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FRCR Part 2a - MCQ Paper 1

Submitted by David Salvage

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1. 

In AIDS

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a.

40% of sufferers show neurological symptoms

b.

The commonest neurological problem is AIDS-dementia complex

c.

Kaposi's sarcoma is commonly found in the central nervous system

d.

Listeria is a common cause of bacterial CNS infections

e.

There is an increased incidence of primary lymphoma of the brain which has CT characteristics typical of that tumour

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2. 

Cavitation is commonly seen in

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a.

Pneumococcal pneumonia

b.

Staphylococcal pneumonia

c.

Klebsiella pneumonia

d.

Mycoplasma pneumonia

e.

Primary tuberculous pneumonia

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3. 

Regarding carcinoma of the bronchus

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a.

Squamous-cell carcinomas account for approximately 75% of cases

b.

Oat-cell carcinomas commonly cavitate

c.

Oat-cell carcinomas are typically associated with hilar lymphadenopathy

d.

Calcification is a feature highly suggestive of carcinoma of the bronchus

e.

Satellite opacities are seen more commonly with carcinoma of the bronchus than with benign lesions

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4. 

Thymoma is associated with

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a.

Thyrotoxicosis

b.

Myaesthenia gravis

c.

Cushings syndrome

d.

Von Recklinghausens disease (neurofibromatosis)

e.

Lymphoma

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5. 

Diastematomyelia

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a.

Is seen in 20% of patients with scoliosis

b.

Is associated with myelomeningocoele in around 40% of cases

c.

Has equal incidence amongst the two sexes

d.

Is rarely associated with a cutaneous naevus

e.

Is associated with a double thecal sac in 50% of cases

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6. 

The following are found in Gorlin's Syndrome

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a.

Calcification of the falx cerebri

b.

Rib anomalies

c.

Calcified mesenteric cysts

d.

Multiple odentogenic keratocysts

e.

Multiple basal cell carcinomas

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7. 

Pagets Disease is common in

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a.

Australia

b.

China

c.

India

d.

New Zealand

e.

United Kingdom

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8. 

Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy is common in

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a.

Hodgkins disease

b.

Cystic fibrosis

c.

Bronchogenic carcinoma

d.

Tuberculosis

e.

Pleural fibroma

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9. 

Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is seen in

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a.

Cirrhosis of the liver

b.

carcinoma of the ovary

c.

Inflammatory bowel disease

d.

Tuberculosis of the bowel

e.

Carcinoma of the oesophagus

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10. 

Regarding pineal tumours

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a.

They are a cause of obstructive hydrocephalus

b.

Fat is seen in pineoblastomas

c.

Subependymal spread occurs in germinomas

d.

They are usually well defined

e.

They show shortened T1 and T2 relaxation times on MRI

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