Viva 8 | An obese patient with a history of emphysema has been admitted to Intensive Care with a HR of 23 and a BP of 80/40. He is drowsy but able to talk. He has been feeling very tired and washed out for two (2) days and had a fall after feeling dizzy. He has no injuries. |
OSCE 6 | ECG station. Five ECGs were shown and candidates were required to either report the findings or answer related questions. ECGs included: a) prolonged QT interval b) Broad complex tachycardia c) Acute inferior and posterior infarction d) J- waves |
OSCE 3 |
OSCE 2 | ECGs. Examples included electrical alternans, complete heart block, ventricular pacing, QT Twenty out of twenty-two candidates passed this section. |
OSCE 2 | ECGs. Examples included AF with rate dependant bundle branch block, R wave in V1, heart block (Wenckebach), widened QRS, atrial flutter, and right axis deviation. Eighteen out of twenty-three candidates passed this section |
OSCE 3 | ECGs. Examples included Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, supra-ventricular tachycardia, paced rhythm, hyperkalaemia and posterior infarction. The rhythm or a list of abnormal findings was requested, as were relevant causes and associated management. |
OSCE 2 | ECGs demonstrating ventricular tachycardia, acute myocardial infarction, bi- fascicular block and complete heart block. |
OSCE 3 | ECGs demonstrating a malfunctioning pacemaker, hyperkalaemia, acute myocardial infarction, P pulmonale and bi-fascicular block. |
OSCE 3 | ECGs demonstrating hyperkalaemia, Ventricular Tachycardia, infero-posterior myocardial infarction, P pulmonale and right ventricular hypertrophy. |
OSCE 2 | ECGs |
OSCE 5 | ICU Case |
OSCE 2 | ECGs including torsades de pointes, pulmonary embolism, VT and VF. |
OSCE 8 | ECGs: Included hyperkalaemia, prolonged QT Syndrome and Heart Block. |