RCEM FRCEM Primary Examination - FRCEM Exam Practice Test
You see a patient with steatorrhea, weight loss and abdominal pain You suspect they have exocrine pancreatic insufficiency The secretion of which substance is least likely to be affected by this condition?
Correct Answer: D
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A 35 year old man is hypotensive following a fracture of the right femoral shaft.
Which receptors are initially involved in increasing his BP?
Which receptors are initially involved in increasing his BP?
Correct Answer: A
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A patient presents with muscle spasms caused by hypocalcaemia Which substance is used to adjust (or an abnormality in the calcium level?
Correct Answer: B
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A 32 year old man presents with suspected acute appendicitis A medical student asks you what the commonest anatomical position of the appendix is What is the most likely position?
Correct Answer: E
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A 27 year old woman presents with visual problems and has known optic neuritis. What is the most likely cause of the slowing of impulse conduction in her optic nerve?
Correct Answer: D
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An 80 year old woman with an extensive cardiac history is diagnosed with aortic stenosis On auscultation you appreciate an ejection systolic murmur.
Which haemodynamic factor is most likely responsible for the audible murmur?
Which haemodynamic factor is most likely responsible for the audible murmur?
Correct Answer: D
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A 55 year old woman is found to have clinical and biochemical features of cholestatic jaundice. You think her jaundice might be caused by one of her medications.
Which medication is the most likely cause of her jaundice?
Which medication is the most likely cause of her jaundice?
Correct Answer: B
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You have designed a randomised control trial and need to make a calculation as to the sample size required such that we do not reject the null hypothesis when it is false Which component of the sample size calculation is most likely to avoid this error'?
Correct Answer: D
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