SMLE — Medicine MCQs
Practice 733 Medicine past-paper MCQs for SMLE, each with a detailed explanation and reference. Try free samples below, then start a full quiz.
Part of the full SMLE QBank — 2,948 questions across all subjects.
Medicine is a core part of the SMLE syllabus. HighYield's Medicine question bank collects 733MCQs modelled on real past papers, so you practise the exact style and difficulty you'll face on exam day. Every question comes with a worked explanation and a subject reference, so you learn why an answer is right — not just which option to pick.
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Sample Medicine Questions
An adult presents with edema and proteinuria, low serum albumin, and normal urea and creatinine. What is the diagnosis?
- A.Nephrotic syndrome
- B.Nephritic syndrome
- C.Acute tubular necrosis
- D.Interstitial nephritis
A patient with a peptic ulcer has iron deficiency anemia. Why is oral iron supplementation generally avoided in this setting?
- A.Oral iron interacts dangerously with proton pump inhibitors
- B.Oral iron directly causes peptic ulcers
- C.Oral iron is never absorbed in the presence of an ulcer
- D.Oral iron can irritate the gastric/intestinal mucosa and worsen the ulcer
On chest x-ray, a large pericardial effusion classically produces which appearance of the cardiac silhouette?
- A.A 'boot-shaped' heart
- B.Egg-on-a-string appearance
- C.A 'water bottle' shaped cardiac silhouette on the AP view
- D.A 'snowman' sign
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