| Question 1 |
Severe acute pancreatitis: role of antibiotics
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 83%; highest mark 8.0 .
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| Question 2 |
Pacemaker terminology and definitions; also some troubleshooting.
(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 90%; highest mark 8.75 .
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| Question 3 |
High voltage electrical injuries. Also, a little about rhabdomyolysis.
(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 85%; highest mark 7.25 .
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| Question 4.1 |
Causes of lactic acidosis following abdominal surgery and seizures
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 100%; highest mark 9.25 .
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| Question 4.2 |
Causes of metabolic acidosis : a normal anion gap metabolic acidosis.
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 100%; highest mark 9.25 .
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| Question 4.3 |
Base excess and standard base excess
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 100%; highest mark 9.25 .
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| Question 5 |
Community-acquired pneumonia: critically evaluate the role of steroids
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 34%; highest mark 7.0 .
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| Question 6 |
Approach to the haemodynamically unstable cardiac surgical patient
(Cardiothoracic Intensive Care) - Pass rate 95%; highest mark 8.75 .
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| Question 7.1 |
Warm autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 39%; highest mark 7.75 .
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| Question 7.2 |
Morphological abnormalities or RBCs and RBC inclusion bodies post splenectomy
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 39%; highest mark 7.75 .
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| Question 7.3 |
Plasmacytosis and the hypergammaglobulinaemia hyperviscosity syndrome
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 39%; highest mark 7.75 .
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| Question 8 |
Monitoring blood lactate levels in the critically ill
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 14.6%; highest mark 7.0 .
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| Question 9 |
Cardiac arrest in pregnancy: especially, peri-mortem Caesarian
(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 31; highest mark 8.1 .
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| Question 10 |
Two weird rare trauma issues: traumatic asphyxia and resuscitative thoracotomy
(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 0%; highest mark 4.6 .
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| Question 11 |
Bronchiolitis: signs of severity, risk factors, differentials, supportive management
(Neonatal and Paediatric Problems) - Pass rate 71%; highest mark 7.5 .
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| Question 12 |
Clostridium difficile: also, strategies to prevent the transmission of multi-resistant organisms
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 73%; highest mark 7.5 .
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| Question 13 |
Preparation for the difficult airway: specifically, preparation for an awake fiberoptic intubation
(Airway Management) - Pass rate 73%; highest mark 8.5 .
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| Question 14.1 |
Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome (PRES), thanks to infliximab
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 7.8 .
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| Question 14.2 |
Pneumocephalus: specifically, tension pneumocephalus
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 7.8 .
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| Question 15 |
Brain death: pre-conditions, clinical testing and radiological testing.
(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 88%; highest mark 8.5 .
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| Question 16 |
Clinical signs of valve disease: AR severity, indications for AVR, causes of systolic murmur.
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 49%; highest mark 6.25 .
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| Question 17 |
Constipation in the ICU: a variation on the theme of critical care gut dysmotility.
(Gastroenterology and Hepatology) - Pass rate 73%; highest mark 8.0 .
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| Question 18 |
Approach to the patient with undifferentiated shock
(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 85%; highest mark 7.75 .
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| Question 19 |
Allocation concealment , block randomisation, stratification, minimisation algorithm.
(Statistics and Interpretation of Evidence) - Pass rate 2.5%; highest mark 5.0 .
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| Question 20 |
Guillain Barre syndrome vs. something (this time, myasthenia gravis)
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 95%; highest mark 9.1 .
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| Question 21 |
Use of neuromuscular junction blockers in the management of ARDS
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 34%; highest mark 5.75 .
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| Question 22 |
Electrical safety in the ICU, with a focus on microshock.
(Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 7%; highest mark 8.0 .
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| Question 23 |
Bronchopleural fistula: advantages and disadvantages of the various management strategies
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 73%; highest mark 9.75 .
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| Question 24 |
Classification of hyponatremia, and management of hyponatremia.
(Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 68%; highest mark 8.0 .
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| Question 25 |
Necrotising fasciitis: management priorities within the first 24 hours
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 81%; highest mark 8.75 .
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| Question 26.1 |
Another game of "Name That ECG Abnormality"- WPW, this time in AF
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 49%; highest mark 8.9 .
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| Question 26.2 |
Another game of "Name That ECG Abnormality"- epicardial pacing lead reveresal
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 49%; highest mark 8.9 .
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| Question 26.3 |
Another game of "Name That ECG Abnormality"- RV hypertrophy
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 49%; highest mark 8.9 .
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| Question 27 |
"Neuroprotective measures" - prevention of secondary brain injury
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 90%; highest mark 7.75 .
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| Question 28 |
Assessment of poisoning in pregnancy, in childhood, and in old age with renal impairment
(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 0%; highest mark 4.75 .
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| Question 29 |
Influence of chronic renal failure on critical illness
(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 29%; highest mark 6.5 .
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| Question 30.1 |
Mucor: a game of "Name That Microbe". Also, risk factors and treatment options.
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 8.1 .
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| Question 30.2 |
Listeria: a game of "Name That Microbe". Also, risk factors and treatment options.
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 66%; highest mark 8.1 .
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