2018, Paper 1 SAQs

Question 1	Question 9	Question 15.2	Question 22
Question 2	Question 10	Question 16	Question 23
Question 3	Question 11	Question 17	Question 24
Question 4	Question 12.1	Question 18	Question 25
Question 5.1	Question 12.2	Question 19.1	Question 26
Question 5.2	Question 12.3	Question 19.2	Question 27
Question 6	Question 13	Question 19.3	Question 28
Question 7	Question 14	Question 20	Question 29
Question 8	Question 15.1	Question 21	Question 30

Short Answer Questions in Order of Appearance

Question 1	End-tidal capnograph waveform: why'd it go flat?.. ( Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 75.5%; highest mark 7.8.
Question 2	Community-acquired pneumonia: risk stratification ( Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 63.3%; highest mark 7.5.
Question 3	Grading of subarachnoid haemorrhage severity - WFNS vs Fisher score ( Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 34.7%; highest mark 7.8.
Question 4	Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and causes of decompensation in liver disease ( Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate ; highest mark .
Question 5.1	Metabolic acidosis ( Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 71.4%; highest mark 7.8.
Question 5.2	Hypernatremia: Diabetes insipidus ( Electrolytes and Fluids) - Pass rate 71.4%; highest mark 7.8.
Question 6	Prognostication following cardiac arrest - factors which confound it ( Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 32.7%; highest mark 7.5.
Question 7	Colonic pseudo-obstruction ( Gastroenterology and Hepatology) - Pass rate 59.2%; highest mark 7.3.
Question 8	Recruitment manoeuvres ( Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 69.4%; highest mark 7.2.
Question 9	Penetrating neck injury ( Trauma, Burns, Drowning) - Pass rate 26.5%; highest mark 7.7.
Question 10	Stress ulceration - risk factors for it, and strategies for prevention ( Gastroenterology and Hepatology) - Pass rate 14.3%; highest mark 6.3.
Question 11	Sympathomimetic toxicity - methamphetamine ( Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 57.1%; highest mark 9.5.
Question 12.1	Mixed respiratory and metabolic acidosis - severe asthma ( Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 79.6%; highest mark 8.5.
Question 12.2	ECG changes and acid-base disturbance in myxoedema coma ( Endocrinology Metabolism and Nutrition) - Pass rate 79.6%; highest mark 8.5.
Question 12.3	Causes of metabolic acidosis: cause of a high anion gap in the absence of acidaemia ( Acid-Base Disorders) - Pass rate 79.6%; highest mark 8.5.
Question 13	Serotonin syndrome vs. neuroleptic malignant syndrome ( Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Pass rate 16.3%; highest mark 7.2.
Question 14	The child with shock: principles of management ( Neonatal and Paediatric Problems) - Pass rate 57.1%; highest mark 7.9.
Question 15.1	ECG interpretation - polymorphic VT ( Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 51%; highest mark 9.0.
Question 15.2	ECG interpretation: broad complex regular tachycardia ( Cardiology) - Pass rate 51%; highest mark 9.0.
Question 16	Perioperative management of the liver transplant recipient ( Gastroenterology and Hepatology) - Pass rate 75.5%; highest mark 7.3.
Question 17	Polyuria in the neurosurgical patient ( Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 59.2%; highest mark 7.5.
Question 18	The value of post-arrest angiography ( Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 55.1%; highest mark 7.
Question 19.1	Troubleshooting the dialysis circuit (haemolysis, causes of red effluent) ( Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 83.7%; highest mark 8.8.
Question 19.2	Rhabdomyolysis ( Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 83.7%; highest mark 8.8.
Question 19.3	Coagulopathy ( Haematology and Oncology) - Pass rate 83.7%; highest mark 8.8.
Question 20	How to manage multidrug-resistant Gram-negatives ( Infectious Disease Antibiotics and Sepsis) - Pass rate 26.5%; highest mark 6.8.
Question 21	Haemodialysis in a patient with traumatic brain injury ( Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 46.9%; highest mark 7.3.
Question 22	Surgical abdominal catastrophe: management of enterocutaneous fistula ( Gastroenterology and Hepatology) - Pass rate 30.6%; highest mark 7.2.
Question 23	Anterior spinal artery syndrome ( Neurology and Neurosurgery) - Pass rate 44.9%; highest mark 7.8.
Question 24	Non-inferiority trials ( Statistics and Interpretation of Evidence) - Pass rate ; highest mark .
Question 25	Strategies to improve oxygenation in ARDS ( Respiratory Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation) - Pass rate 79.6%; highest mark 8.3.
Question 26	CVVHDF circuit diagram and troubleshooting of the dialysis circuit ( Renal Failure and Dialysis) - Pass rate 8.8; highest mark 87.8%.
Question 27	Management of delirium, or more accurately aggressive psychosis ( Miscellaneous Topics) - Pass rate 49.0%; highest mark 7.3.
Question 28	Cardiac arrest in the pregnant patient ( Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation) - Pass rate 77.6%; highest mark 7.8.
Question 29	Post-op bariatric surgery patients - a variant on morbid obesity in critical illness ( Gastroenterology and Hepatology) - Pass rate 79.6%; highest mark 8.3.
Question 30	HME filters, defibrillation pads and intraosseous needles ( Equipment and Procedures) - Pass rate 79.6%; highest mark 7.9.

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2018, Paper 1 SAQs

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