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Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board Part 1 (Applied Knowledge Test)
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What You'll Study
18 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Introduction
1 sections
Chapter 1: Acute Medicine, Resuscitation & Clinical Emergencies
5 sections
Chapter 2: Cardiovascular Medicine & Vascular Disorders
6 sections
Chapter 3: Respiratory Medicine
5 sections
Chapter 4: Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary & General Surgery
5 sections
Chapter 5: Renal Medicine, Urology & Fluid/Electrolyte Balance
5 sections
Chapter 6: Endocrinology & Metabolic Medicine
4 sections
Chapter 7: Neurology & Neurosciences
5 sections
Chapter 8: Psychiatry & Mental Health
5 sections
Chapter 9: Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Sexual Health
6 sections
Chapter 10: Paediatrics & Child Health
6 sections
Chapter 11: Musculoskeletal Medicine & Rheumatology
4 sections
Chapter 12: Dermatology, ENT & Ophthalmology
5 sections
Chapter 13: Haematology, Oncology & Palliative Care
5 sections
Chapter 14: Perioperative Care, Safe Prescribing & Clinical Pharmacology
4 sections
Chapter 15: Medical Ethics, Law & UK Clinical Practice
4 sections
Chapter 16: Infectious Diseases, Travel Medicine & Infection Prevention
2 sections
Chapter 17: Older Adults, Population Health, Genetics & Clinical Imaging
5 sections
PLAB 1 Exam Details
Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board Part 1 (Applied Knowledge Test)
Administered by General Medical Council (GMC)
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official General Medical Council (GMC) content outline
Pregnancy and antenatal care, early pregnancy problems, labour and obstetric emergencies, contraception, menopause, gynaecological conditions and sexual health.
Acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, electrolyte emergencies, urinary tract infection, renal colic, prostate disease, urological cancers and scrotal emergencies.
Stroke, headache, seizures, CNS infection, neuromuscular disease, eye and ENT presentations, and dermatology.
Inflammatory and crystal arthritis, osteoarthritis, back pain, osteoporosis, fractures, orthopaedic emergencies and soft tissue disorders.
Depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis, anxiety, eating and personality disorders, delirium, dementia, substance misuse, self-harm and the Mental Health Act.
GI bleeding, dyspepsia, inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer referral, the acute abdomen, hepatobiliary disease and pancreatitis.
Diabetes and its emergencies, thyroid, adrenal and pituitary disease, anaemia, transfusion, haematological malignancy and anticoagulation.
The febrile child, paediatric emergencies, neonatology, growth and development, safeguarding, immunisation and child mental health.
Acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, arrhythmias, hypertension, vascular disease, asthma, COPD, pneumonia, VTE and lung cancer.
GMC Good Medical Practice, consent and capacity, confidentiality, safeguarding, end-of-life care, patient safety, prescribing, infection, public health and statistics.
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What's Next After the PLAB 1?
After passing the PLAB 1, you can pursue these career paths
PLAB 2 (Clinical OSCE)
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Foundation-level or locally employed doctor posts in the NHS
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MRCP(UK) Part 1
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MRCEM Primary
Foundational emergency medicine examination assessing applied basic sciences for doctors targeting emergency medicine specialty training in the NHS.
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