The Clinical Skills Quiz: MCQ Trivia

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Are you up for a clinical skills MCQ quiz? A medical practitioner needs to know how to communicate effectively with a patient and make them at ease even when giving them the worst news. Knowledge of how to handle different patients and their symptoms is a great skill to have. In this quiz, you will get some real-life examples of what you may see at the clinic, and all you need to do is choose the best action for each. Test yourself!

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1.

A crossed black circle in the pedigree chart refers to:
- A.
  
  Dead female
- B.
  
  Diseased female
- C.
  
  Dead diseased male
- D.
  
  A+b
2.

While examining a patient we start by:
- A.
  
  Inspection
- B.
  
  Palpation
- C.
  
  Percussion
- D.
  
  It doesn't matter which do we start by
3.

All of the following are specific questions we should ask about to identify the patient's pain except
- A.
  
  Relieving factors
- B.
  
  Severity
- C.
  
  Medication
- D.
  
  Onset
4.

Signposting:
- A.
  
  Help you move from one section of the consultation to the next
- B.
  
  Is a summarization tool
- C.
  
  Shows active listening and clarification of what has been said
- D.
  
  A+b
- E.
  
  All of the following
5.

A 52 woman came to you and she has lung cancer. In past history you will not ask about:
- A.
  
  Duration
- B.
  
  Home environment
- C.
  
  Chronic diseases
- D.
  
  Management of cancer
6.

A 69 years old patient approaches you and while you're taking history you asked about whether he smokes or not and he said that he smokes 40 cigarettes a day since the age of 49 before that he 20 cigarettes a day since the age of 19. smoking pack years=
- A.
  
  10
- B.
  
  50
- C.
  
  70
- D.
  
  90
7.

A 35-year-old man drinks 3 bottles of 13.5% wine in a week, a bottle of vodka a week, and 3 bottles of Carak ale a day. How many units of alcohol does he drink a week?
- A.
  
  42
- B.
  
  62
- C.
  
  82
- D.
  
  102
8.

If a patient's respiratory rate is 10 breaths per minute then it is :
- A.
  
  Normal
- B.
  
  Brady apnea
- C.
  
  Tachypnea
- D.
  
  Brady cardia
9.

Which one of these knockoff sounds represents the systolic pressure?
- A.
  
  1st
- B.
  
  2nd
- C.
  
  3rd
- D.
  
  4th
- E.
  
  5th
10.

One of the following is a cause for changing in respiratory pattern:
- A.
  
  Ketoalkalosis
- B.
  
  Ketoacidosis
- C.
  
  Cancer
- D.
  
  Aids
11.

You shook hands with a patient and you realized that his hands are cold and dry what will your first diagnosis be?
- A.
  
  Anxiety
- B.
  
  Raynaud's phenomenon
- C.
  
  Acromegaly
- D.
  
  Trauma
12.

A patient's facial expression shows apathy with pale and puffy skin your first diagnosis will be:
- A.
  
  Hypothyroidism
- B.
  
  Hyperthyroidism
- C.
  
  Parkinsonism
- D.
  
  Anxiety
13.

Central cyanosis is seen in:
- A.
  
  Hands
- B.
  
  Neck
- C.
  
  Nose
- D.
  
  Tongue
14.

Which one of these is wrongly matched?
- A.
  
  Mousy smell-liver failure
- B.
  
  Fishy smell-anemia
- C.
  
  Fruity smell-diabetic ketoacidosis
- D.
  
  All of the above are correct
15.

If the patient's nails are pitting it means he has:
- A.
  
  Eczema
- B.
  
  Iron deficiency anaemia
- C.
  
  Trauma
- D.
  
  Fungal infection
16.

The patient's weight is 75 kg and he is 1.50 meters then his body mass will be:
- A.
  
  35
- B.
  
  70
- C.
  
  31.11
- D.
  
  46.66
17.

All of the following are dehydration signs except:
- A.
  
  Pulse rate and quality <120
- B.
  
  Low blood pressure
- C.
  
  Sunken eyes
- D.
  
  Loss of skin turgor
18.

All of the following are things we need to know while examining any lump or swelling except:
- A.
  
  Size
- B.
  
  Attachments
- C.
  
  Surface and shape
- D.
  
  Timing
19.

When measuring the pressure you inflate the cuff until sounds are not heard then you release pressure, when you inflate the cuff again you inflate with?
- A.
  
  10-20
- B.
  
  20-30
- C.
  
  30-40
- D.
  
  40-50
20.

If you have a patient in your clinic complaining from vomiting and diarrhea and you discovered that she has dehydration she will have all of the following except:
- A.
  
  Skin turgor
- B.
  
  Orthostatic dehydration
- C.
  
  Dry skin and mucous membranes
- D.
  
  Bradycardia