DHCA exam questions by profession
Free practice questions with full explanations for 84 professions sitting the DHCA exam in Dubai Healthcare City free zone, and exactly how DHCA sets its paper - format, pass mark and attempts from DHCA's own published rules.
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DHCA does not release its exam papers. The DHCA exam is MCQ, in English, with a pass mark of Pass / fail only and 3 per exam attempts. Below are free practice questions with answers for 84 professions, written to each exam's official blueprint - the safe alternative to unofficial "recalls".
How the DHCA exam is set
Result: Pass or Fail on a Prometric score report as soon as you finish - no scores are given.
Questions test safe, current clinical practice for your title - mostly short patient scenarios asking for the best next step, the most likely diagnosis or the safest action. Booking, exemptions and full rules are in the DHCA exam guide.
Free DHCA exam questions by profession
DHCA applies one exam format to every title. Search yours - each opens 15 free questions with answers written to that profession's blueprint.
84 professions
Registered Nurse (RN)
Covers maternal, newborn and women's health nursing and pediatric nursing. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Midwife
Covers antenatal care and pregnancy and labour, delivery and obstetric emergencies. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Pharmacist
Covers clinical therapeutics and disease-state management and pharmacology, drug classes, ADRs and drug interactions. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Physiotherapist
Covers anatomy, physiology and basic sciences and musculoskeletal physiotherapy and rehabilitation. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Medical Laboratory Technologist
Covers general laboratory, quality management and safety and clinical chemistry. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Radiographer
Covers radiographic positioning and imaging procedures and radiation protection and safety. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
General Practitioner (GP)
Covers family medicine and primary care and internal medicine. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
General Dentist
Covers restorative dentistry and periodontics. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Internal Medicine
Covers cardiovascular medicine and pulmonary and respiratory diseases. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Cardiology
Covers coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes and heart failure and cardiomyopathies. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Orthopedic Surgery
Covers orthopedic trauma - adult fractures, dislocations and polytrauma and basic science and principles of orthopedics. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Dermatology
Covers papulosquamous and eczematous dermatoses and cutaneous infections, infestations, bites and sexually transmitted infections. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Neurology
Covers cerebrovascular disorders and epilepsy and paroxysmal disorders. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Pediatrics
Covers acute care, pediatric emergency and critical care and infectious diseases, immunology and allergy. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Covers general obstetrics: preconception, antenatal care and normal pregnancy and general and benign gynecology. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
General Surgery
Covers hepatobiliary, pancreas and spleen and upper GI, foregut and bariatric/metabolic surgery. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Anesthesiology
Covers airway management and trauma, burns, orthopedic and organ-based/specialty anesthesia. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Diagnostic Radiology
Covers body imaging and neuro imaging. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Emergency Medicine
Covers resuscitation, shock and airway management and trauma, EMS, prehospital and disaster medicine. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Psychiatry
Covers foundations: neuroscience, basic psychology, psychiatric assessment and classification and psychopharmacology and somatic therapies. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Family Medicine
Covers cardiovascular medicine and neurology, ophthalmology, renal-urology, haematology, geriatrics and palliative care. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Ophthalmology
Covers medical and surgical retina, vitreous and glaucoma. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Otolaryngology (ENT)
Covers general otology and otoneurology and rhinology, sinonasal disorders and allergy. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Urology
Covers urolithiasis and obstructive uropathy and paediatric urology. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Gastroenterology
Covers gastrointestinal bleeding and chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and portal hypertension. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Pulmonology
Covers obstructive lung disease and interstitial and inflammatory lung disease. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Pharmacy Technician
Covers pharmaceutical calculations and dosage computation and prescription processing, order entry, interpretation and dispensing. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Occupational Therapist
Covers occupational therapy evaluation and assessment and analysis, clinical reasoning, interpretation and intervention planning. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Respiratory Therapist
Covers mechanical ventilation: initiation, management and liberation and patient assessment and clinical data evaluation. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Speech & Language Pathologist
Covers professionalism, ethics, patient safety, infection control, scope of practice and evidence-based practice and screening, assessment, evaluation, psychometrics and differential diagnosis. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Anatomic Pathology
Covers gastrointestinal, liver and pancreatobiliary pathology and breast and gynecologic pathology. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Clinical Pathology
Covers clinical chemistry and hematology and hematopathology. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Community & Public Health Medicine
Covers epidemiology and research methods and communicable disease control. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Critical Care Medicine
Covers respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation and shock, resuscitation and haemodynamics. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Endocrinology
Covers diabetes mellitus and thyroid disorders. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Forensic Medicine
Covers wounds and mechanical injury and thanatology and time since death. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Medical Microbiology
