| Question 1 |
Acute management of the drowned patient.
(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 39%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 2 |
Tumour lysis syndrome.
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 47%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 3.1 |
Another game of "Name That ECG Abnormality"- WPW
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 86%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 3.2 |
Transthoracic echocardiography in the ICU: HOCM and LVOTO
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 86%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 4 |
Ventilation strategies for ARDS
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 86%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 5.1 |
Pre-dilution and post-dilution replacement fluid: advantages of pre-dilution.
(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 39%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 5.2 |
Troubleshooting the dialysis circuit (very negative access pressure alarm)
(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 39%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 5.3 |
Troubleshooting the dialysis circuit (blood leak into the effluent)
(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 39%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 5.4 |
Strategies to optimise solute clearance
(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 39%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 6 |
Assessment and management of bronchiolitis.
(Neonatal and Paediatric Problems) - Pass rate 45%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 7.1 |
Calculation of the anion gap to determine "has this ketoacidosis resolved?"
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 84%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 7.2 |
Metabolic alkalosis and respiratory acidosis
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 84%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 7.3 |
ABG interpretation in pregnancy - respiratory acidosis following a caesarian.
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 84%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 8 |
Primary tertiary and secondary survey: diaphragmatic rupture and the utility of a rectal exam.
(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 78%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 9 |
Decompressive craniectomy: indications, complications, influence on outcome.
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 60%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 10 |
Meta-analysis: the forest plot. Its anatomy in some detail.
(Statistics and Interpretation of Evidence) - Pass rate 60%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 11 |
Illness severity scoring systems
(Administration and Data Management) - Pass rate 13%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 12 |
Prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy
(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 42%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 13.1 |
Bleeding complications following coronary artery bypass grafting
(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 86%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 13.2 |
Antiplatelet agents: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 86%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 14.1 |
Causes of raised plasma catecholamine levels: its not always phaeochromocytoma
(Endocrinology Metabolism and Nutrition) - Pass rate 68%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 14.2 |
Causes of hypercalcemia, and correction of a dangerously raised calcium
(Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 68%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 14.3 |
Hypoosmolar hyponatremia (beer potomania)
(Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 68%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 14.4 |
Hypoosmolar hyponatremia with a focus on SIADH and calculation of the sodium deficit
(Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 68%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 15 |
Assessment of extubation readiness
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 63%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 16 |
Indications for intracranial pressure monitoring
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 44%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 17.1 |
"What's Wrong With These Coags?" - an isolated APTT elevation.
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 84%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 17.2 |
"What's Wrong With These Coags?" - causes of a raised anti-Xa level.
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 84%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 17.3 |
"What's Wrong With These Coags?" - too much heparin, that's your problem.
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 84%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 18 |
Severe asthma in pregnancy
(Pregnancy, Obstetrics and Gynaecology) - Pass rate 16%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 19.1 |
Toxicological uses of dialysis and haemoperfusion
(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 68%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 19.2 |
Toxins which cause a raised osmolar gap as well as a raised anion gap.
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 68%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 19.3 |
The "oxygen saturation gap" in toxcology - a question about co-oximetry.
(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 68%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 20 |
Ideal body weight, and the influence of morbid obesity on pharmacokinetics.
(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 68%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 21 |
Noradrenaline in resuscitation of septic shock; also calculation of the SVR.
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 81%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 22 |
Sepsis in the heart-lung transplant recipient; also, complications of this transplant.
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 26%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 23 |
Severe pancreatitis in ICU: causes, complications, role of antibiotic prophylaxis.
(Gastroenterology and Hepatology) - Pass rate 26%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 24.1 |
List 2 causes of clubbing (apart from cardiovascular and respiratory causes)
(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 24.2 |
Cardiovascular physical examination: signs of pulmonary hypertension
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 24.3 |
List 3 causes of a massive splenomegaly.
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 24.4 |
Examination of eye movements: Causes of a persistent right-sided conjugate gaze deviation.
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 24.5 |
Causes of neck stiffness
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 24.6 |
Cardiovascular physical examination: causes of an apical diastolic murmur
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 25.1 |
Necrotising fasciitis of the abdominal wall.
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 82%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 25.2 |
Acronymous organisms: ESCAPPM and HACEK
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 82%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 25.3 |
Pharmacokinetics of Antibiotics in Critical Illness
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 82%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 26.1 |
Underwater seal chest drain system: draw a labelled diagram
(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 89%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 26.2 |
Laryngoscopy devices: McCoy laryngoscope blade
(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 89%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 26.3 |
Laryngoscopy devices: a videolaryngoscope
(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 89%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 27 |
Buffer therapies: sodium bicarbonate, Carbicarb and THAM
(Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 28 |
Preconditions to brain death testing; also radiological diagnosis of brain death.
(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 29.1 |
"Name That Rash" - Varicella zoster virus and VZV pneumonia.
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 68%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 29.2 |
Pressure area care prevention and management in the ICU
(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 68%; highest mark ? .
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| Question 30 |
Functional status and outcome in ICU. Tools to assess functional status of survivors.
(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 55%; highest mark ? .
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