MRCS A Past Paper Corrections Flashcards

1
Q

What are the hip abductors?

A

Gluteus medius
Gluteus maximus
TFL
Sartorius

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2
Q

What are the hip adductors?

A

Adductor longus
Adductor brevis
Adductor magnus
Pectineus

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3
Q

What are the hip flexors?

A

Iliopsoas mainly
Pectineus
Rectus femoris
Gracilis
Sartorius

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4
Q

What are the hip extensors?

A

Gluteus maximus
Biceps femoris
Semimembranous
Semitendenous
Adductor magnus

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5
Q

What are the lateral rotators of the hip?

A

Adductor magnus
Gluteus maximus
Sartorius
Obtruators
Quadratus femoris
Piriformis

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6
Q

What are the medial rotators of the hip?

A

Gluteus medius
Gluteus minimus
Adductor brevis
TFL

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7
Q

Main branches of brachial plexus

A

MAMRU
Musculocutaneous
Axillary
Median
Radial
Ulnar

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8
Q

Shoulder movements?
External rotation
Internal rotation
Elevation

A

External rotation - Infraspinatus and teres minor
Internal rotation - Subscapularis
Elevation - Supraspinatus

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9
Q

What foramen does the chorda tympani go through?

A

Stylomastoid foramen

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10
Q

What does tegmen tympani damage cause?

A

Otorrhoea

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11
Q

Labia majora supply

A

Ilioinguinal

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12
Q

Amyloid stroma

A

Medullary Ca

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13
Q

Scalp behind ear

A

Lesser occipital nerve

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14
Q

Laryngeal cancer type

A

SCC

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15
Q

Vitellointesitnal duct

A

Midgut connection

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16
Q

Teardrop sign in maxillary sinus

A

Orbital floor fracture

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17
Q

Posterior triangle surgery

A

Normally hypoglossal nerve injury

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18
Q

Foot eversion with dorsum of foot loss of sensation

A

SPN

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19
Q

Bilateral inguinal node enlargement in women

A

Labia Minora

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20
Q

Chodra tympani

A

Perotympanic fissure

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21
Q

Lymphatic drainage of caecum

A

Iliocolic nodes

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22
Q

Left heart dominance

A

Supply from left circumflex

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23
Q

Stones in sickle cells

A

Pigment and cholesterol

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24
Q

Most common renal stones

A

Calcium oxalate

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25
Q

Nutcracker syndrome

A

SMA crushes LRV

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26
Q

Facial nerve exit

A

Stylomastoid foramen

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27
Q

Aortic dissection
AAA

A

Intima elastin
Medial elastin

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28
Q

Compartment (EPL)

A

3rd

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29
Q

May Thurner syndrome

A

Iliac vein compressed by artery

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30
Q

DJ flexure location

A

On the left by L1 (transpyloric plane)

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31
Q

qSOFA

A

altered mental status + SBP <100mmHg + RR >20

32
Q

Pancreatitis score

A

1.
Pa0₂ <8 kPa (<60 mmHg)?
2.
Age >55 years?
3.
WBC >15x10⁹/L?
4.
Calcium <2mmol/L (<8 mg/dL)?
5.
Urea >16 mmol/L or BUN >45 mg/dL?
6.
AST >200  U/L or Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) >600 U/L?
7.
Albumin <32g/L (<3.2 g/dL)?
8.
Blood Glucose >10 mmol/L (>180 mg/dL)?

33
Q

Cryptochorchidism association

A

Seminoma

34
Q

Renal transplant complications

A

CMV <6 months
EBV >6 months

35
Q

Artery near lesser trochanter

A

medial circumflex artery

36
Q

Intestines going back to abdominal cavity

A

12 weeks

37
Q

Anterolateral tongue paraesthesia

A

Lingual (trigeminal)

38
Q

Nerve injured within the cavernous sinus

A

Abducens

39
Q

Otalgia arch

A

3rd (glossopharyngeal)

40
Q

Thoracic duct travelling with aorta through level?

A

T12

41
Q

Antithrombin III does not activate without factor

A

8

42
Q

Callot triangle content which is ligated

A

Cystic artery

43
Q

Hoarse voice after thyroid surgery

A

RLN nerve unilateral

44
Q

Distal femur and midshaft Ca

A

Distal - osteosarcoma
Midshaft - Ewing’s

45
Q

EPO production by?

A

Interstitial fibroblasts

46
Q

CN VII nerve branch responsible for smile

A

Buccal

47
Q

Ureter has no blood supply from

A

SMA

48
Q

VSD

A

Bulbur cordis,defect in endocardial cushion

49
Q

Discitis

A

Staph aureus

50
Q

Hyperacusis

A

Damage to facial nerve

51
Q

Azygous position in right hilum

A

Posterior

52
Q

Middle lobe of right lung location

A

6th space in MAL

53
Q

DRE posterior-lateral

A

Puborectalis

54
Q

Cremasteric muscle

A

Internal oblique apopneurosis

55
Q

Scrotal Ca LN

A

Medial inguinal nodes

56
Q

Most posterior layer of inguinal canal

A

Conjoint tendon

57
Q

Plantar surface sensation (over medial 3 ½ toes)

A

Medial plantar nerve

58
Q

Pilon fracture

A

ORIF

59
Q

Left coronary relative to pulmonary trunk

A

Posterior

60
Q

Subcapital humerus fracture

A

Teres minor weakness

61
Q

Autonomic nervous control

A

Thalamus

62
Q

McBurney’s point

A

1/3 from ASIS to umbilicus

63
Q

Watercress farmer liver disease

A

Fasciola hepatica

64
Q

Swelling of testis that is irreducible and transilluminates

A

Hydrocele

65
Q

Cuboid

A

5th and 4th metatarsals

66
Q

IMV drains into?

A

Splenic vein

67
Q

Internal spermatic fascia

A

Transversalis fascia

68
Q

Pre-op assessment

A

POSSUM, ASA, APACHE

69
Q

Spastic paralysis + extensor reflex

A

Anterior horn

70
Q

Coin ingested and blocked in throat

A

cricopharyngeal level of blockage

71
Q

Cannot lift thumb

A

retropulsion test (PIN nerve from radial nerve)

72
Q

Acidosis in diarrhoea

A

loss of bicarbonate

73
Q

Lumbar cistern

A

S2 in adults

74
Q

Conus medullaris in 1 month old

A

L2-L3

75
Q
A