PLAB Part 1Tuned to the real exam format

PLAB 1 questions, written from your own notes.

Upload your revision notes and QuizMed writes SBAs in the exact PLAB 1 format — UK drug names, NHS settings, NICE-first answers, and GMC ethics, aligned to the MLA Content Map.

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Respiratory Infections — Revision.pdf
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Respiratory / ManagementQuestion 1 of 5

A 67-year-old man with COPD and a penicillin allergy has CAP with right lower lobe consolidation. eGFR is 35. What is the most appropriate antibiotic?

ACo-amoxiclav
Clarithromycin
CTrimethoprim
Penicillin allergy excludes co-amoxiclav. Clarithromycin is the NICE first-line penicillin-allergic alternative for community-acquired pneumonia.
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The exam

What PLAB 1 actually tests

Clinical problem-solving at FY2 level, the UK way. Here's the shape of the exam QuizMed mirrors.

UK medical licensing

The GMC licensing exam for international medical graduates seeking to practise in the UK, at FY2 level.

180 questions, 3 hours

180 single-best-answer SBAs with 5 options each. Pass/fail, four sittings per year at Pearson VUE centres.

MLA Content Map

Since August 2024, PLAB 1 follows the MLA Content Map — multi-constraint clinical reasoning across 22 specialty areas.

The match

Engineered to the PLAB 1 blueprint

Every question QuizMed writes follows the same rules the GMC does.

UK drug names throughout

Paracetamol, adrenaline, salbutamol, co-amoxiclav — every drug uses BNF generic names, never US equivalents.

NICE-first guidelines

Answers follow NICE, BNF, UK Sepsis Trust, and BTS/SIGN — never AHA, ACOG, or USPSTF.

NHS clinical settings

ED, GP surgery, AMU, and ward — all vignettes are set in NHS environments with UK terminology.

GMC ethics & UK law

Mental Capacity Act, Fraser guidelines, duty of candour, and Mental Health Act — the frameworks PLAB tests.

MLA multi-constraint reasoning

Post-August 2024 style: comorbidities + allergy + renal function + guideline knowledge in every vignette.

British English & spelling

Oedema, anaemia, haemorrhage, paediatrics — consistent British medical spelling throughout.

How it works

Three steps to PLAB 1 practice

1

Upload your notes

PDF, images, or pasted text from any medical revision source.

2

Pick PLAB Part 1

The exam skill tunes every question to PLAB 1 format with UK conventions.

3

Practice & export

Take the quiz in-app or export to Anki for spaced repetition.

FAQ

PLAB Part 1 questions, answered

Can QuizMed generate PLAB 1 questions from my notes?

Yes. Upload your revision notes, slides, or pasted text and QuizMed writes PLAB 1-style single best answer questions — UK drug names, NHS settings, NICE-first answers — aligned to the MLA content map.

Does it use UK guidelines and drug names?

Yes. Answers follow NICE, the BNF, the UK Sepsis Trust, and BTS/SIGN, with British generic drug names and British spelling throughout — never US guidelines or drug names.

Is PLAB 1 the same as the UKMLA?

They share the MLA content map — PLAB 1 has followed it since August 2024, and the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test is built on it. QuizMed's UK exam mode targets that shared content, so it works for both.

Is it free to try, and can I export to Anki?

Your first five quizzes are free with no credit card required, and you can export your generated questions to Anki (.apkg) in one click for spaced repetition.

Start practising PLAB 1 from your own material.

Upload your revision notes and have PLAB 1-style SBAs ready in under a minute — UK drug names, NICE guidelines, NHS settings. Free for your first five quizzes.

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