2024 - Multiple Choice Questions

After storage for a month, 2,3 DPG reduces by:
  1. 10%
  2. 30%
  3. 50%
  4. 90%
Total body water in an infant:
  1. 50-55%
  2. 60-65%
  3. 70-75%
  4. 80-85%
Per litre, 4% albumin contains:
  1. 20g albumin, 70 mmol Na
  2. 20g albumin, 140 mmol Na
  3. 40g albumin, 70 mmol Na
  4. 40g albumin, 140 mmol Na
A rate of elimination that is constant regardless of concentration describes:
  1. Zero-order elimination
  2. Non-linear elimination
  3. First-order elimination
  4. Linear elimination
Which drug could precipitate opioid withdrawal?
  1. Remifentanil
  2. Fentanyl
  3. Buprenorphine
  4. Tramadol
The sodium content in Hartmann’s solution is:
  1. 131 mmol/l
  2. 140 mmol/l
  3. 154 mmol/l
  4. 145 mmol/l
The main organ responsible for endogenous insulin removal:
  1. Kidney
  2. Liver
  3. Muscle
  4. Lungs
Which of the following is a Rhesus Antigen?
  1. K
  2. F
  3. D
  4. B
Remifentanil provides analgesia by acting on
  1. MOP
  2. KOP
  3. DOP
  4. NOP
Of the drugs listed below, which has the longest duration of action?
  1. Vecuronium
  2. Suxamethonium
  3. Pancuronium
  4. Cisatracurium
With regards to the role of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve (RLN):
  1. Innervates all intrinsic muscles of the larynx
  2. It does not innervate the cricothyroid
  3. It has pure sensory function
  4. Innervates the muscles of the soft palate and pharynx
Muscles NOT involved in inspiration
  1. Sternocleidomastoid
  2. Scalenes
  3. External intercostal
  4. Internal intercostal
The antiarrhythmic action of Amiodarone is mainly due to
  1. Increase in slope of Phase 0 due to Na+ channel blockade
  2. Prolongation of action potential duration due to Ca+ channel blockade
  3. Prolongation of action potential duration due to K+ channel blockade
  4. Decrease in slope of Phase 0 due to Ca+ channel blockade
Which of the following formulae can be used to measure GFR?
  1. U (inulin) x V (inulin) / P (inulin)
  2. U (PAH) x V (PAH) / P (PAH)
  3. V (inulin) x P (inulin) / U (inulin)
  4. V (PAH) x P (PAH) / U (PAH)
To which of the opioid side effects does tolerance MOST occur:
  1. Miosis
  2. Pruritis
  3. Constipation
  4. Respiratory depression
The sympathetic pre-ganglionic cell bodies are located at the:
  1. Lateral horn of the upper thoracic to upper lumbar spinal cord
  2. Ganglia located close to the target organs they innervate
  3. Brain stem nuclei and sacral nerve roots
  4. Paravertebral ganglia that form the sympathetic chain
Which excipient in propofol is antibacterial?
  1. Disodium edetate
  2. Egg phosphatide
  3. Sodium Hydroxide
  4. Soybean oil
Which of the following decreases with age?
  1. Total Lung Capacity (TLC)
  2. Vital Capacity (VC)
  3. Functional Residual Capacity (FRC)
  4. Higher residual volume (RV)
The Respiratory Quotient (RQ) of fat is
  1. 1
  2. 7
  3. 8
  4. 625
Propofol acts on
  1. GABA A agonist
  2. GABA B agonist
  3. GABA A antagonist
  4. GABA B antagonist