FCP Categories: Pathology

FCS1-0842

A 35-year-old woman is in a comatose state following a traumatic head injury, and is receiving intravenous (IV) antibiotics and IV fluids containing saline and 5% dextrose. A serum biochemistry analysis is performed five days later which shows a low serum potassium level. This is most likely to be due to:

FCS1-0844

Arterial blood gas analysis of a man admitted with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) showed the following: pH = 7.28, p(CO2) = 65.5 mmHg, p(O2)= 60 mmHg and standard bicarbonate = 30.5 mmol/l. This patient had:

FCS1-0819

A 34-year-old woman is diagnosed with cerebral oedema after suffering a severe head trauma. Which of the following conditions is not likely to be associated with the extracellular oedema?

FCS1-0821

A 7-year-old boy is diagnosed with metabolic acidosis as a result of severe dehydration. Which of the following conditions is most likely to cause severe dehydration and metabolic acidosis?

FCS1-0823

Different substances have different renal clearance rates. Which of the following substances should have the lowest renal clearance rate in a healthy patient?

FCS1-0824

Decreased velocity of impulse conduction through the atrioventricular node (AV node) in the heart will lead to:

FCS1-0828

After a severe asthma attack, a 26-year-old woman is left in a markedly hypoxic state. In which of the following organs are the arterial beds most likely to be vasoconstricted due to the hypoxia?

FCS1-0810

Which of the following is the cause of flattened (notched) T waves on electrocardiogram (ECG)?

FCS1-0811

The most likely cause of prominent U waves on the electrocardiogram (ECG) of a patient is: