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Psychiatrist Prometric Exam MCQs Book 2025

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Best – Psychiatrist Prometric Exam MCQs

1) A 65-year-old man presents to the emergency room with acute onset of vertigo, nausea, vomiting, dysarthria, and nystagmus. On further examination, he is noted to have loss of pain and temperature sensation to the left-hand side of his face. He has right-sided loss of pain and temperature sensation to the trunk and leg. He has a left Horner’s syndrome and falls to his left-hand side when asked to walk, and has left finger-to-nose dysmetria. You diagnose an acute stroke, which is most likely localized to the:
A. Left hemisphere
B. Left lateral medulla
C. Left pons
D. Right pons

Correct Answer: B. This describes left lateral medullary (Wallenberg) syndrome, usually caused by occlusion of a vertebral artery or posterior inferior cerebellar artery. Key features: ipsilateral Horner syndrome, ipsilateral facial pain/temperature loss, contralateral body pain/temperature loss, cerebellar ataxia, and cranial nerve involvement.

2) The generator of migraine headache is thought to be the:
A. Reticular activating system
B. Trigeminal nucleus caudalis
C. Dural and intracerebral blood vessels
D. Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Correct Answer: B. The trigeminal nucleus caudalis (TNC) triggers the cascade that produces migraine. Abnormal neuronal impulses from the TNC activate trigeminal ophthalmic branches, releasing neuropeptides (substance P, neurokinin A, CGRP) that cause sterile neurogenic inflammation and vasodilation. Treatments like triptans and ergot alkaloids block TNC neuronal firing.

3) Which one of the following anticonvulsant agents needs rapid dosage increases early in therapy owing to autoinduction of its own metabolism?
A. Carbamazepine
B. Divalproex sodium
C. Phenytoin
D. Phenobarbital

Correct Answer: A. Carbamazepine induces its own metabolism, decreasing its half-life by ~50% in the first 3–4 weeks. Dosage increases may be necessary to maintain therapeutic serum levels. Other anticonvulsants do not exhibit this property.

4) A patient recovering from a stroke displays paucity of speech with excessive pauses or interruptions. He cannot repeat phrases, can follow written commands, and appears frustrated. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Wernicke aphasia
B. Broca aphasia
C. Global aphasia
D. Transcortical motor aphasia

Correct Answer: B. This is Broca (nonfluent/motor/expressive) aphasia, usually from a middle cerebral artery stroke. Key features: reduced word output, inability to repeat phrases, intact comprehension, and patient awareness causing frustration.

5) A 24-year-old woman with a history of depressive disorder has developed a post-natal depressive episode. She wishes to breastfeed. Which would be your treatment of choice?
A. Doxepin
B. Escitalopram
C. Fluoxetine
D. Paroxetine

Correct Answer: D. Paroxetine is preferred during breastfeeding because it has the most evidence of safety. Other antidepressants are also excreted in breast milk but may carry mild-to-moderate risk.

6) Which of the following circumstances is least likely to increase the rate of absorption of drugs administered intramuscularly?
A. Lipid-soluble drugs
B. Drugs with low molecular mass
C. Physical exercise
D. Cardiac failure

Correct Answer: D. Cardiac failure reduces muscle blood flow, slowing IM drug absorption. Lipid solubility, low molecular mass, and increased blood flow (exercise/emotion) increase absorption.

7) The sensory dermatomes of the nipples and the umbilicus are respectively located at the levels of:
A. T2 and T8
B. T3 and T9
C. T4 and T10
D. T5 and T11

Correct Answer: C. T4 – nipples, T10 – umbilicus. Important dermatomes: C2 – back of head; C4 – above collarbone; C6 – thumb; C7 – middle fingers; C8 – little finger; L1 – groin; L2 – lateral thigh; L3 – medial thigh; L4 – medial leg; L5 – lateral leg/big toe; S1 – little toe/sole; S5 – perianal.

8) A 22-year-old man presents with hallucinations and delusions after recent ketamine use. The most likely proposed mechanism of his psychotic presentation is:
A. Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors
B. Blockade of kainite glutamate receptors
C. Blockade of NMDA receptors
D. Blockade of AMPA receptors

Correct Answer: C. NMDA receptor blockade leads to psychosis. Ketamine is an NMDA antagonist. Other glutamate receptors (AMPA, kainite, metabotropic) do not produce this effect.

9) Patients with compromised liver function should not use which one of the following drugs?
A. Temazepam
B. Diazepam
C. Oxazepam
D. Lorazepam

Correct Answer: B. Diazepam requires oxidative metabolism in the liver. Temazepam, Oxazepam, and Lorazepam are safer in hepatic impairment as they do not require oxidation or produce active metabolites.

10) Which area of the brain, when damaged minimally, can induce unconsciousness?
A. Limbic system
B. Reticular formation
C. Internal capsule
D. Thalamus

Correct Answer: B. The reticular activating system (RAS) is essential for consciousness. Minimal damage can induce unconsciousness. Bilateral brainstem or thalamic lesions can also cause coma, while diffuse cortical lesions may result in coma vigil or minimally conscious states.

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• The Good Standing Certificate (GSC)
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This MCQ-based Reviewer book is beneficial for the following Prometric exams.

1. DHA(DOH) Exam – Dubai Health Authority. (Dubai Prometric)
2. MOH Exam– Ministry of Health, Sharjah, UAE. (Sharjah Prometric)
3. DHCC Exam – Dubai Healthcare city.
4. HAAD Exam– Health Authority of Abu Dhabi. (Pearson VUE Test)
5. NHRA Exam – National Health Regulatory Authority, Bahrain.
6. QCHP Exam – Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners. (Qatar Prometric)
7. SMLE Exam – Saudi Medical Licensing Exam. (Saudi Prometric)
8. OMSB Exam – Oman Medical Specialty Board. (Oman Prometric)
9. KMLE – Kuwait Medical Licensing Exam

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