RCEM FRCEM Primary Examination - FRCEM Exam Questions
QUESTION NO: 1
A 40 year old man attends with a fracture of the shaft of femur and you performed a femoral nerve block for pain relief. Which structure lies immediately medial to your needle insertion in the groins A
A 40 year old man attends with a fracture of the shaft of femur and you performed a femoral nerve block for pain relief. Which structure lies immediately medial to your needle insertion in the groins A
Correct Answer: E
QUESTION NO: 2
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?
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?
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 3
A 20 year old woman complains of loss of taste from the posterior part of her tongue She is two days post tonsillectomy Which nerve is most likely damaged?
A 20 year old woman complains of loss of taste from the posterior part of her tongue She is two days post tonsillectomy Which nerve is most likely damaged?
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 4
A 40 year old woman taking the oral contraceptive pill was prescribed phenytom following a seizure Some months later she becomes pregnant What is the most likely mechanism by which this treatment has led to tailure of her contraception?
A 40 year old woman taking the oral contraceptive pill was prescribed phenytom following a seizure Some months later she becomes pregnant What is the most likely mechanism by which this treatment has led to tailure of her contraception?
Correct Answer: E
QUESTION NO: 5
You are discussing physiology of the body compartments and distribution of body water while teaching nurse practitioners.
Which extracellular fluid compartment is most likely to contain the most water?
You are discussing physiology of the body compartments and distribution of body water while teaching nurse practitioners.
Which extracellular fluid compartment is most likely to contain the most water?
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 6
A father brings his febrile eight week old child to the ED. He tells you that the child's vaccinations are fully up to date. Which of the following vaccines has the child not yet received'?
A father brings his febrile eight week old child to the ED. He tells you that the child's vaccinations are fully up to date. Which of the following vaccines has the child not yet received'?
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 7
A 38 year old man with an atrial septal defect complains of chest pain. On auscultation you hear a loud and split second heart sound in the second intercostal space, left parasternal region.
Closure of which structure is most likely responsible for this finding?
A 38 year old man with an atrial septal defect complains of chest pain. On auscultation you hear a loud and split second heart sound in the second intercostal space, left parasternal region.
Closure of which structure is most likely responsible for this finding?
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 8
A 60 year old woman presents following blunt trauma to her abdomen A CT scan demonstrates herniation of small intestine into the chest At what site is the diaphragmatic injury most likely to have occurred1?
A 60 year old woman presents following blunt trauma to her abdomen A CT scan demonstrates herniation of small intestine into the chest At what site is the diaphragmatic injury most likely to have occurred1?
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 9
A 23 year old woman presents with facial swelling She has hereditary angioedema due to complement deficiency Which organism is it most important for this patient to be vaccinated agains?
A 23 year old woman presents with facial swelling She has hereditary angioedema due to complement deficiency Which organism is it most important for this patient to be vaccinated agains?
Correct Answer: E
QUESTION NO: 10
An 88 year old woman presents with haematemesis CT scan identifies a posterior ulcer of the superior part of the duodenum At what vertebral level would this be evident on the CT scan?
An 88 year old woman presents with haematemesis CT scan identifies a posterior ulcer of the superior part of the duodenum At what vertebral level would this be evident on the CT scan?
Correct Answer: E
