2002, Paper 2 SAQs

Question 1a	Question 2	Question 7	Question 12
Question 1b	Question 3	Question 8	Question 13
Question 1c	Question 4	Question 9	Question 14
Question 2	Question 5	Question 10	Question 15
Question 1	Question 6	Question 11

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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