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

Perioperative care for the partial hepatectomy patient

(Gastroenterology and Hepatology) - Pass rate 24%; highest mark ? .

Question 2

Management of massive haemoptysis

(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 75%; highest mark ? .

Question 3

Antibiotic pharmacology:  ceftriaxone, gentamicin and meropenem.

(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 60%; highest mark ? .

Question 4

Diagnosis and management of metabolic alkalosis

(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 45%; highest mark ? .

Question 5

Central and mixed venous saturation monitoring

(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 18%; highest mark ? .

Question 6

Discuss the role of interventional radiology in the management of the critically ill.

(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 36%; highest mark ? .

Question 7

Intrinsic PEEP and dynamic hyperinflation: characteristic ventilator waveforms.

(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark ? .

Question 8

Cardiac biomarkers: specifically, critically evaluate the use of troponin.

(Cardiology) - Pass rate 82%; highest mark ? .

Question 9

Define base excess; discuss why it may change independently from the anion gap.

(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 39%; highest mark ? .

Question 10

Define intention to treat analysis and randomisation.

(Statistics and Interpretation of Evidence) - Pass rate 30%; highest mark ? .

Question 11

Paediatric airway management. Specifically: approach to the difficult paediatric intubation.

(Neonatal and Paediatric Problems) - Pass rate 64%; highest mark ? .

Question 12

Cardiac failure in pregnancy, or possibly respiratory failure.... 

(Pregnancy, Obstetrics and Gynaecology) - Pass rate 45%; highest mark ? .

Question 13

Pathophysiology and clinical features of smoke inhalation injury.

(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 61%; highest mark ? .

Question 14

Calcium channel blocker overdose ... compared with a beta-blocker overdose.

(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 42%; highest mark ? .

Question 15

Another game of "Name That ECG Abnormality"

(Cardiology) - Pass rate 58%; highest mark ? .

Question 16

Assessment of fluid balance in the critically ill patient

(Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 54%; highest mark ? .

Question 17

Management of acute anaphylaxis and acute angioedema

(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 79%; highest mark ? .

Question 18

Causes of hypoxia in the post-bypass patient

(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 48%; highest mark ? .

Question 19

Critique of the Surviving Sepsis guidelines

(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 21%; highest mark ? .

Question 20

Extended indications for therapeutic hypothermia - not limited to cardiac arrest.

(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 58%; highest mark ? .

Question 21

Abdominal compartment syndrome

(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 100%; highest mark ? .

Question 22

Transfusion-associated lung injury (TRALI)

(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 64%; highest mark ? .

Question 23

Polyuria following brain injury. A variation on the theme of hypernatremia

(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 64%; highest mark ? .

Question 24

Cerebral perfusion pressure as a therapeutic target

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

Question 25

Hypocalcemia: causes and manifestations.

(Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 85%; highest mark ? .

Question 26

Acute supportive management for stroke in the ICU (specifically, a brainstem stroke).

(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 58%; highest mark ? .

Question 27

Troubleshooting suddenly difficult ventilation

(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 88%; highest mark ? .

Question 28

When and how to start Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)

(Endocrinology Metabolism and Nutrition) - Pass rate 54%; highest mark ? .

Question 29

Fat embolism syndrome.

(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 81%; highest mark ? .

Question 30

The Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR)

(Administration and Data Management) - Pass rate 33%; highest mark ? .

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