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  2. CICM Fellowship Exam
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2006, Paper 1 SAQs
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Short Answer Questions in Order of Appearance
Question 1

Reversal of warfarin; the medical management of massive intracranial haemorrhage.

(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 65%; highest mark ? .

Question 2

Cyanide toxicity.

(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 69%; highest mark ? .

Question 3

Tension-based and content-based indices of oxygenation:  PaO2 vs. SpO2

(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 85%; highest mark ? .

Question 4

Intrinsic PEEP and dynamic hyperinflation: causes, consequences and management.

(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 96%; highest mark ? .

Question 5

Approach to the haemodynamically unstable cardiac surgical patient

(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 69%; highest mark ? .

Question 6

Ventricular fibrillation: causes, and principles of management

(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 85%; highest mark ? .

Question 7

Myxoedema coma

(Endocrinology Metabolism and Nutrition) - Pass rate 61%; highest mark ? .

Question 8

Central line-associated bacteraemia - specifically, preventative steps.

(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 84%; highest mark ? .

Question 9

Outline the potential roles for the use of ultrasound  in the critically ill patient.

(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 73%; highest mark ? .

Question 10

High anion gap metabolic acidosis in HONK.

(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 58%; highest mark ? .

Question 11

Recognition of the Difficult Airway.

(Airway Management) - Pass rate 85%; highest mark ? .

Question 12

Pharmacology of antiarrhythmic drugs: compare lignocaine, amiodarone and magnesium sulfate.

(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 77%; highest mark ? .

Question 13

Clinical testing for brain death: ineligibility for clinical testing

(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 65%; highest mark ? .

Question 14

Inhaled and systemic pulmonary vasodilators for ARDS: nitric oxide

(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 23%; highest mark ? .

Question 15

Physiological consequences of spinal cord transection

(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 77%; highest mark ? .

Question 16

Physiotherapy in the ICU: risks and benefits

(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 54%; highest mark ? .

Question 17

Functional status and outcome in ICU. Tools used to assess functional status of survivors.

(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 69%; highest mark ? .

Question 18

ABG changes in pregnancy. Influence of pregnancy on respiratory gas exchange

(Pregnancy, Obstetrics and Gynaecology) - Pass rate 62%; highest mark ? .

Question 19

Interpretation of PA catheter data, including the calculation of SVR

(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 46%; highest mark ? .

Question 20

Approach to the ICU patient with generalised weakness

(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 73%; highest mark ? .

Question 21

Pulmonary embolism

(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 73%; highest mark ? .

Question 22

Indications, contraindications and complications of IABP

(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 92%; highest mark ? .

Question 23

Assessment of oxygen delivery to the tissues.

(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 50%; highest mark ? .

Question 24

Causes of hyperglycaemia in the ICU, and its management.

(Endocrinology Metabolism and Nutrition) - Pass rate 88%; highest mark ? .

Question 25

Definitions: relative risk, absolute risk, NNT and study power.

(Statistics and Interpretation of Evidence) - Pass rate 23%; highest mark ? .

Question 26

Community acquired pneumonia: specifically, historical features of special relevance.

(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 42%; highest mark ? .

Question 27

Cardiovascular physical examination: causes of a pansystolic murmur.

(Cardiology) - Pass rate 54%; highest mark ? .

Question 28

Outcomes in adult ARDS

(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 42%; highest mark ? .

Question 29

Complications of arterial cannulation and angiography: retroperitoneal haematoma

(Cardiology) - Pass rate 81%; highest mark ? .

Question 30

The ethics of witholding life-sustaining therapy

(Communication and Ethics) - Pass rate 96%; highest mark ? .

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