Covers clinical bacteriology and antimicrobial susceptibility testing and resistance. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Nephrology
Covers acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease and complications. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Neurosurgery
Covers neurotrauma and spine and peripheral nerve. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Pediatric Surgery
Covers neonatal surgery and congenital anomalies and abdominal and gastrointestinal surgery. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Covers stroke and brain injury rehabilitation and musculoskeletal, spine and pain medicine. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Plastic Surgery
Covers hand and upper limb surgery and wound healing, grafts and flaps. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Reproductive Medicine & Infertility
Covers female infertility evaluation and assisted reproductive technology. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Rheumatology
Covers rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis and connective tissue diseases. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Sports Medicine
Covers lower limb sports injuries and upper limb and spine injuries. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Vascular Surgery
Covers peripheral arterial disease and limb ischaemia and aortic disease. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Endodontics
Covers pulpal and periapical diagnosis and cleaning, shaping and irrigation. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Covers dentoalveolar surgery and maxillofacial trauma. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Orthodontics
Covers orthodontic diagnosis and cephalometrics and biology of tooth movement and biomechanics. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Pediatric Dentistry
Covers caries risk and prevention and pulp therapy. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Periodontics
Covers classification and diagnosis and non-surgical therapy and pharmacotherapy. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Prosthodontics
Covers diagnosis, treatment planning and occlusion and complete dentures. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Restorative Dentistry
Covers cariology and minimally invasive dentistry and dental materials and adhesion. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Implantology
Covers diagnosis, treatment planning and imaging and surgical procedures and timing. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Dental Hygienist
Covers periodontology and cariology and preventive dentistry. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Dental Assistant
Covers infection control and sterilisation and chairside assisting and four-handed dentistry. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Dental Lab Technician
Covers dental materials science and fixed prosthodontics and metal-ceramics. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Assistant Nurse
Covers fundamentals of nursing care and daily living and vital signs and clinical observation. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Clinical Pharmacy
Covers cardiovascular pharmacotherapy and infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Optometrist
Covers refraction and clinical optics and anterior segment disease. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Clinical Dietitian
Covers nutrition screening, assessment and diagnosis and medical nutrition therapy: diabetes, cardiometabolic and obesity. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Clinical Psychologist
Covers psychopathology and diagnosis and evidence-based psychological interventions. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Audiologist
Covers pure-tone audiometry and masking and speech audiometry and immittance. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Anesthesia Technologist
Covers anaesthesia machine, breathing systems and gas supply and airway management equipment and assistance. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Dialysis Technologist
Covers haemodialysis principles and adequacy and water treatment and dialysate. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
ECG Technologist
Covers arrhythmias and ECG acquisition, lead placement and artefacts. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Operation Theatre Technologist
Covers asepsis, sterilisation and infection control and surgical instruments, equipment and electrosurgery. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Cardiac Perfusionist
Covers CPB circuit and equipment and physiology and hemodynamics on bypass. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Prosthetics & Orthotics
Covers lower limb prosthetics and anatomy, biomechanics and gait. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Clinical Biochemistry
Covers analytical techniques and instrumentation and quality control and method evaluation. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Hematology Laboratory
Covers red cell disorders and anaemia and haemostasis and coagulation. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Microbiology Laboratory
Covers bacteriology and identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing and resistance. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Central Sterile Services Technician
Covers decontamination: cleaning and disinfection and steam sterilisation. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Cast Technician
Covers cast application techniques and complications and patient monitoring. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Massage Therapist
Covers anatomy and kinesiology and massage techniques and effects. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Aesthetician / Beauty Therapist
Covers skin anatomy, physiology and skin analysis and skin conditions, contraindications and referral. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Laser Hair Reduction
Covers laser physics and light-tissue interaction and client assessment and contraindications. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Acupuncture Practitioner
Covers point location and function and zang-fu and channel theory. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Ayurveda Practitioner
Covers patient safety, red flags, infection control and ethics and dravyaguna. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Hijama (Cupping) Therapist
Covers client assessment and contraindications and infection prevention and control. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Homeopathy Practitioner
Covers homeopathic philosophy and principles and materia medica. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Unani Practitioner
Covers foundations of unani medicine and ilmul advia: unani pharmacology. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Paramedic / EMT
Covers cardiac emergencies and resuscitation and trauma management. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Haematology & Oncology
Covers solid tumour oncology and red cell disorders and anaemias. 15 free questions with answers, plus the exam at every GCC regulator.
