Candidate performance in this section bas improved over the last few years. It is a very important section and a common cause of difficulty passing the exam.
Cases encountered included patients with:COLD CASES
• Motor neurone disease
• Aortic Stenosis
• Mitral Regurgitation
• Multiple sclerosis
• Pulmonary fibrosis
• Pleural effusionHOT CASES
• Thoracic cord lesion
• LLL collapse
• Out of hospital arrest
• NDU with respiratory failure
• Dennatomyositis and weaning difficulty
• Intermediate syndrome from organophosphate Poisoning