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2018, Paper 1 SAQs
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5.1
Question 5.2
Question 6
Question 7
Question 8
Question 9
Question 10
Question 11
Question 12.1
Question 12.2
Question 12.3
Question 13
Question 14
Question 15.1
Question 15.2
Question 16
Question 17
Question 18
Question 19.1
Question 19.2
Question 19.3
Question 20
Question 21
Question 22
Question 23
Question 24
Question 25
Question 26
Question 27
Question 28
Question 29
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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