Question 1
You enter a CPSA station where the examiner may be observing remotely via camera. What is the recommended first action when you begin any PLAB 2 / CPSA station?
Correct Answer:
Confirm your name and GMC number
Question 2
A 28-year-old woman presents with a 3-day history of dysuria and increased urinary frequency. To efficiently gather data in a CPSA history station, which screening question best helps you exclude pyelonephritis as a complication?
Correct Answer:
Do you have any loin pain or fever?
Question 3
In a CPSA history-taking station for chest pain, which feature in the patient's account most strongly raises concern for acute coronary syndrome rather than musculoskeletal pain?
Correct Answer:
Central crushing pain radiating to the jaw with sweating
Question 4
You are taking a history from a 55-year-old man with new headache. Which combination of features would prompt you to escalate urgently for suspected raised intracranial pressure?
Correct Answer:
Headache worse in the morning and on coughing, with vomiting
Question 5
During a focused cardiovascular history station, a patient reports breathlessness. Which item from the social history is most directly relevant to estimating their cardiovascular risk?
Correct Answer:
Smoking history in pack-years
Question 1
Exam overview

About this Exam

Prepare with the UKMLA CPSA Practice Questions - UKMLA Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment (CPSA) Exam practice quiz. This question bank includes 100 questions covering patient, station, history, cpsa, and examination. Use it to review important concepts, identify knowledge gaps, and build confidence for the related exam, course, or assessment.

More details

Additional Information

UKMLA CPSA Practice Questions - UKMLA Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment (CPSA) Exam

This practice set contains 100 questions from the matching question bank and focuses on patient, station, history, cpsa, and examination. Work through each question carefully, review the provided solutions, and revisit topics that need more study before your next attempt.

This is an independent study resource intended for practice and review; it is not an official examination or an endorsement by any organization named in the title.

Quiz information

Frequently Asked Questions

The complete question count is available after full access is unlocked.
No fixed duration is currently configured for this quiz.
Question explanations are included where they are available in the quiz content, helping you review the reasoning after answering.
Yes. You can retake the practice test again as you continue studying during your available access period.
After your access is confirmed, you can continue into the complete practice exam from this quiz flow.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, this page provides independent practice material for study and exam preparation and is not the official examination itself.
Keep studying

Related Questions