FCPS Part 1 - Anesthesia — Pharmacology MCQs
Practice 35 Pharmacology past-paper MCQs for FCPS Part 1 - Anesthesia, each with a detailed explanation and reference. Try free samples below, then start a full quiz.
Pharmacology is a core part of the FCPS Part 1 - Anesthesia syllabus. HighYield's Pharmacology question bank collects 35MCQs modelled on real past papers, so you practise the exact style and difficulty you'll face on exam day. Every question comes with a worked explanation and a subject reference, so you learn why an answer is right — not just which option to pick.
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Sample Pharmacology Questions
Ropivacaine is often preferred over bupivacaine for labor epidural analgesia mainly because:
- A.It has no effect on the fetus at all
- B.It is less cardiotoxic than bupivacaine
- C.It has a much longer duration of action than bupivacaine
- D.It provides quicker recovery from the block
When a drug is taken orally, drug exposure/bioavailability is best assessed by measuring which of the following?
- A.Amount excreted in feces
- B.Tissue drug concentration only
- C.Plasma drug concentration (concentration-time curve)
- D.Urine drug concentration only
All of the following are true of nitroglycerine EXCEPT:
- A.It decreases venous return
- B.It undergoes extensive first-pass metabolism
- C.It is a venodilator
- D.It decreases heart rate
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