| Question 1 |
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 9%; highest mark 6.5 . |
| Question 2 | Pulmonary embolism: a comparison of TTE, CTPA, troponin and D-dimers. (Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 34%; highest mark 7.25 . |
| Question 3.1 | Diagnosis of sepsis during late pregnancy and labour: why is it so difficult? (Pregnancy, Obstetrics and Gynaecology) - Pass rate 97%; highest mark 9.2 . |
| Question 3.2 | Necrotising fasciitis of the abdominal wall. Also a game of "Name That Microbe." (Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 97%; highest mark 9.2 . |
| Question 3.3 | Acronymous organisms: ESCAPPM and HACEK organisms again. (Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 97%; highest mark 9.2 . |
| Question 4 | Management strategies for bronchopleural fistula: advantages and disadvantages (Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 26%; highest mark 6.5 . |
| Question 5 | Febrile convulsions: diagnostic features and paediatric anticonvulsant pharmacology (Neonatal and Paediatric Problems) - Pass rate 77%; highest mark 7.45 . |
| Question 6 |
(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 51%; highest mark 7.15 . |
| Question 7.1 | Hypocalcemia in the post-parathyroidectomy patient (Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 9.5 . |
| Question 7.2 | Causes of a high anion gap and high osmolar gap (Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 9.5 . |
| Question 7.3 | Causes of a normal anion gap and high osmolar gap (Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 9.5 . |
| Question 7.4 |
(Endocrinology Metabolism and Nutrition) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 9.5 . |
| Question 8 |
(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 23%; highest mark 6.25 . |
| Question 9 |
(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 51%; highest mark 7.75 . |
| Question 10 |
(Airway Management) - Pass rate 63%; highest mark 8 . |
| Question 11 | Sepsis in the bone marrow transplant recipient (also, causes of diarrhoea) (Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 80%; highest mark 7.5 . |
| Question 12 | Rheumatoid arthritis: how it makes intubation difficult, and how it complicates ICU management. (Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 49%; highest mark 7.5 . |
| Question 13.1 |
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 9.75 . |
| Question 13.2 |
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 9.75 . |
| Question 13.3 |
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 9.75 . |
| Question 13.4 | Assessment of oxygenation from ABG data: increased dead space in PE (Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 9.75 . |
| Question 14 | Clostridium difficile again: risk factors, diagnosis, complications, prevention, treatment. (Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 57%; highest mark 8.0 . |
| Question 15 | Clinical policymaking in intensive care: how to revise a transfusion policy (Administration and Data Management) - Pass rate 57%; highest mark 9.25 . |
| Question 16 | Hypercapneic respiratory failure: clinical features and differential diagnosis (Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 71%; highest mark 8.5 . |
| Question 17 | Diabetic ketoacidosis vs. HONK: distinguishing features and management of HONK. (Endocrinology Metabolism and Nutrition) - Pass rate 51%; highest mark 7.75 . |
| Question 18.1 |
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 40%; highest mark 8 . |
| Question 18.2 |
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 40%; highest mark 8 . |
| Question 18.3 |
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 40%; highest mark 8 . |
| Question 19 |
(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 37%; highest mark 6.5 . |
| Question 20 |
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 37%; highest mark 6.5 . |
| Question 21.1 | The dermatomes - "Name This Dermatome" (Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 34%; highest mark 7.25 . |
| Question 21.2 |
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 34%; highest mark 7.25 . |
| Question 21.3 |
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 34%; highest mark 7.25 . |
| Question 22 |
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 34%; highest mark 8 . |
| Question 23 | Indications for ECMO, and specifically the relative merits of VV and VA ECMO. (Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 43%; highest mark 7 . |
| Question 24 |
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 5.7%; highest mark 7.5 . |
| Question 25 |
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 77%; highest mark 8.1 . |
| Question 26 |
(Statistics and Interpretation of Evidence) - Pass rate 77%; highest mark 8.25 . |
| Question 27 | Intracranial pressure as a therapeutic target: advantages and disadvantages of ICP monitoring (Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 97%; highest mark 8.5 . |
| Question 28 |
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 80%; highest mark 8 . |
| Question 29 |
(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 43%; highest mark 7.5 . |
| Question 30.1 | Hypoosmolar hyponatremia due to amiodarone-induced myxoedema coma (Endocrinology Metabolism and Nutrition) - Pass rate 80%; highest mark 9.0 . |
| Question 30.2 | Metabolic alkalosis with severe hypokalemia - likely, hyperaldosteronism. (Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 80%; highest mark 9.0 . |
| Question 30.3 | Assessment of oxygenation from ABG data: a left-shifted p50 (Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 80%; highest mark 9.0 . |