Question 1 |
Influence of chronic renal failure on critical illness
(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 33%; highest mark 7.0 .
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Question 2 |
TIPS procedure. Also, staging and prognosis of chronic liver disease.
(Gastroenterology and Hepatology) - Pass rate 86%; highest mark 8.0 .
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Question 3 |
Care for the patient with oesophageal perforation
(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 58%; highest mark 8.25 .
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Question 4 |
Approach to the undifferentiated shock patient
(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 58.3%; highest mark 8.0 .
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Question 5 |
Pharmacokinetic changes in critical illness: absorption and clearance
(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 31%; highest mark 6.25 .
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Question 6.1 |
A mixed alkalosis - combination of respiratory alkalosis and metabolic alkalosis
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 86.1%; highest mark 9.25 .
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Question 6.2 |
PaO2/FiO2 ratio criteria for ARDS. Also, calculation of bicarbonate replacement dose.
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 86.1%; highest mark 9.25 .
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Question 6.3 |
Normal anion gap metabolic acidosis due to normal saline.
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 86.1%; highest mark 9.25 .
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Question 6.4 |
Causes of lactic acidosis in sepsis; a triple acid-base disorder
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 86.1%; highest mark 9.25 .
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Question 7 |
Your ICU is a filthy zoo. Discuss strategies to prevent the transmission of MROs.
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 25%; highest mark 7.25 .
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Question 8.1 |
Heparin resistance: diagnostic features and management strategies.
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 42%; highest mark 8.0 .
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Question 8.2 |
Von Willebrand disease: characteristic laboratory features and diagnosis.
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 42%; highest mark 8.0 .
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Question 8.3 |
"What's Wrong With These Coags?" - Interpretation of mixing studies.
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 42%; highest mark 8.0 .
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Question 9.1 |
Interpretation of formal pulmonary function tests
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 39%; highest mark 7.75 .
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Question 9.2 |
Lactic acidosis and respiratory acidosis after seizures
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 39%; highest mark 7.75 .
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Question 10 |
A comparison of renal replacement therapy modalities: CVVHD vs SCUF vs IHD
(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 67%; highest mark 9.0 .
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Question 11 |
Which antibiotic choice would be appropriate for these MROs.
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 61%; highest mark 8.25 .
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Question 12 |
Characteristic electrolyte derangement patterns
(Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 100%; highest mark 9.0 .
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Question 13 |
Ventilation strategies and supportive non-ventilation strategies for ARDS
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 64%; highest mark 9.75 .
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Question 14 |
Prognostication following cardiac arrest: the utility of various parameters.
(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 44%; highest mark 9.5 .
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Question 15 |
Pulseless electrical activity, cardiac tamponade and pericardiocentesis technique.
(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 25%; highest mark 8.1 .
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Question 16 |
Causes of shock in the cardiac surgical patient; also, immediate management.
(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 67%; highest mark 9.0 .
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Question 17 |
Sodium bicarbonate: its use in DKA
(Endocrinology Metabolism and Nutrition) - Pass rate 67%; highest mark 9.0 .
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Question 18.1 |
Causes, consequences and management of hypercalcemia.
(Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 64%; highest mark 7.75 .
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Question 18.2 |
Causes of metabolic alkalosis
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 64%; highest mark 7.75 .
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Question 19 |
The utility of the EEG in the ICU
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 56%; highest mark 8.0 .
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Question 20 |
Permissive hypotension, haemostatic resuscitation and damage control surgery.
(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 47%; highest mark 7.0 .
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Question 21 |
Preparation for an awake fiberoptic intubation.
(Airway Management) - Pass rate 33%; highest mark 6.25 .
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Question 22 |
HAGMA with a low albumin; also independent variables in Stewart's approach.
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 83.3%; highest mark 10 .
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Question 23 |
Management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
(Pregnancy, Obstetrics and Gynaecology) - Pass rate 94%; highest mark 10 .
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Question 24 |
Necrotising fasciitis: "management priorities"
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 83%; highest mark 10 .
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Question 25.1 |
"What's That Rash?"
(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 58%; highest mark 8.37 .
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Question 25.2 |
Horner's Syndrome; specifically, the anatomical sites where the lesion may have occurred.
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 58%; highest mark 8.37 .
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Question 25.3 |
Complications of arterial cannulation: a trashed limb post angiography.
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 58%; highest mark 8.37 .
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Question 25.4 |
Oculocephalic reflex (CN III, IV, VI and VIII) - what does a normal one tell you?
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 58%; highest mark 8.37 .
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Question 26.1 |
Another game of "Name That ECG Abnormality"
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 44%; highest mark 8.25 .
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Question 26.2 |
Troubleshooting the temporary pacemaker: failure to sense the atrium
(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 44%; highest mark 8.25 .
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Question 26.3 |
Another game of "Name That ECG Abnormality"
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 44%; highest mark 8.25 .
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Question 27 |
The child with stridor; also, paediatric airway management.
(Neonatal and Paediatric Problems) - Pass rate 72%; highest mark 8.8 .
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Question 28.1 |
Anatomy of the PA catheter. Also, directly measured and derived PA catheter variables
(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 50%; highest mark 7.45 .
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Question 28.2 |
Endotracheal tube: specifically, the above-cuff suction port.
(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 50%; highest mark 7.45 .
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Question 28.3 |
Nitric oxide supply systems; what might you monitor during nitric oxide therapy?
(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 50%; highest mark 7.45 .
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Question 29 |
Blinding and allocation concealment
(Statistics and Interpretation of Evidence) - Pass rate 28%; highest mark 7.6 .
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Question 30 |
End-tidal capnometry traces and analysis of ventilator waveforms
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 56%; highest mark 8.5 .
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