What PLAB 2 urology stations cover

Urology PLAB 2 stations cover urinary symptoms, haematuria and prostate concerns. They test focused history-taking, red-flag screening for cancer and infection, and sensitive explanation.

Topics you can practise in these stations include:

  • Burning when passing urine
  • Blood in the urine
  • Erectile difficulties
  • Worried about a testicular lump
  • Scrotal swelling
  • Testicular pain
  • Waking to pass urine at night
  • Painful urination with fever
  • Urinary leakage and urgency
  • Urinary urgency and leakage
  • Non-healing lesion on the penis
  • Cola-coloured urine and facial swelling in a child
  • Urinary leakage on coughing
  • Vasectomy counselling

How to approach a urology station

Take a focused urological history including urinary symptoms and the red flags below, and explain investigations sensitively.

The underlying structure is the same as any PLAB 2 station: greet and confirm identity, explore the patient's ideas, concerns and expectations early, take a focused history, screen for the red flags below, explain your thinking in plain English, and agree a shared plan with clear safety-netting. See the free PLAB 2 preparation guide for the full study plan.

Red flags to screen for in urology stations

Examiners reward candidates who actively screen for what must not be missed. In urology stations, the key red flags include:

  • Visible (frank) haematuria
  • Acute urinary retention
  • Sudden testicular pain (torsion)
  • Loin pain with fever (obstructed, infected kidney)
  • Weight loss or bone pain with prostate symptoms

Skills these stations test

The 15 urology stations break down by skill type as:

  • History and management 10
  • Counselling 3
  • History red flags 2

All 15 free urology stations

Every station below is free. Click one to sit it as an eight-minute spoken consultation, then get your mark-scheme breakdown.

History and management 10

Counselling 3

History red flags 2

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Frequently asked questions

What PLAB 2 urology stations come up?

Plabity's 15 free PLAB 2 urology stations include presentations such as burning when passing urine, blood in the urine, erectile difficulties, worried about a testicular lump, scrotal swelling, testicular pain, waking to pass urine at night, painful urination with fever, urinary leakage and urgency, urinary urgency and leakage, non-healing lesion on the penis, cola-coloured urine and facial swelling in a child, urinary leakage on coughing, vasectomy counselling. Each runs as an eight-minute spoken consultation marked to the PLAB rubric.

Are these PLAB 2 urology stations free?

Yes. All 15 are free to practise. You sign up with an email address, with no card required.

How are the stations marked?

Each station is marked across the three PLAB domains: data gathering, clinical management and interpersonal skills. You get a breakdown of every criterion with quoted evidence from your own consultation, in seconds.

See also: free PLAB 2 preparation · the complete PLAB 2 guide · all free stations

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15 spoken urology cubicles, marked to the PLAB rubric. No card, no plan.

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