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AMC MCQ Mock Exam 2 | Verified Questions &
Correct Answers | Updated 2026 Edition
Question 1
Prolonged neurological sequelae in infants can occur if the mother has taken which of the following in
the third trimester?
a) Antipsychotics
b) Tricyclic antidepressants
c) Anticonvulsants
d) Benzodiazepines
e) Opioids
* Question 2
A 21 year old man walks into your surgery with his head tilted sideways, his eyes rolled up and his
tongue sticking out. He speaks with difficulty but says that he has been 'stuck' in this position since
taking a new medicine a few hours ago 'for his nerves'. You should administer:
a) Diazepam
b) Benztropine
c) Chlorpromazine
d) Phenytoin
e) Haloperidol
Question 3
Mr Brown is 70 years old and suffers with severe pain in his back from osteoarthritis. He also suffers
with emphysema and has had prednisolone for exacerbations of this disease. He is currently on
warfarin for a cardiac arrhythmia and is also taking lansoprazole as a maintenance dose after a
duodenal ulcer was diagnosed 4 years ago. Which of the following DOES NOT increase the risk of
gastrointestinal side effects from non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)?
a) Concurrent use of prednisolone
a) Previous duodenal ulcer
b) Concurrent use of anticoagulant
c) The fact that he is over 70 years of age
d) Male gender
Question 4
Coral is 55 years old. Her periods ceased 8 years ago. She now presents with vaginal itch, discharge
and soreness. The MOST LIKELY cause is:
a) Candida infection
b) Vaginal atrophy
c) Vaginal dermatoses
, 2
d) Gardnerella infection
, 3
e) None of the above
* Question 5
You are called to see a 78 year old woman with a three-week history of headaches and depressive
symptoms. She relates that 24 hours ago the vision in her right eye suddenly dimmed. Today the
visual acuity in the eye is limited to perception of hand movements only, compared with 6/6 in the left
eye. She is not known to be a diabetic and her blood pressure is only minimally elevated. Which of the
following possible causes of her visual loss require IMMEDIATE investigation and treatment to prevent
blindness in the other eye?
a) Detached retina
b) Central retinal artery occlusion
c) Central vein occlusion
d) Acute glaucoma
e) Temporal arteritis
* Question 6
Which of the following is INCORRECT?
a) The incidence of haemochromatosis in Australia is 1:200
b) C282Y homozygotes account for more than 90% of haemochromatosis in Australia
c) The majority of patients with one copy each of the C282Y and H63D mutation never develop
haemochromatosis
d) 90% of C282Y homozygotes develop symptoms of the disorder at some stage in their lives
e) Carriers of one copy of the altered gene are generally healthy
Question 7
22 year old Melanie presents with a 2 day history of a vaginal discharge, urinary frequency and
dyspareunia. Which organism is the MOST LIKELY cause of this presentation?
a) Gardnerella
b) HIV
c) Chlamydia trachomatis
d) Giardia lamblia
e) Hepatitis B
Question 8
The interossei of the hand are supplied by:
a) The radial nerve
b) The median nerve
c) The ulnar nerve
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
, 4
Question 9
A 55 year old woman presents with an itchy purple papular rash on her wrist. She is not on any
medications. This is MOST LIKELY to be:
a) Lichen Planus
b) Lichen Simplex Chronicus
c) Lichenoid eruption
d) Lichen Sclerosus
e) Lichenification
* Question 10
A 21 year old female patient presents with lower abdominal pain and tenderness at 14 weeks of
gestation. Her temperature is 38.5 degrees Celsius. The most important diagnosis to EXCLUDE is:
a) Pyelonephritis
b) Threatened abortion
c) Ectopic pregnancy
d) Degeneration of a uterine fibroid
e) Appendicitis
* Question 11
A 42 year old man presents with a recurrent severe hemicranial nocturnal headache which lasts for 60
minutes and occurs regularly every 3 weeks. The headache is accompanied by a blocked nose and
watering eye. The MOST LIKELY diagnosis is:
a) Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania
b) Migraine variant headache
c) Chronic sinusitis
d) Cluster headache
e) Trigeminal neuralgia
Question 12
An elderly patient with rheumatoid arthritis has been on prednisolone in a dose of 12.5 mg daily for 8
years. After a fall, she complains of severe pain over her lower thoracic spine and is found to be very
tender over T11 and T12. A radiograph shows 'cod-fish' vertebrae, with generalised radiolucency of
bones and collapse of two vertebral bodies. Examination of her serum is MOST LIKELY to show:
a) High calcium, low phosphate, raised alkaline phosphatase
b) Low calcium, high phosphate, normal alkaline phosphatase
c) Low calcium, low phosphate, raised alkaline phosphatase
d) Low calcium, normal phosphate, normal alkaline phosphatase
e) Normal calcium, normal phosphate, normal alkaline phosphatase
AMC MCQ Mock Exam 2 | Verified Questions &
Correct Answers | Updated 2026 Edition
Question 1
Prolonged neurological sequelae in infants can occur if the mother has taken which of the following in
the third trimester?
