Table Of ContentSBA and MTF MCQs for the Final FRCA
SBA and MTF MCQs
for the Final FRCA
TheFRCAQ.comWritersGroup
TheSevernDeanery
DrJamesNickells
NorthBristolNHSTrust
DrBenWalton
NorthBristolNHSTrust
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Contents
Listofcontributors pagevi
Preface ix
QUESTIONPAPERS
Paper1 3
Paper2 25
ANSWERS
Paper1 49
Paper2 50
EXPLANATIONS
Paper1 53
Paper2 138
Index 228
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Contributors
TheFRCAQ.comWritingGroupfortheFinalFRCAQ.comsiteare:
DR ROBERT AXE MBChB,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,Bristol,UK
DR EMMA BELLCHAMBERS MRCP,BMBS(Hons),BMedSci(Hons),Anaesthetic
Trainee,SevernDeanery,Bristol,UK
DRJAMESBOWLER MA(OXON),MBBS,AICSM,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DRTIMBOWLES BSc(Hons),MBBS,FRCA,SeniorRegistrar,IntensiveCareUnit,Royal
PerthHospital,WesternAustralia
DRALICEBRAGA MBChB(Hons),MRCP,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DR JULES BROWN BSc,MBChB,MRCP,FRCA,DICM,FICM,ConsultantinCritical
CareandAnaesthesia,NorthBristolNHSTrust,Bristol,UK
DR HELEN CAIN BMBS,BMedSci,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DR AMY CREES BSc(Hons),MBChB,MRCP,CoreMedicalTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DR ALIA DARWEISH MBChB,MSc,DRCOG,MRCS(Eng),FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,
SevernDeanery,Bristol,UK
DR JAMES EVANS MBChB,MRCP,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DR TOBIAS EVERETT MBChB,FRCA,ConsultantAnaesthetist,TheHospitalforSick
Children,Toronto,Canada
DR ANDREW FOO BSc(Hons),MBBS,MRCS,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,Severn
Deanery,Bristol,UK
DR DAN FRESHWATER-TURNER MA,MBBChir,MRCP,FRCA,Consultantin
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospitals, Bristol NHS Foundation
Trust,Bristol,UK
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DR ANDY GEORGIOU MBChB,BSc(Hons),FRCA,DICMDIC,ConsultantinCritical C
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CareandAnaesthesia,RoyalUnitedHospital,Bath,UK n
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DR JUAN GRATEROL MedicoCirujano,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery, ib
u
Bristol,UK t
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DR BEN GREATOREX BMBS,BMedSci,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery, s
Bristol,UK
DR RUTH GREER BMBS,BMedSci,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,Bristol,UK
DR CLARE HOMMERS BMBS,MRCP,FRCA,DICM,AnaestheticTrainee,Severn
Deanery,Bristol,UK
DR TIM HOOPER MBBS,FRCA,EDIC,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeaneryand
DefenceMedicalServices,Bristol,UK
DR TIM HOWES MBChB,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,Bristol,UK
DR BEN HUNTLEY MBChB,FRCA,ConsultantinPainMedicineandAnaesthesia,
Barking,HaveringandRedbridgeNHSFoundationTrust,UK
DR IZREEN IQBAL MBChB,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,Bristol,UK
DR DOM JANSSEN BA,BSc(Med),MBBS,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DR IAN KERSLAKE BSc(Hons),FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DR EMMA KING MBChB,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,Bristol,UK
DR SIOBHAN KING FRCA,MRCP,MBBCh,BSc(Hons),AnaestheticTrainee,Severn
Deanery,Bristol,UK
DR SARAH LANCASTER MBChB,MRCS(Eng),OrthopaedicTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DR ABBY LIND BSc,MBChB,MRCP,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DRCLINTONLOBO BSc,MBChB,MRCP,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DR HELEN MAKINS MBBS,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,Bristol,UK
DR CHRIS MARSH MBChB,FRCA,PGCertAdvHCP,AnaestheticTrainee,Severn
Deanery,Bristol,UK
DR ALEX MIDDLEDITCH MBChB,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DR HENRY MURDOCH BSc,MBBS,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DR CHRIS NEWELL BSc(Hons),MBChB,MRCP(UK),AnaestheticTrainee,Severn
Deanery,Bristol,UK
DRJAMESNICKELLS MBBS,FRCA,ConsultantAnaesthetist,NorthBristolNHSTrust,
Bristol,UK
DR SONJA PAYNE MD,MSc,BSc(Hons),AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DR ANNABEL PEARSON BMedSci(Hons),BMBS,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK vii
rs DR KIERON ROONEY MRCP,FRCA,DICM,EDIC,PGCMEd,Consultantin
o Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospitals, Bristol NHS Foundation
t
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b Trust,Bristol,UK
ri
nt DR SOPHIE SCUTT FRCA,MRCP,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,Bristol,UK
o
C DRSIMONSLINN BSc(Hons),MBBCh,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,WelshDeanery,UK
DR JANINE TALBOT MBBS,BSc,FRCA,PGCMEd,AnaestheticTrainee,Severn
Deanery,Bristol,UK
DR HELEN TURNHAM MBChB(Hons),FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DR BENJAMIN WALTON MBChB,MRCP,FRCA,ConsultantinCriticalCareand
Anaesthesia,NorthBristolNHSTrust,Bristol,UK
DR SARAH WARWICKER BM,BCh,MA,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DR MARK WIGGINTON MBBS,FRCA,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
DR MARK YEATES BM,FRCA,MRCS,AnaestheticTrainee,SevernDeanery,
Bristol,UK
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