Most Repeated NLE (NRE) MCQs by Subject

Surgery and General Medicine are the two largest subjects in HighYield's NLE (NRE) question bank, with Paediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology close behind — together these four cover a large share of the 200-MCQ theory paper. Below is a sample set from each.

Surgery

1. Bruising around the flanks following retroperitoneal haemorrhage, most classically seen in severe acute pancreatitis, is known as:

• A) Cullen's sign
• B) Grey Turner's sign ✅
• C) Murphy's sign
• D) Rovsing's sign

2. Periumbilical bruising in haemorrhagic pancreatitis is known as:

• A) Grey Turner's sign
• B) Cullen's sign ✅
• C) Chvostek's sign
• D) Trousseau's sign

General Medicine

3. Heavy proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, oedema, and hyperlipidaemia together define:

• A) Nephritic syndrome
• B) Nephrotic syndrome ✅
• C) Acute tubular necrosis
• D) Pre-renal azotaemia

4. The most common cause of chronic kidney disease in adults is:

• A) Hypertension
• B) Diabetes mellitus ✅
• C) Glomerulonephritis
• D) Polycystic kidney disease

Paediatrics

5. Abdominal pain, a palpable sausage-shaped mass, and "currant jelly" stools in an infant are classic for:

• A) Pyloric stenosis
• B) Intussusception ✅
• C) Malrotation
• D) Hirschsprung's disease

6. Febrile seizures most commonly occur in children within which age range?

• A) 0–6 months
• B) 6 months–5 years ✅
• C) 5–10 years
• D) 10–15 years

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

7. Hypertension, proteinuria, and oedema after 20 weeks of gestation together define:

• A) Gestational hypertension alone
• B) Pre-eclampsia ✅
• C) Eclampsia
• D) HELLP syndrome by definition

8. The most common cause of primary postpartum haemorrhage is:

• A) Retained placenta
• B) Uterine atony ✅
• C) Genital tract trauma
• D) Coagulopathy

Why These Four Deserve Priority Revision

Surgery and General Medicine carry the most weight by question count, but Paediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology are tested in enough depth on the NLE theory paper that treating them as secondary to the "big two" leaves real, avoidable gaps.

HighYield's NLE question bank covers all four of these subjects alongside Anatomy, Pathology and every other discipline on the theory paper, with every question explained. For how this fits the wider exam, see our NRE syllabus breakdown. Start with your first questions free, no sign-in required.