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2015, Paper 1 SAQs
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3.1
Question 3.2
Question 3.3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Question 7
Question 8
Question 9
Question 10
Question 11
Question 12
Question 13.1
Question 13.2
Question 13.3
Question 14
Question 15
Question 16
Question 17
Question 18.1
Question 18.2
Question 19
Question 20
Question 21.1
Question 21.2
Question 21.3
Question 22
Question 23
Question 24
Question 25
Question 26
Question 27
Question 28
Question 29
Question 30.1
Question 30.2
Question 30.3
Short Answer Questions in Order of Appearance
Question 1

Ventilation strategies for status asthmaticus; as well as non-ventilator management

(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 71%; highest mark 8.8 .

Question 2

Complications attributed to the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit

(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 63%; highest mark 8.8 .

Question 3.1

High anion gap (lactic acidosis), with respiratory alkalosis and metabolic alkalosis.

(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 100%; highest mark 10 .

Question 3.2

Respiratory acidosis and metabolic alkalosis: eg. an exacerbation of COPD.

(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 100%; highest mark 10 .

Question 3.3

Normal anion gap metabolic acidosis due to normal saline.

(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 100%; highest mark 10 .

Question 4

Oral anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents in the management of AF.

(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 77%; highest mark 8.9 .

Question 5

Management of the staff member with a needle stick injury.

(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 74%; highest mark 7.6 .

Question 6

Management of severe heart failure: this time, the right heart only

(Cardiology) - Pass rate 60%; highest mark 7.9 .

Question 7

Estimation of energy expenditure in critical illness; also TPN prescription

(Endocrinology Metabolism and Nutrition) - Pass rate 69%; highest mark 7.8 .

Question 8

Anatomy of the forest plot; advantages and disadvantages of meta-analysis

(Statistics and Interpretation of Evidence) - Pass rate 83%; highest mark 8.0 .

Question 9

Therapeutic hypothermia in cardiac arrest, brain injury and other "extended indications"

(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 51%; highest mark 7.5 .

Question 10

The child with shock: principles of management

(Neonatal and Paediatric Problems) - Pass rate 34%; highest mark 7.0 .

Question 11

Meningitis: specifically, common pathogens and role of steroids

(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 9%; highest mark 5.9 .

Question 12

Approach to the patient suddenly impossible to ventilate

(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 63%; highest mark 8.5 .

Question 13.1

The characteristic biochemistry of propofol infusion syndrome

(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 9.3 .

Question 13.2

Veno-occlusive disease of the bone marrow transplant recipient

(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 9.3 .

Question 13.3

Tumour lysis syndrome

(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 9.3 .

Question 14

Automated chest compression devices and their role in resuscitation

(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 37%; highest mark 8.0 .

Question 15

Spinal cord  injury syndromes

(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 97%; highest mark 9.5 .

Question 16

Pulmonary embolism: role of thrombolysis

(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 54%; highest mark 7.5 .

Question 17

Management of the pregnant trauma patient

(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 80%; highest mark 7.9 .

Question 18.1

Interpretation of iron studies: diagnosis of anaemia in ICU (inflammatory)

(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 46%; highest mark 6.7 .

Question 18.2

Interpretation of iron studies: diagnosis of anaemia in ICU (iron deficiency)

(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 46%; highest mark 6.7 .

Question 19

HIV and AIDS: relevant investigations and antiretroviral pharmacology

(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 8 .

Question 20

Features which influence prognosis following cardiac arrest

(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 49%; highest mark 7.8 .

Question 21.1

Examination of the pupils: three causes of coma where there is miosis

(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 80%; highest mark 9.0 .

Question 21.2

Antibiotic choices for selected pathogens: specific context of meningitis

(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 80%; highest mark 9.0 .

Question 21.3

Toxic alcohols: mechanisms and management of methanol toxicity

(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 80%; highest mark 9.0 .

Question 22

Citrate anticoagulation of the CRRT circuit and citrate toxicity.

(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 86%; highest mark 9.3 .

Question 23

Heat stroke, broadly (pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, prognosis)

(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 31%; highest mark 7.4 .

Question 24

Evaluation of aortic dissection: comparison of CT, TOE, MRI and angiography.

(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 74%; highest mark 7.5 .

Question 25

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP): organisation-level strategies for prevention

(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 51%; highest mark 9.0 .

Question 26

Snake bite envenomation

(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 60%; highest mark 9.0 .

Question 27

General principles of antibiotic use: factors which influence the choice of agent

(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 23%; highest mark 6.0 .

Question 28

Critique of early goal-directed therapy protocol for sepsis

(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 71%; highest mark 7.6 .

Question 29

Hyponatremia with hypervolemia; with a focus on SIADH and CSW.

(Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 29%; highest mark 6.3 .

Question 30.1

Another game of "Name That ECG Abnormality"

(Cardiology) - Pass rate 46%; highest mark 9.3 .

Question 30.2

Another game of "Name That ECG Abnormality"

(Cardiology) - Pass rate 46%; highest mark 9.3 .

Question 30.3

Another game of "Name That ECG Abnormality"

(Cardiology) - Pass rate 46%; highest mark 9.3 .

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