a) Antipsychotics
b) Tricyclic antidepressants
c) Anticonvulsants
d) Benzodiazepines
e) Opioids
* Question 2
A 21 year old man walks into your surgery with his head tilted sideways, his eyes rolled up and his
tongue sticking out. He speaks with difficulty but says that he has been 'stuck' in this position since
taking a new medicine a few hours ago 'for his nerves'. You should administer:
a) Diazepam
b) Benztropine
c) Chlorpromazine
d) Phenytoin
e) Haloperidol
Question 3
Mr Brown is 70 years old and suffers with severe pain in his back from osteoarthritis. He also suffers
with emphysema and has had prednisolone for exacerbations of this disease. He is currently on
warfarin for a cardiac arrhythmia and is also taking lansoprazole as a maintenance dose after a
duodenal ulcer was diagnosed 4 years ago. Which of the following DOES NOT increase the risk of
gastrointestinal side effects from non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)?
a) Concurrent use of prednisolone
a) Previous duodenal ulcer
b) Concurrent use of anticoagulant
c) The fact that he is over 70 years of age
d) Male gender
Question 4
Coral is 55 years old. Her periods ceased 8 years ago. She now presents with vaginal itch, discharge
and soreness. The MOST LIKELY cause is:
a) Candida infection
b) Vaginal atrophy
c) Vaginal dermatoses
, 2
d) Gardnerella infection
, 3
e) None of the above
* Question 5
You are called to see a 78 year old woman with a three-week history of headaches and depressive
symptoms. She relates that 24 hours ago the vision in her right eye suddenly dimmed. Today the
visual acuity in the eye is limited to perception of hand movements only, compared with 6/6 in the left
eye. She is not known to be a diabetic and her blood pressure is only minimally elevated. Which of the
following possible causes of her visual loss require IMMEDIATE investigation and treatment to prevent
blindness in the other eye?
a) Detached retina
b) Central retinal artery occlusion
c) Central vein occlusion
d) Acute glaucoma
e) Temporal arteritis
* Question 6
Which of the following is INCORRECT?
a) The incidence of haemochromatosis in Australia is 1:200
b) C282Y homozygotes account for more than 90% of haemochromatosis in Australia
c) The majority of patients with one copy each of the C282Y and H63D mutation never develop
haemochromatosis
d) 90% of C282Y homozygotes develop symptoms of the disorder at some stage in their lives
e) Carriers of one copy of the altered gene are generally healthy
Question 7
22 year old Melanie presents with a 2 day history of a vaginal discharge, urinary frequency and
dyspareunia. Which organism is the MOST LIKELY cause of this presentation?
a) Gardnerella
b) HIV
c) Chlamydia trachomatis
d) Giardia lamblia
e) Hepatitis B
Question 8
The interossei of the hand are supplied by:
a) The radial nerve
b) The median nerve
c) The ulnar nerve
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
, 4
Question 9
A 55 year old woman presents with an itchy purple papular rash on her wrist. She is not on any
medications. This is MOST LIKELY to be:
a) Lichen Planus
b) Lichen Simplex Chronicus
c) Lichenoid eruption
d) Lichen Sclerosus
e) Lichenification
* Question 10
A 21 year old female patient presents with lower abdominal pain and tenderness at 14 weeks of
gestation. Her temperature is 38.5 degrees Celsius. The most important diagnosis to EXCLUDE is:
a) Pyelonephritis
b) Threatened abortion
c) Ectopic pregnancy
d) Degeneration of a uterine fibroid
e) Appendicitis
* Question 11
A 42 year old man presents with a recurrent severe hemicranial nocturnal headache which lasts for 60
minutes and occurs regularly every 3 weeks. The headache is accompanied by a blocked nose and
watering eye. The MOST LIKELY diagnosis is:
a) Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania
b) Migraine variant headache
c) Chronic sinusitis
d) Cluster headache
e) Trigeminal neuralgia
Question 12
An elderly patient with rheumatoid arthritis has been on prednisolone in a dose of 12.5 mg daily for 8
years. After a fall, she complains of severe pain over her lower thoracic spine and is found to be very
tender over T11 and T12. A radiograph shows 'cod-fish' vertebrae, with generalised radiolucency of
bones and collapse of two vertebral bodies. Examination of her serum is MOST LIKELY to show:
a) High calcium, low phosphate, raised alkaline phosphatase
b) Low calcium, high phosphate, normal alkaline phosphatase
c) Low calcium, low phosphate, raised alkaline phosphatase
d) Low calcium, normal phosphate, normal alkaline phosphatase
e) Normal calcium, normal phosphate, normal alkaline phosphatase
