2006, Paper 1 SAQs | Deranged Physiology

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: PaO₂vs. 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 (Equipment and Procedures) - 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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