Primary ciliary dyskinesia is a disorder characterized by chronic respiratory tract infections, abnormally positioned internal organs, and the inability to have children (infertility). The signs and symptoms of this condition are caused by abnormal cilia and flagella.
Apart from the writing sections, all the five sections contain a total of 48 questions. Out of these 48 questions, 40 contribute towards the score in PCAT, while the remaining 8 questions are experimental questions that are not scored. Out of the two writing sections, one section is for experimentation.
PCAT score ranges between 200 and 600 for multiple-choice sections. The mean score usually lies between 340 and 460. The score report also mentions percentiles that make it possible to compare the performance of students in the test. The writing score is scored on a scale of 0 to 5.0.