Viva 4 | Subarachnoid haemorrhage |
Viva 5 | Consequences of spinal injury |
Viva 3 | Management of intracranial haemorrhage |
Viva 1 | SAH: diagnosis and management of vasospasm |
Viva 3 | Decreased level of consciousness; unknown aetiology |
Viva 3 |
Viva 4 | Management of refractory status epilepticus |
Viva 1 | The ICU patient with weakness: myasthenia gravis |
Viva 1 | Management of the unsecured aneurysm in subarachnoid haemorrhage |
Viva 2 | Management of raised intracranial pressure and osmotherapy in detail |
Viva 5 |
Viva 4 | Neuroprotective measures, choice of osmotherapy and cerebral salt wasting |
Viva 5 | Super-refractory status epilepticus due to limbic encephalitis |
Viva 4 | A 25-year-old man was involved in a high speed motor vehicle accident. His GCS was M4 E2 V2. The patient was intubated and ventilated in the Emergency Department. Vital parameters post-intubation, SpO2 98% on 50% oxygen, BP 130/80, reactive pupils. |
Viva 3 | A 53 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a sudden onset of severe occipital headache followed by a generalised tonic clonic seizure. His GCS is now E3V2M2. Initial observations: Temperature of 38.5°C PR 110/min |
Viva 1 | A 69-year-old man has been ventilated for an infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). His ICU course has been complicated by septic shock and acute kidney injury that required renal replacement therapy. |
Viva 1 | Management of raised ICP, post-TBI seizure propjhylaxis and decompressive craniectomy |
Viva 1 | A 55 year old lady presents to the Emergency Department irritable, confused and complaining of a severe headache. Her husband reports that she had been very drowsy since earlier that day when she was heard to suddenly cry out. |
Viva 5 | A 26 year old male is a passenger in a high speed motor vehicle crash. At the scene his Glasgow coma score is 3 and he is intubated by paramedics and transferred to your hospital. |
Viva 1 | You are asked to review a 23-year old female in the Emergency Department who has presented via ambulance with her first seizure. She was still fitting after being given 5mg of diazepam IV by the ambulance officers and a further 20mg of midazolam by the staff in the Emergency Department. |
Viva 1 | A 54 year old man was brought into the Accident and Emergency Department after having been found unconscious on the floor of his hostel accommodation. He was lying in vomitus and was noted to be incontinent of urine. His GCS was E2V2M4 at the hostel. |
Viva 4 | A 65 year old lady is admitted to your ICU with a 2 week history of weakness, lethargy, confusion, anorexia, vomiting and polyuria |
OSCE 4 | Clinical Case History: The following case history was provided: |
Viva 5 | A 72 year old man is having a generalized tonic clonic seizure whilst in·the Emergency Department Numerous attempts at intravenous access have been unsuccessful. You are called to assist Your initial attempt at peripheral aecess is unsuccessful. |
OSCE 6 | Monitoring station |
Viva 4 | You are asked to assess a 54 year old man scheduled for an urgent laparotomy for a suspected perforated duodenal ulcer. He has recently developed symptoms of double vision, ptosis, dysarthria and generalised muscle weakness. He was due to be reviewed by a neurologist next week. |
Viva 3 | Neurological |
Viva 5 | Management of a patient following endovascular clot retrieval |
Viva 5 | Neurological |
Viva 6 | Neurological Scenario: A 26 year old man crashed his motor bike one hour ago. He has been brought in by ambulance to your emergency department. He is unable to move his legs, and has limited movement in his arms. |
Viva 6 | Scenario: A forty-three (43) year old man, previously fit and well is brought into the Emergency Department having been found at home unconscious by his wife. He had last been seen six (6) hours previously. Pupils are reactive, GCS 8, breathing spontaneously, no focal signs. |
Viva 6 | Initial and ongoing management of sudden collapse out-of-hospital due to an intra- cerebral bleed. Thirteen out of fifteen candidates passed this section |
Viva 5 | Differential diagnosis of Critical Illness Polyneuropathy |
Viva 1 | Management of hypoxic brain injury after heroin OD |
OSCE 11 | A series of investigations from a case of head injury (biochem, colonised CSF, CT) |
Viva 3 | Severe head injury |