneurysm.
B. Breast cancer.
C. Macular degeneration.
D. Myelodysplasia.
Practice Exam Questions and Answers
,Question 2
The graph presented shows changes in the drug plasma concentration and systolic blood
pressure (SBP) over 24 hours following administration of a single dose.
What is the best explanation for this pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic relationship?
Answer options:
A. An active metabolite.
B. Rapid absorption.
C. Receptor upregulation.
D. Short elimination half-life.
Practice Exam Questions and Answers
, Question 3
A 19-year-old male is currently in hospital with his third episode of lobar pneumonia due to
Streptococcus pneumoniae in the last 2 years. He reports a background of chronic sinus
symptoms and frequent bronchitis, and takes 4–6 courses of antibiotics per year. He also
reports intermittent non-bloody diarrhoea.
Preliminary screening for immunodeficiency shows the following:
What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer Options:
A. Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID).
B. IgA deficiency.
C. Specific antibody deficiency.
D. X-linked agammaglobulinaemia.
Practice Exam Questions and Answers
