Free Medical Council of Canada MCCQE Practice Test & Real Exam Questions

A 3-year-old boy is brought to your office because his daycare teachers are concerned about his language development. His parents speak both English and French at home, and he can say around 15 words combined in both languages. His history reveals that he has minimal interest in playing with other children. Which one of the following is most appropriate?

A 54-year-old woman presents to your office to discuss breast cancer screening. She is asymptomatic with no history of breast cancer. She had a fibroadenoma removed when she was 24 years old. The patient is not on any medications. Her family history is significant for a great-aunt with breast cancer. The patient has not had genetic testing but had normal breast screening 2 years ago. Which one of the following is the best next step?

You perform a literature search of journal articles on the effectiveness of a new antihypertensive for first-line treatment of people aged 35 to 50. You find reports of 4 good quality studies. Three of them show that statistically, the new drug is significantly more effective than the standard treatment, and one shows no difference. Before you conclude that the new antihypertensive is more effective in this group of patients, which one of the following concepts must be given consideration?

A 30-year-old man comes to the office and asks you to write him a note for his employer that recommends a stress leave. He says he feels entitled to a rest. He comes across as irritable and impulsive. He appears to show little regard for the law and admits to recently embezzling $5,000 from his employer. He justifies his actions and shows no remorse. He has a history of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder as a child. Which one of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

An 85-year-old man is transferred from an acute care hospital to your long-term care (LTC) facility. He has a fever, fatigue, myalgia, and malaise. His test result is positive for influenza A virus. Two other residents and 1 LTC staff member have experienced the same symptoms. Which one of the following is the best next step to prevent further infections at the LTC facility?

You are following an otherwise healthy 3-month-old girl whose severe bilateral sensorineural deafness was diagnosed after early identification through a universal newborn hearing screening program. She has reached the developmental milestones for her age and has no features of an underlying syndrome. There is no family history of hearing loss. The parents request information on the speech and language prognosis for their daughter. Which one of the following is the most appropriate response?

You are called to attend an 18-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1, aborta 0, who is in precipitous labour. She did not realize she was pregnant and has not had any prenatal care. After the delivery, you examine the newborn boy; he is vigorous, and it appears that he was born at full term. Physical examination findings of the newborn are normal. Review of the prenatal record from the mother ' s last pregnancy shows the following:
HIV: Negative
Hepatitis B surface antibody: Positive
Hepatitis C: Negative
Syphilis serology: Negative
The mother ' s previous child was placed in foster care. The mother is withdrawn and uncommunicative after delivery. Which one of the following is the best next step?

You are asked to see a 50-year-old man 2 hours after he underwent a laparotomy for gastric resection. Lab results are as follows:
pH
7.28 (7.35-7.45)
PaCO#
60 mm Hg (35-40)
PaO#
60 mm Hg (85-105) with 4 L/min via nasal prongs
Bicarbonate (HCO#)
24 mmol/L (24-30)
Which one of the following is most consistent with this clinical presentation?

A 33-year-old man with severe bacterial meningitis is intubated and unresponsive in the Intensive Care Unit.
If he receives immediate treatment, his prognosis is excellent. If he does not, he will likely die. Three years ago, the patient had Huntington disease diagnosed, but he has been asymptomatic since then. His advance directive, which was made before this hospitalization, states that he should be allowed to die if he contracts a life-threatening illness. His parents demand that he be treated for the meningitis. Which one of the following is the best next step?