AMC (Psychiatry) Sample Questions Set-3
Categories: AMC (Australian Medical Council Computer Adaptive Test Examination)
Question: Ballet dancer ankle fracture, have inferior complexity, vomit forcefully. You treated her ankle. What’s next?
a) FBC
b) S. electrolyte
c) Mg.
Answer: (b)
Question: Patient with depression and psychosis, treatment?
a) SSRI
b) Antipsychotic
c) SSRI+ antipsychotic
d) Sedatives.
Answer: (c)
Question: Female who has schizophrenia and was on olanzapine 10 mg, she has very good progression of her symptoms now complaining of 10 kg increase of her weight , best to do:
A. Decrease olanzapine
B. Change olanzapine to Ziprasidone
C. Increase olanzapine
D. Add respiredone
E. Continue olanzapine
Answer: (b)
Question: Husband brought his wife to the doctor complaining that she is not behaving as usual. She forgets things and has few falls as usual. The woman was mumbling something and her expressions were flat Husband also said that she would fall asleep suddenly anywhere. What is the diagnosis?
a) Alzheimer's dementia
b) Lewy body dementia
c) Fronto_temporal dementia
d) Senile dementia
e) schizophrenia
Answer: (a)
Question: Wife brings Ptx (husband) with worsening Parksonism syx(marked bradykinesia, rigidity, lack of self empathy and agitation) presenting with auditory and visual hallucinations comes to you for advice. Ptx is currently on carbs and levodopa 75mg with little to no improvement for more than a year now. What’s the appropriate next step?
A. Donezpil
B. Quietapine
C. Haloperidol
D. Increase Levodopa
E. Pramipexole
Answer: (d)
Question: Which of the following help in differentiating Parkinson disease dementia from Lewy body dementia?
a) postural instability
b) tremor
c) cognitive changes
d) personality trait
e) change in memory
Answer: (b)
Question: Postpartum Mother saying cannot look after the baby anymore treating not sleeping etc. Moved to rural recently Husband says he is very anxious n helpless n seek your help Most related answers were?
A. Involuntary admission to hospital of Wife
B. Do a home visit
Answer: (b)
Question: During MMSE assessment, constructional apraxia(pentagon drawing) which action?
A. Dominant frontal.
B. Dominant temporoparietal.
C. Non dominant parietal.
D. Hippocampus
E. ?occipital.
Answer: (c)
Question: Boy with no language delay. Parents says that sometimes he act like he can’t understand what other says. He often make jokes which he dont realise ppl get hurt. Dx?
a. autism
b. Asperger
c. ADHD
Answer: (b)
Question: After knee replacement PE, shouting at everyone and compliment physiotherapist divorce:
a) Delusion
b) Delirium
c) bpd
Answer: (c)
Question: A 25 year old lady previously on sertraline controlled on medicines, she stopped 5 weeks gestation when came to know that she is pregnant. Now I have had mood problems for 20 weeks. She is asking if she needs to start sertraline or if there is any other medicine available?
A. recommence sertraline
B. Start olanzapine
C. Explain benefits and side effects of sertraline and olanzapine
D. No medicine
E. Refer for psych
Answer: (c)
Remember that these questions are for practice purposes only and may not reflect the exact formator content of the AMC Psychiatry examination.
It is advised to study a wide range of medical information and clinical abilities in order to get ready for the AMC CAT exam. Reviewing medical texts, taking review classes, and exercising with practise tests can all be helpful. It's also a good idea to become familiar with the layout and structure of the exam to get a better idea of what to expect and when.