This page intentionally left blank MCQs for the Final FRCA MCQs for the Final FRCA by Dr Khaled Elfituri FRCA Associate Specialist in Anaesthesia Dr Graham Arthurs FRCA Consultant Anaesthetist Anaesthetic Department, Maelor Hospital Wrexham London ♦ San Francisco cambridge university press Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge cb2 2ru, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9781841102122 © Greenwich Medical Media Limited 2004 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published in print format 2004 isbn-13 978-0-511-18668-4 eBook (EBL) isbn-10 0-511-18668-1 eBook (EBL) isbn-13 978-1-841-10212-2 paperback isbn-10 1-841-10212-1 paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of urls for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Contents Preface....................................................................................................... vii Introduction.............................................................................................. ix List of Abbreviations................................................................................. xiii Section 1 – Short Trial Paper (30 questions in 60 minutes) Questions................................................................................................... 3 Answers..................................................................................................... 11 Section 2 – Questions Paper 1....................................................................................................... 25 Paper 2....................................................................................................... 47 Paper 3....................................................................................................... 69 Paper 4....................................................................................................... 92 Paper 5....................................................................................................... 115 Section 3 – Answers Paper 1....................................................................................................... 141 Paper 2....................................................................................................... 188 Paper 3....................................................................................................... 230 Paper 4....................................................................................................... 254 Paper 5....................................................................................................... 276 vv Preface All of these MCQ questions have been gleaned from candidates returning from the final examination for the FRCA London diploma over the last seven years. We have tried to include questions that appeared in more than one examination and topics that recur. There may be some variation from the wording of the actual questions that were set. Sometimes, a single part of the question has not been remembered exactly and a “best fit” has been included in its place. The answers are the authors’ suggestions, with explanatory notes. The actual answer in the examination may be different. Remember to always read the question carefully. Even questions that appear very familiar may have a hidden catch. When numbers appear, check the units and the position of decimal points. As a rule, always take the obvious answer. Do not look for obscure reasons and do not try to be too clever. Answers that include always andneverare usually false and mayandcanare often true. K.E. G.A. Wrexham, 2004 vii
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