| Question 1 |
(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 33%; highest mark 7.0 . |
| Question 2 |
(Gastroenterology and Hepatology) - Pass rate 86%; highest mark 8.0 . |
| Question 3 |
(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 58%; highest mark 8.25 . |
| Question 4 |
(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 58.3%; highest mark 8.0 . |
| Question 5 | Pharmacokinetic changes in critical illness: absorption and clearance (Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 31%; highest mark 6.25 . |
| Question 6.1 | A mixed alkalosis - combination of respiratory alkalosis and metabolic alkalosis (Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 86.1%; highest mark 9.25 . |
| Question 6.2 |
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 86.1%; highest mark 9.25 . |
| Question 6.3 | Normal anion gap metabolic acidosis due to normal saline. (Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 86.1%; highest mark 9.25 . |
| 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 . |
| 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 . |
| Question 8.1 | Heparin resistance: diagnostic features and management strategies. (Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 42%; highest mark 8.0 . |
| Question 8.2 | Von Willebrand disease: characteristic laboratory features and diagnosis. (Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 42%; highest mark 8.0 . |
| Question 8.3 | "What's Wrong With These Coags?" - Interpretation of mixing studies. (Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 42%; highest mark 8.0 . |
| Question 9.1 | Interpretation of formal pulmonary function tests (Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 39%; highest mark 7.75 . |
| Question 9.2 | Lactic acidosis and respiratory acidosis after seizures (Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 39%; highest mark 7.75 . |
| 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 . |
| Question 11 | Which antibiotic choice would be appropriate for these MROs. (Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 61%; highest mark 8.25 . |
| Question 12 |
(Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 100%; highest mark 9.0 . |
| Question 13 |
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 64%; highest mark 9.75 . |
| Question 14 | Prognostication following cardiac arrest: the utility of various parameters. (Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 44%; highest mark 9.5 . |
| Question 15 | Pulseless electrical activity, cardiac tamponade and pericardiocentesis technique. (Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 25%; highest mark 8.1 . |
| Question 16 |
(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 67%; highest mark 9.0 . |
| Question 17 |
(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 67%; highest mark 9.0 . |
| Question 18.1 | Causes, consequences and management of hypercalcemia. (Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 64%; highest mark 7.75 . |
| Question 18.2 |
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 64%; highest mark 7.75 . |
| Question 19 |
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 56%; highest mark 8.0 . |
| Question 20 |
(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 47%; highest mark 7.0 . |
| Question 21 | Preparation for an awake fiberoptic intubation. (Airway Management) - Pass rate 33%; highest mark 6.25 . |
| Question 22 | HAGMA with a low albumin; also independent variables in Stewart's approach. (Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 83.3%; highest mark 10 . |
| Question 23 | Management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (Pregnancy, Obstetrics and Gynaecology) - Pass rate 94%; highest mark 10 . |
| Question 24 | Necrotising fasciitis: "management priorities" (Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 83%; highest mark 10 . |
| Question 25.1 |
(Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 58%; highest mark 8.37 . |
| 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 . |
| Question 25.3 | Complications of arterial cannulation: a trashed limb post angiography. (Cardiology) - Pass rate 58%; highest mark 8.37 . |
| 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 . |
| Question 26.1 |
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 44%; highest mark 8.25 . |
| Question 26.2 | Troubleshooting the temporary pacemaker: failure to sense the atrium (Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 44%; highest mark 8.25 . |
| Question 26.3 |
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 44%; highest mark 8.25 . |
| Question 27 |
(Neonatal and Paediatric Problems) - Pass rate 72%; highest mark 8.8 . |
| Question 28.1 |
(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 50%; highest mark 7.45 . |
| Question 28.2 | Endotracheal tube: specifically, the above-cuff suction port. (Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 50%; highest mark 7.45 . |
| 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 . |
| Question 29 |
(Statistics and Interpretation of Evidence) - Pass rate 28%; highest mark 7.6 . |
| Question 30 |
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 56%; highest mark 8.5 . |