This is the first available CICM written paper.
Apparently, only nine of the thirteen candidates were successful.
Comments from the examiners were limited to a complaint about the candidates not answering the question they were asked.
| Question 1a | Acute management of spinal cord injury, with a digression regarding the role of steroids (Trauma Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; highest mark . |
| Question 1b | Physiological consequences of spinal cord transection: diaphragmatic breathing (Trauma Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; highest mark . |
| Question 1c |
(Structure and Process) - Angoff score ; highest mark . |
| Question 1d | Weaning from mechanical ventilation in a patient with a high spinal cord injury (Respiratory Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; highest mark . |
| Question 1e |
(Ethical and Legal Considerations) - Angoff score ; highest mark . |
| Question 2a | Approach to cardiac arrest and peri-arrest scenarios: causes of cardiac arrest (Cardiovascular Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 2b | Approach to cardiac arrest and peri-arrest scenarios: investigations (Cardiovascular Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 2c | Pulmonary embolism: management options (Respiratory Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 2d |
(Cardiovascular Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 2e | Vena cava filter: advantages and disadvantages (Haematology and Oncology) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 1 | Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antibiotics in critical illness. (Sepsis and Infections) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 2 | Approach to a failed intubation. Plan B, Plan C, etc. (Airway Management) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 3 |
(Intensive Care Administration) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 4 | Physiological changes in pregnancy. Also, effect of pregnancy on the response to trauma. (Obstetric Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 5 |
(Cardiothoracic Surgical Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 6 | Corrosive ingestion: what might be the possible complications (Environmental Injuries and Toxicology) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 7 | Complications of tracheostomy: aspiration in a patient with tracheostomy. (Airway Management) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 8 | Intraosseous needle: indications, complications, contraindications. (Intensive Care Procedures) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 9 | Pulse oximetry, and its limitations (Intensive Care Procedures) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 10 |
(Organ and Tissue Donation) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 11 |
(Gastrointestinal Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 12 |
(Cardiothoracic Surgical Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 13 | Malaria. Discuss management. (Sepsis and Infections) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 14 | Management of severe heart failure: pharmacotherapy (Cardiovascular Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 15 | PA catheter disasters: Management of accidental pulmonary artery rupture (Intensive Care Procedures) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |