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2003, Paper 2 SAQs
Question 1a
Question 1b
Question 1c
Question 2a
Question 2b
Question 2c
Question 2d
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Question 7
Question 8
Question 9
Question 10
Question 11
Question 12
Question 13
Question 14
Question 15
Short Answer Questions in Order of Appearance
Question 1a

The pregnant trauma patient: initial management

(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 91%; highest mark ? .

Question 1b

The pregnant trauma patient: specific investigations

(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 91%; highest mark ? .

Question 1c

Physiological changes in pregnancy. 

(Pregnancy, Obstetrics and Gynaecology) - Pass rate 91%; highest mark ? .

Question 2a

Community-acquired pneumonia:  historical features

(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 78%; highest mark ? .

Question 2b

Community-acquired pneumonia:  investigations.

(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 78%; highest mark ? .

Question 2c

Community acquired pneumonia: empiric antibiotic therapy.

(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 78%; highest mark ? .

Question 2d

Community acquired pneumonia: when to escalate or de-escalate antibiotics.

(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 78%; highest mark ? .

Question 1

Transport of the critically ill patient

(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 87%; highest mark ? .

Question 2

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 83%; highest mark ? .

Question 3

Immunonutrition - "critically evaluate"

(Endocrinology Metabolism and Nutrition) - Pass rate 70%; highest mark ? .

Question 4

Tests of statistical significance: Chi-squared test, Fisher’s Exact Test and logistic regression.

(Statistics and Interpretation of Evidence) - Pass rate 17%; highest mark ? .

Question 5

PA catheter and TOE in the assessment of shock

(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 91%; highest mark ? .

Question 6

Indications for dialysis in the ICU

(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 91%; highest mark ? .

Question 7

Sodium valproate toxicity.

(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 30%; highest mark ? .

Question 8

CREST syndrome

(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 57%; highest mark ? .

Question 9

Antibiotic pharmacology:  ceftriaxone, gentamicin and meropenem.

(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 74%; highest mark ? .

Question 10

Malignant hyperthermia - diagnostic features, complications and treatment

(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 87%; highest mark ? .

Question 11

Ventilator-associated lung injury

(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 52%; highest mark ? .

Question 12

Ventricular fibrillation (causes and management thereof)

(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 74%; highest mark ? .

Question 13

Blood transfusion in ICU.

(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 26%; highest mark ? .

Question 14

A diagnostic approach to metabolic acidosis

(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 70%; highest mark ? .

Question 15

Approach to the ICU patient with generalised weakness

(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 87%; highest mark ? .

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