Archives: FRCA Part 1

FCA1-0709

Compared to the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS), the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) has:

FCA1-0699

Seven days after undergoing an inguinal hernia repair, a 24-year old male presents with a wound that is erythematous, tender and has a purulent discharge. The most likely cause of this is which of the following?

FCA1-0700

All of the following statements are true regarding calcium except:

FCA1-0701

A 30-year old male has Von Willebrand’s disease and attends the hospital to get an infusion of desmopressin acetate. The way this works is by stimulating the release of von Willebrand factor from cells, which in turn increases factor VIII and platelet plug formation in clotting. In patients that have no clotting abnormalities, the substance that keeps the blood soluble and prevents platelet activation normally is which of these?

FCA1-0702

An 82-year old male has shortness of breath which is made worse when he lies down but investigations have revealed a normal ejection fraction. Why might this be?

FCA1-0694

The resistance to flow in a blood vessel is affected by the following except?

FCA1-0695

Which of the following is true in the Kreb’s cycle?

FCA1-0696

The single most important prerequisite for accuracy in measuring basal metabolic rate (BMR) using indirect calorimetry is performing the test:

FCA1-0697

A 74-year old male who has a history of heart failure has an exacerbation of his symptoms and goes to the ED. An ultrasound scan is done which shows that there is a decrease in his stroke volume. Which of these choices would one expect to increase his stroke volume0