Try 6 sample DHCA exam questions
A mix across professions, at the level of the real exam. Answer first, then open the explanation.
- Question 1Assistant NurseSpecimen collection and medication supportmedium
A patient asks you, the assistant nurse, to give him his prescribed pain tablets from the trolley because the nurse is busy. What should you do?
- ATell the registered nurse that he needs pain relief
- BGive the tablets as written on the chart
- CGive half the dose to be safe
- DAsk another patient's relative to help
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. Tell the registered nurse that he needs pain relief
Giving medicines outside your role and without delegation is unsafe; the correct action is to inform the registered nurse promptly so the patient's pain is managed. Acting outside scope puts the patient at risk.
- Question 2Clinical PharmacyPharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoringmedium
A drug has a volume of distribution of 0.5 L/kg and oral bioavailability of 100%. What loading dose is needed to achieve a plasma concentration of 10 mg/L in an 80 kg patient?
- A400 mg
- B200 mg
- C800 mg
- D40 mg
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. 400 mg
Loading dose = Vd x target concentration / F = (0.5 x 80) L x 10 mg/L / 1 = 400 mg. Forgetting to multiply the Vd by body weight gives an erroneously small dose.
- Question 3Respiratory TherapistPatient Safety, Infection Prevention, Professionalism, Ethics & Scope of Practiceeasy
Which intervention is part of evidence-based bundles for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults?
- AKeeping the backrest flat during enteral feeding
- BChanging ventilator circuits routinely every 24 hours
- CElevating the head of the bed to 30 to 45 degrees
- DInstilling saline routinely before each suction pass
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. Elevating the head of the bed to 30 to 45 degrees
Semi-recumbent positioning reduces aspiration of gastric contents and oropharyngeal secretions and is a core VAP prevention measure, alongside daily sedation interruption and readiness-to-wean assessment. Routine circuit changes do not reduce VAP and circuits should be changed only when visibly soiled or malfunctioning. Routine saline instillation is not recommended and may dislodge organisms into the lower airway.
- Question 4NeurologyNeurology of Systemic Diseases (including Nutritional, Metabolic and Toxic)medium
A 45-year-old woman with alcohol use disorder and malnutrition has a serum sodium of 112 mmol/L of uncertain duration. Which correction limit is recommended to reduce her risk of osmotic demyelination?
- ANo more than 8 mmol/L in any 24-hour period
- BUp to 2 mmol/L per hour sustained over 24 hours
- CNo more than 15 mmol/L in the first 24 hours
- DNo more than 20 mmol/L in the first 48 hours
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. No more than 8 mmol/L in any 24-hour period
Alcohol use disorder, malnutrition and hypokalaemia increase the risk of osmotic demyelination syndrome, so correction of chronic hyponatraemia in such high-risk patients should not exceed 8 mmol/L in 24 hours. Faster rises, as in the other options, carry an unacceptable risk of pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis. If overcorrection occurs, it can be re-lowered with free water and desmopressin.
- Question 5PeriodonticsSupportive Care, Infection Control and Ethicsmedium
Wrapped periodontal instruments are sterilised in a vacuum steam autoclave. Which cycle is standard for these instruments?
- A121 C for only 30 seconds
- B134-137 C for at least 3 minutes
- C100 C for at least 10 minutes
- D160 C for at least 3 minutes
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. 134-137 C for at least 3 minutes
Steam sterilisation at 134-137 C with a holding time of at least 3 minutes is the standard cycle for dental instruments. Boiling at 100 C does not sterilise, and 160 C is a dry-heat temperature needing much longer.
- Question 6Registered Nurse (RN)Fundamentals of Nursing & Basic Careeasy
A nurse is about to enter the room of a patient on contact and droplet precautions. In which order should the personal protective equipment be put on?
- AGloves, gown, surgical mask, eye protection
- BGown, surgical mask, eye protection, gloves
- CSurgical mask, gloves, gown, eye protection
- DGown, gloves, surgical mask, eye protection
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. Gown, surgical mask, eye protection, gloves
Standard donning sequence is gown first, then mask or respirator, then eye protection, and gloves last so that the glove cuffs can be pulled over the gown cuffs. Putting gloves on before the gown, or before the mask and goggles, means the gloves are handled and contaminated during the rest of the donning and leaves the wrist gap uncovered.
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- DHCA - Professional FAQ: which categories need the exam, Prometric delivery, eligibility ID validity, attempts, fees and results.
- DHCA - General Licensure Requirements for Healthcare Professionals, GL/HCP/050/03: exam process, pass/fail score report, attempts and reapplication, DHA exemption, English proficiency.
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