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Digital illustration for a PLAB 2 scenario showing a friendly female doctor in a white coat with a stethoscope, warmly speaking to a slightly anxious male patient in a burnt orange sweater. The light blue background features subtle icons of a house, a head with a heart for mental health, and hands for social care—illustrating GP-led referrals and holistic patient support.

🏛️Authorities and Organisations for Support via GP Referral or Signposting

Learn how to integrate social prescribing and community support services effectively in your PLAB 2 consultations to provide holistic care.

Ann Augustin

Jul 7, 20253 min read

A professional portrait-style photograph showing a male doctor wearing a white coat and stethoscope explaining mosquito-borne diseases to a male traveller. The doctor is holding an educational card displaying a malaria parasite schematic and mosquito silhouette, with a world map spread out on the table in front of them, representing tropical and travel infection preparation.

Tropical Medicine Triggers: MSRA High-Yield Guide

Master malaria, dengue, Chagas & Lyme core MSRA points with diagnostic approach, management, travel vaccines, and UK guidelines.

examiner mla

Jul 5, 20252 min read

PLAB 2 Mock Test Feedback :: Investigation Counseling ::: Vit D Deficiency :: Attempt 1

Counselling a patient with Vitamin D deficiency: causes, risks, treatment, prevention, and communication approach for PLAB 2.

examiner mla

Jul 5, 20257 min read

PLAB 2 Mock Test Feedback :: Investigation Counseling ::: Vit D Deficiency :: Attempt 2

Counselling for Vitamin D deficiency presenting as tiredness & constipation – structured diagnostic and management approach.

examiner mla

Jul 5, 20257 min read

In a PLAB 2 exam scenario, a calm female doctor in a white coat explains blood results to a middle-aged female patient. A tablet on the table displays a diagram of a bone and a prominent orange circle labelled “Vitamin D”, representing structured counselling for vitamin D deficiency in an endocrine clinic setting.

Vitamin D Deficiency Counseling Case: A PLAB 2 Mock

Learn how to structure your Vitamin D deficiency counseling station for PLAB 2 with clear management, safety netting, and time strategy.

examiner mla

Jul 5, 20252 min read

A calm female doctor wearing a white coat and stethoscope is holding a Vitamin D supplement bottle while explaining results to a middle-aged woman patient sitting opposite her in a bright UK-style clinic room with a soft daylight window in the background.

Vitamin D Deficiency- Tiredness with Abnormal Blood Results: A PLAB 2 Mock

Learn how to manage tiredness with vitamin D deficiency in PLAB 2, including history, interpretation, management and communication skills.

examiner mla

Jul 5, 20252 min read

MSRA Tropical Medicine Questions: Mastering Malaria, Dengue, and Vaccine

Learn malaria prophylaxis, cerebral malaria management, dengue diagnosis, and key travel vaccine tips for MSRA travel medicine stations.

examiner mla

Jul 5, 20253 min read

Minimalistic medical illustration showing a close-up of a toddler’s face with a small red bead lodged in the left nostril (foreign body) and a translucent grape-like nasal polyp illustrated on the right side, with subtle ENT instruments in the background.

MSRA ENT: Nasal Foreign Bodies & Polyps High-Yield Clinchers

Differentiate nasal foreign body vs nasal polyps in MSRA. Recognise emergencies like button battery and manage safely for exam success.

examiner mla

Jul 4, 20252 min read

MSRA ENT High-Yield Quiz: Nasal Foreign Bodies, Polyps & Red Flags

Identify, diagnose, and manage nasal foreign bodies and polyps efficiently. Key MSRA ENT red flags and exam-focused approaches.

examiner mla

Jul 4, 20252 min read

PLAB 2 Mock Test Feedback :: Delayed Diagnosis :: Angry Patient :: Attempt 2

Learn how to handle angry relatives empathetically in delayed lung cancer diagnosis PLAB 2 stations with structured communication strategies.

examiner mla

Jul 3, 20257 min read

A compassionate female doctor in a white coat with a stethoscope gently talking to an angry middle-aged woman with folded arms, in a clinical setting with blurred CT brain scans in the background, conveying empathy and serious discussion.

