MRCS PART A 2022

Question 1

Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling respiratory rate?

Answer 1

apneustic centre

Question 2

How many secondary ossification centres in level C3-L5?

Answer 2

Five

Question 3

ABX treatment for patients with CF exacerbation with pseudomonas aeruginosa?

Answer 3

Ceftazidime and tobramycin

Question 4

Muscles innervated by C5-C6 (Axillary nerve)?

Answer 4

Deltoid, teres minor and long head of the triceps. Continues as the superior lateral cutaneous nerve of the arm

Question 5

Which lung volume does not change Before/After/ during surgery?

Answer 5

Tidal volume

Question 6

Symptoms of anterior inferior artery cerebellar syndrome?

Answer 6

Ipsilateral limb ataxia
Hearing loss
Contralateral hemiplegia
Hemiparesis, loss of temperature and pain

Question 7

Describe the embryological abnormality of cleft palate?

Answer 7

Medial nasal prominence fails to fuse with the maxillary prominence

Question 8

Organism causing split thickness graft infections and abx treatment?

Answer 8

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Meropenem

Question 9

Aplastic anaemia features?

Answer 9

Pancytopenia, normal bone marrow aspirate, core marrow biopsy showing hypocellular marrow