Archives: FRCA Part 1

FCA1-0117

A 30-year-old man has been stabbed in an area of the groin that contains the femoral triangle. He will undergo explorative surgery. Which of the following makes the lateral wall of the femoral triangle?

FCA1-0118

A 70-year-old man will have a PICC line inserted as he requires long-term parenteral nutrition. To gain venous access, the line is inserted into the basilic vein at the elbow region. As the catheter tip advances into the basilic vein, which venous structure will it first encounter?

FCA1-0119

A 32-year-old man has multiple stab wounds to his abdomen and is rushed into the emergency. Resuscitative measures are performed, but the patient remains hypotensive. Emergency laparotomy is performed, and it reveals a vessel is bleeding profusely at a certain level of lumbar vertebrae. The vessel is the testicular artery and is ligated. At which lumbar vertebrae is the testicular artery identified?

FCA1-0120

Of the following, which is NOT a branch of the external carotid artery?

FCA1-0121

Of the following, which is NOT a branch of the abdominal aorta?

FCA1-0122

A 28-year-old girl, Sam, has suffered a road traffic accident. She is brought to the emergency department and undergoes investigations and treatment. On X-ray of the humerus, she has a mid-shaft fracture. What structure is at the highest risk of damage with a mid-shaft humeral fracture?

FCA1-0123

A 60-year-old man had previously been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. He had recently started gliclazide, a sulphonyl urea, as his diabetes was not controlled by metformin alone. Now, he presents to his physician with complaints of anxiety, sweating, and palpitations since the morning. On physical examination, he is pale and clammy and has mydriasis and increased bowel sounds. Which biological site primarily synthesizes the hormone responsible for this patient’s condition?

FCA1-0124

A 70-year-old man presents with bilateral buttock claudication that spreads down the thigh and erectile dysfunction in a vascular clinic. The left femoral pulse is not palpable on examination, and the right is weakly palpable. Leriche syndrome is diagnosed as the blood flow at the abdominal aortic bifurcation is blocked due to atherosclerosis. He is prepared for aortoiliac bypass surgery. Which vertebral level will you find the affected artery that requires bypassing?

FCA1-0125

An air ambulance brought a young boy involved in a fight to the emergency department. On examination, his blood pressure cannot be recorded. He suffers a stab wound to his chest that has penetrated the left atrium and the artery that supplies it. Which artery is most likely damaged in this scenario?

FCA1-0126

At which of the following location is there no physiological oesophageal constriction?