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 |
(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 63%; highest mark 8.8 . |
Question 3.1 |
(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 |
(Endocrinology Metabolism and Nutrition) - Pass rate 69%; highest mark 7.8 . |
Question 8 |
(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 |
(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 |
(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 |
(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 |
(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 |
(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 |
(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 |
(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 |
(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 |
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 46%; highest mark 9.3 . |
Question 30.2 |
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 46%; highest mark 9.3 . |
Question 30.3 |
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 46%; highest mark 9.3 . |