Question 1 |
Toxic shock syndrome
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 65%; highest mark ? .
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Question 2 |
Differential diagnosis of wheeze: a patient with unilateral wheeze
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 60%; highest mark ? .
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Question 3 |
Polyuria following brain injury. A variation on the theme of hypernatremia
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 79%; highest mark ? .
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Question 4 |
Utility of the routine daily chest Xrays - "critically evaluate" this pointless practice
(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 49%; highest mark ? .
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Question 5 |
Normal anion gap metabolic acidosis with hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis.
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 44%; highest mark ? .
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Question 6 |
Analgesic techniques for multiple rib fractures: advantages and disadvantages of thoracic epidural
(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 56%; highest mark ? .
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Question 7 |
Prognosis in moderate brain injury: ICU vs HDU admission
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 28%; highest mark ? .
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Question 8 |
Factors which influence intensive care outcome; specifically age-related changes in physiology
(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 23%; highest mark ? .
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Question 9 |
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; lactic acidosis following seizures
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 63%; highest mark ? .
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Question 10 |
Circulatory changes in the newborn
(Neonatal and Paediatric Problems) - Pass rate 77%; highest mark ? .
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Question 11 |
Hand washing and personal protective equipment
(Administration and Data Management) - Pass rate 65%; highest mark ? .
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Question 12 |
Peak pressure, plateau pressure and compliance. Also, Intrinsic PEEP.
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 77%; highest mark ? .
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Question 13 |
Which antibiotic choice would be appropriate (abdominal catastrophe).
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 80%; highest mark ? .
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Question 14 |
Definitions of CRRT terminology
(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 51%; highest mark ? .
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Question 15 |
Critically evaluate the clinical information system (CIS) in intensive care
(Administration and Data Management) - Pass rate 42%; highest mark ? .
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Question 16 |
A comparison of states of persistent unconsciousness
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 32%; highest mark ? .
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Question 17 |
Tension-based and content-based indices of oxygenation: A-a gradient vs. PaO2/FiO2
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 16%; highest mark ? .
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Question 18 |
"What's Wrong With This Blood Film?"- Howell-Jolly bodies
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 83%; highest mark ? .
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Question 19 |
PA catheter: correct positioning, measurement error, and PAWP higher than LVEDP
(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 72%; highest mark ? .
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Question 20 |
Radiological diagnosis of brain death
(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 65%; highest mark ? .
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Question 21 |
Blood transfusion in the ICU and ABO group compatibility
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 83%; highest mark ? .
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Question 22 |
The Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR)
(Administration and Data Management) - Pass rate 60%; highest mark ? .
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Question 23 |
Factors influencing intensive care outcome: genetic influences
(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 13%; highest mark ? .
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Question 24 |
Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) vs transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE)
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 60%; highest mark ? .
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Question 25 |
A comparison of biochemical indices in diagnosis of pre-renal failure.
(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 97%; highest mark ? .
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Question 26 |
Open and closed models of intensive care units
(Administration and Data Management) - Pass rate 60%; highest mark ? .
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Question 27 |
Physiological changes of pregnancy; also, cardiac failure and arrest in pregnancy
(Pregnancy, Obstetrics and Gynaecology) - Pass rate 90%; highest mark ? .
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Question 28 |
Estimation of energy expenditure; Refeeding syndrome
(Endocrinology Metabolism and Nutrition) - Pass rate 65%; highest mark ? .
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Question 29 |
Comparison of the common colloid resuscitation fluids
(Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 58%; highest mark ? .
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Question 30 |
Meta-analysis: features suggestive of "high quality".
(Statistics and Interpretation of Evidence) - Pass rate 26%; highest mark ? .
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