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MCQs Final FRCA Sept 2009 (NB '*' indicates question from RCoA ...

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<strong>MCQs</strong> <strong>Final</strong> <strong>FRCA</strong> <strong>Sept</strong> <strong>2009</strong> (<strong>NB</strong> ‘*’ <strong>indicates</strong> <strong>question</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>RCoA</strong> <strong>FRCA</strong> book – no. in brackets)5. Venous air embolism is dangerous because:a.b. Because 25% of population have patent foramen ovalec. Bubbles may be small enough to reach left heart via pulmonary capillariesd. May occlude pulmonary outflow tracte.?6. Student’s t-test:a.b. compares the means of 2 small samplesc.d. reaches significance at p < 0.01e. can be used on non-parametric data*7. The following would cause a rise in sJO2 during GA for intracranial surgery with inducedhypotension: (Q26)a. increased alveolar isoflurane concentrationb. hypocarbiac. pyrexiad. sodium nitroprusside intoxicatione. fentanyl8. Myasthenic syndrome (ie neoplastic-related) in contrast to myasthenia gravis:a. shows poor response to neostigmineb. involves failure of pre-synaptic ACh releasec. shows resistance to non-depolarising NMBDsd. causes mainly proximal muscle weaknessAcknowledgement: Thanks to Luci Ward

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