| Question 1 |
Snake bite envenomation - a brown snake, probably Pseudonaja textilis
(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 36.7%; highest mark 8.4 .
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| Question 2 |
Causes of shock in burns: a variant of causes of shock in trauma
(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 44.9%; highest mark 7.7 .
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| Question 3 |
Management of bronchopleural fistula following lobectomy
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 49%; highest mark 7.5 .
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| Question 4.1 |
Metabolic acidosis
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 81.6% ; highest mark 9.5 .
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| Question 4.2 |
Metabolic acidosis
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 81.6% ; highest mark 9.5 .
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| Question 5 |
Hypertonic saline: indications, mechanisms of action, evidence
(Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 32.7%; highest mark 6.7 .
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| Question 6 |
Tetanus, again!
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 59.2%; highest mark 7.8 .
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| Question 7 |
Toxins and their antidotes: digoxin, TCAs, beta blockers and lignocaine
(Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 75.5%; highest mark 8.7 .
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| Question 8 |
Consequences of morbid obesity in the critically ill patient
(Endocrinology Metabolism and Nutrition) - Pass rate 77.6; highest mark 7.8 .
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| Question 9.1 |
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 59.2%; highest mark 9.5 .
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| Question 9.2 |
Acute haemolytic transfusion reaction
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 59.2%; highest mark 9.5 .
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| Question 10 |
Hepatic encephalopathy
(Gastroenterology and Hepatology) - Pass rate 26.5%; highest mark 7.0 .
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| Question 11.1 |
Triggering, cycling and limits in mechanical ventilation (fundamental definitions)
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 71.4%; highest mark 8.5 .
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| Question 11.2 |
Patient-ventilator dyssynchrony: auto-triggering
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 71.4%; highest mark 8.5 .
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| Question 11.3 |
Patient-ventilator dyssynchrony: problems with triggering
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 71.4%; highest mark 8.5 .
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| Question 12 |
Perioperative management of pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 67.3%; highest mark 8.5 .
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| Question 13 |
Timing of tracheostomy in the ICU
(Airway Management) - Pass rate 85.7%; highest mark 9.3 .
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| Question 14 |
Coagulase-negative staphylococci and the meaning of positive blood cultures
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 49%; highest mark 8.5 .
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| Question 15.1 |
ECG: trifascicular block
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 98%; highest mark 10 .
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| Question 15.2 |
ECG (hyperkalemia)
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 98%; highest mark 10 .
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| Question 15.3 |
ECG (WPW)
(Cardiology) - Pass rate 98%; highest mark 10 .
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| Question 16 |
Severe acute pancreatitis: antibiotics, ERCP and nutrition
(Gastroenterology and Hepatology) - Pass rate 95.9%; highest mark 7.8 .
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| Question 17 |
Management of postpartum haemorrhage
(Pregnancy, Obstetrics and Gynaecology) - Pass rate 40.8%; highest mark 7.1 .
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| Question 18 |
The staff member with a needle-stick injury
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 93.9%; highest mark 8.8 .
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| Question 19 |
Strategies used to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy
(Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 95.9%; highest mark 8.5 .
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| Question 20.1 |
HELLP syndrome with eclampsia
(Pregnancy, Obstetrics and Gynaecology) - Pass rate 65.3%; highest mark 7.8 .
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| Question 20.2 |
Metabolic acidosis; also errors of ABG measurement (the "lactate gap")
(Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 65.3%; highest mark 7.8 .
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| Question 21 |
Causes of non-resolving community acquired pneumonia
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 81.6%; highest mark 6.5 .
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| Question 22 |
Selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD)
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 83.7%; highest mark 7.0 .
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| Question 23 |
Ventilation strategies for ARDS due to inhalational (burns) injury
(Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 65.3%; highest mark 7.3 .
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| Question 24 |
Evidence for nimodipine and other vasospasm-preventing therapies in SAH
(Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 71.4%; highest mark 7.5 .
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| Question 25 |
Tumour lysis syndrome
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 7.5; highest mark 71.4% .
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| Question 26 |
Antimicrobial resistance in the ICU
(Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 57.1%; highest mark 6.8 .
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| Question 27 |
High voltage electrical injury
(Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 67.3%; highest mark 8.2 .
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| Question 28 |
Critical appraisal of randomised controlled trials
(Statistics and Interpretation of Evidence) - Pass rate 65.3%; highest mark 7.3 .
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| Question 29 |
HITTS vs thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
(Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 73.5%; highest mark 9.0 .
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| Question 30.1 |
ECG criteria for distinguishing VT from SVT
(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 49%; highest mark 7.0 .
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| Question 30.2 |
Cardiac arrest post cardiac surgery: differences in management
(Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 49%; highest mark 7.0 .
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