MCQs for FRCS

Somaiah Aroori, Dr. Puneet

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781846194931
• eBook ISBN: 9781000552577
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

This unique collection of multiple choice questions (MCQs) is specifically written to help surgical trainee candidates prepare for Part One of the FRCS general surgery exit examination, which features MCQs on general surgery. The book helps candidates gauge the types of questions likely to be asked and the extent of preparation required for this examination. The wide range of surgical topics covered, including general surgery and emergency surgery in addition to endocrine, vascular, upper GI, hepatobiliary, colorectal and transplant surgery, also makes it a useful revision text for MRCS examination candidates.

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Endocrine surgery

Questions

1. 1. C-cells in the thyroid gland are derived from:

1. a Neural crest.
2. b Ultimobronchial body.
3. c Thyroglossal duct.
4. d Fourth pharyngeal pouch.

1. 2. Which of the following statements regarding venous drainage of the thyroid gland is incorrect?

1. a The middle thyroid vein drains into the brachiocephalic vein.
2. b The superior thyroid vein drains into the internal jugular vein.
3. c The inferior thyroid vein drains into the brachiocephalic vein.
4. d None of the above.

1. 3. The superior thyroid artery is closely related to the following nerve:

1. a Recurrent laryngeal nerve.
2. b Hypoglossal nerve.
3. c External laryngeal nerve.
4. d Glossopharyngeal nerve.

1. 4. The recurrent laryngeal nerve is closely related to:

1. a Superior thyroid artery.
2. b Inferior thyroid artery.
3. c Thyrocervical trunk.
4. d Middle thyroid artery.

1. 5. The most common location of a thyroglossal cyst is:

1. a Subhyoid.
2. b Over the thyroid cartilage.
3. c Suprahyoid.
4. d Sublingual.

1. 6. The complications associated with thyroglossal cyst include all of the following, except:

1. a Abscess formation.
2. b Thyroglossal sinus/fistula.
3. c Malignancy.
4. d Thyrotoxicosis.

1. 7. Graves’s disease is due to:

1. a Hypersecretion of thyroid stimulating hormone.
2. b Abnormal thyroid stimulating antibodies.
3. c Anti-mitochondrial antibodies.
4. d Increased secretion of thyroxine.

1. 8. Which of the following features is not associated with primary thyrotoxicosis?

1. a Goitre is diffuse and vascular.
2. b Exophthalmos is more common.
3. c Cardiac failure is more common.
4. d None of the above.

1. 9. The treatment of choice for a 35-year-old pregnant female with thyrotoxicosis is:

1. a Radioactive iodine.
2. b Anti-thyroid drugs.
3. c Surgery.
4. d β-blocker.

1. 10. The preferred treatment of choice in a child with thyrotoxicosis is:

1. a Radioactive iodine.
2. b Subtotal thyroidectomy.
3. c Total thyroidectomy.
4. d Anti-thyroid drugs.

1. 11. The most common cause of hypercalcaemic crisis is:

1. a Carcinoma of the breast.
2. b Parathyroid hyperplasia.
3. c Parathyroid adenoma.
4. d Paget’s disease.

1. 12. The anti-thyroid drug of choice in the pre-operative preparation of a thyrotoxicosis patient is:

1. a Lugol’s iodine.
2. b Carbimazole.
3. c Propanolol.
4. d Propylthioura...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Dedication
• Preface
• About the authors
• Acknowledgements
• 1 Endocrine surgery
• 2 Colorectal surgery
• 3 Oesophagogastric surgery
• 4 Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery
• 5 Transplantation
• 6 Vascular surgery
• 7 Breast surgery
• 8 General and emergency surgery
• Index