Angry Relative Stations: Handling Missed Lung Cancer Diagnoses:: A PLAB 2 Mock- 2nd Attempt

Learn how to tackle lung cancer breaking bad news PLAB 2 scenarios with structured diagnosis, management, and empathetic communication.

examiner mla

Jul 3, 20252 min read

PLAB 2 Mock Test Feedback :: Delayed Diagnosis :: Angry Patient :: Attempt 1

Learn how to handle angry relatives empathetically in delayed lung cancer diagnosis PLAB 2 stations with structured communication strategies.

examiner mla

Jul 3, 20258 min read

A calm male doctor in NHS blue scrubs with a stethoscope sits at a table, leaning slightly forward with hands clasped, facing an upset middle-aged woman with folded arms and an angry expression, in a warmly lit clinical consultation room.

Angry Relative Stations: Handling Missed Lung Cancer Diagnoses:: A PLAB 2 Mock- 1st Attempt

Learn how to handle angry relatives in PLAB 2 stations, addressing concerns calmly, correcting misconceptions, and managing diagnosis delays.

examiner mla

Jul 3, 20252 min read

Illustration of a woman with brown hair wearing a red top, looking dizzy and holding her head with eyes closed, surrounded by swirling stars indicating vertigo.

Vestibular Neuronitis: The Ultimate High-Yield MSRA Revision Guide

Sudden severe vertigo with no hearing loss? Master vestibular neuronitis diagnosis, management, and MSRA tips in this guide.

examiner mla

Jul 2, 20253 min read

A calm, focused male doctor wearing a white coat and stethoscope examines a young adult male patient who is sitting with eyes closed and head tilted slightly sideways, in a bright, modern clinic with a window and anatomical poster in the background, depicting a balance assessment in an ENT or neurology setting for a PLAB 2 exam scenario.

🌀 Vestibular Neuritis & Peripheral Vertigo: PLAB 2 High-Yield Revision

Vestibular neuritis causes acute vertigo without hearing loss. Learn clinical features, HINTS, diagnosis, and PLAB 2 management tips.

Ann Augustin

Jul 2, 20253 min read

MSRA High-Yield MCQs: Vestibular Neuronitis & Vertigo Differentials (ENT-Neurology Integration)

Revise vestibular neuronitis, BPPV, Meniere’s, and central vertigo with these targeted MCQs for MSRA rapid recall and confidence.

examiner mla

Jul 1, 20253 min read

A medical illustration showing a male doctor wearing glasses and a white coat, holding a “Steroid Emergency Card” while speaking to a calm young female patient who is showing hyperpigmentation on her palmar creases in a clinic setting.

Adrenal Gland Secrets: From GFR Layers to Addison’s Bronze Killer – A MSRA Revision Guide

Master Addison’s disease in MSRA – causes, presentations, diagnostic approach, management, and adrenal crisis essentials.

examiner mla

Jul 1, 20252 min read

Addison’s Disease & Adrenal Anatomy: High-Yield MCQs for MSRA Success

Master Addison’s disease MCQs: diagnosis, adrenal anatomy, Synacthen test, crisis management – essential for MSRA.

examiner mla

Jun 30, 20253 min read

PLAB 2 scenario showing a healthcare worker in blue scrubs and a surgical mask washing their hands at a sink, with a small yellow sharps bin visible on the counter, in a blurred hospital treatment room background.

Needle Stick Injury (NSI) and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis – PLAB 2 Guide

Needle stick injuries: structured PLAB 2 approach to hospital and community exposures, PEP, and vaccination protocols.

Ann Augustin

Jun 30, 20253 min read

A calm female doctor in blue scrubs holding a fetal Doppler monitor, looking down gently with a caring expression, standing in a blurred maternity ward with hospital beds and equipment in the background.

Mastering Pre-eclampsia, Eclampsia & HELLP for the MSRA: A Rapid-Review Guide

Master Pre-eclampsia, Eclampsia & HELLP for MSRA: key red flags, management, communication & GMC best practice in one concise guide.

Ann Augustin

Jun 30, 20252 min read