RCEM FRCEM Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion
An 80 year old man presents with a stroke This has resulted in loss of all vagal output to his gastrointestinal tract Which function is most likely to be completely abolished in this patient?
Correct Answer: A
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A four year old girl presents with a fever Her skin feels warm to touch What is the most likely mechanism of effective thermoregulation?
Correct Answer: B
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A 60 year old woman presents lo the ED feeling generally unwell She is found to be uraemic She has missed several of her renal dialysis sessions.
Urea will most likely move through the dialysis membranes by which mechanism?
Urea will most likely move through the dialysis membranes by which mechanism?
Correct Answer: A
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A patient presents with acute cardiac failure and is prescribed a loop diuretic In which part of the nephron will the diuretic inhibit the sodium-potassium-chloride cotransporter?
Correct Answer: C
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A five year old girl is brought to the ED by her parents She is pyrexial and has coryzal symptoms. Which diagnosis would require notification to a UK Public Health department?
Correct Answer: C
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You are critically appraising a randomised controlled trial about the use of nebulised versus intravenous magnesium in acute asthma You are most interested in whether you can extrapolate the results to your setting and population The presence of which factor would most limit the generalisability/external validity of the results?
Correct Answer: A
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A 56 year old woman with hypothyroidism is found to have significant hypokalemia Which feature is most likely to be seen on her ECG?
Correct Answer: D
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A patient is in respiratory distress and you suspect left ventricular failure Which respiratory volume is most likely to be increased?
Correct Answer: B
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A 45 year old builder attends with an elbow injury An x-ray confirms fracture of the medial epicondyle On examination there is hyperextension of the metacarpophalangeal joint and flexion of the interphalangeal joint of ring and little fingers.
Which nerve is most likely to be injured?
Which nerve is most likely to be injured?
Correct Answer: C
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A 20 year old woman has an incised wound over the angle of her jaw and you suspect damage to a branch of the facial nerve What action are you most likely to test to confirm your suspicion?
Correct Answer: E
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