2002, Paper 2 SAQs | Deranged Physiology

Short Answer Questions in Order of Appearance
Question 1a	Approach to cardiac arrest and peri-arrest scenarios (Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 87%; highest mark ? .
Question 1b	Approach to cardiac arrest and peri-arrest scenarios (Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 87%; highest mark ? .
Question 1c	Futile or non-beneficial treatments: when is aggressive resuscitation futile, and who decides? (Communication and Ethics) - Pass rate 87%; highest mark ? .
Question 2	Indications, contraindications and complications of pulmonary artery catheter insertion (Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 93%; highest mark ? .
Question 1	Infectious and non-infectious causes of fever and the management of fever. (Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 60%; highest mark ? .
Question 2	Ventilation strategies for ARDS: significance of the tidal volume (Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 47%; highest mark ? .
Question 3	Recognition of the Difficult Airway. (Airway Management) - Pass rate 93%; highest mark ? .
Question 4	Cost-benefit analysis: adoption of new components of care (Administration and Data Management) - Pass rate 33%; highest mark ? .
Question 5	Management of raised intracranial pressure (Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 100%; highest mark ? .
Question 6	Prognostication after cardiac arrest (Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 47%; highest mark ? .
Question 7	Approach to the diagnosis of hyponatremia; and management of hyponatremia. (Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 60%; highest mark ? .
Question 8	Acalculous cholecystitis: clinical features, investigations and management (Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 80%; highest mark ? .
Question 9	Pharmacology of antiarrhythmic drugs: compare lignocaine, amiodarone and magnesium sulfate. (Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 40%; highest mark ? .
Question 10	Meningococcal sepsis (Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 67%; highest mark ? .
Question 11	Hypothyroidism (Endocrinology Metabolism and Nutrition) - Pass rate 73%; highest mark ? .
Question 12	Causes of lactic acidosis (Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 73%; highest mark ? .
Question 13	Analgesia options: specifically analgesic techniques for multiple rib fractures. (Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 60%; highest mark ? .
Question 14	Definitions: sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV. (Statistics and Interpretation of Evidence) - Pass rate 60%; highest mark ? .
Question 15	Approach to the unconscious patient in the ICU (Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 93%; highest mark ? .

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