| Question 1 |
Non-invasive mechanical ventilation: complications and contraindications.
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 73%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 2 |
A summary of toxins and their antidotes
(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 100%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 3 |
The pregnant trauma patient: "special considerations"
(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 4 |
Osmotherapy for management of raised intracranial pressure: hypertonic saline.
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 29%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 5 |
Examination of the cranial nerves: pupil reactivity and diameter (in coma)
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 67%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 6 |
Information derived from the arterial pressure : pulsus paradoxus
(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 64%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 7 |
Pressure area care prevention and management in the ICU
(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 77%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 8 |
Hepatorenal syndrome
(Gastroenterology and Hepatology) - Pass rate 75%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 9 |
The paediatric airway: a practical discussion of intubation.
(Neonatal and Paediatric Problems) - Pass rate 48%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 10 |
Prevention and management of vasospasm following SAH
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 69%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 11 |
Factors which influence prognosis in severe brain injury
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 75%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 12 |
Activated Protein C and Recombinant Factor VIIa. "Write short notes", they ask.
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 63%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 13 |
A comparison of IABP and LVAD; more broadly mechanical haemodynamic support strategies
(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 71%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 14 |
Aerial transport of a critically ill patient.
(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 56%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 15 |
Definitions: sensitivity, specificity, PPV NPV and the positive likelihood ratio.
(Statistics and Interpretation of Evidence) - Pass rate 73%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 16 |
Hypomagnesaemia: "write a short note".
(Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 58%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 17 |
Strategies to prolong the lifespan of the CRRT circuit - citrate anticoagulation
(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 71%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 18 |
Causes of lactic acidosis in sepsis
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 65%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 19 |
The evidence base for current advanced life support practice
(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 73%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 20 |
Advantages and disadvantages of various pacing modes
(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 79%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 21 |
Patient-ventilator dyssynchrony: autotriggering in a totally braindead patient
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 81%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 22 |
The Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR)
(Administration and Data Management) - Pass rate 81%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 23 |
The anion gap as a diagnostic tool: advantages and disadvantages
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 65%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 24 |
Causes of renal failure; also rhabdomyolysis as a cause of acute kidney injury
(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 77%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 25 |
Management of the staff member with a needle stick injury.
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 69%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 26 |
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 63%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 27 |
The difficulty in making a diagnosis of sepsis; also, lets talk about biomarkers of sepsis
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 35%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 28 |
Indications for extracoporeal therapies: ECMO, dialysis, plasmapheresis, LVAD, etc.
(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 83%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 29 |
"What's Wrong With These Coags?" Antiphospholipid syndrome.
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 56%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 30 |
Approach to the unconscious patient in the ICU: causes of delayed awakening.
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 71%; highest mark ? .
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