Twenty six candidates appeared for this exam. Only thirteen passed overall; only ten passed the clinical section at The Royal Melbourne.
No specific comments were made by the examiners this time, other than a reminder to answer the specific question asked.
| Question 1a | Hypercapneic respiratory failure in a comatose fat man. (Respiratory Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 1b | Atelectasis in a comatose fat man. (Respiratory Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 1c | Weaning from mechanical ventilation: a high C-spine quadriplegic (Respiratory Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 2a | Assessment of cardiac output: Determinants of cardiac output (Intensive Care Procedures) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 2b | Assessment of cardiac output: Indications for measuring cardiac output (Intensive Care Procedures) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 2c | Assessment of cardiac output: Cardiac output measurement techniques (Intensive Care Procedures) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 1 |
(Environmental Injuries and Toxicology) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 2 | Central line-associated bacteraemia and preventative measures. (Structure and Process) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 3 | Non-invasive mechanical ventilation: indications and contraindications. (Respiratory Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 4 |
(Respiratory Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 5 | Antibiotic pharmacology - compare benzylpenicillin, ciprofloxacin and cotrimoxazole (Sepsis and Infections) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 6 | Hypercalcemia: causes and management. (Electrolyte Disorders) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 7 |
(Cardiovascular Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 8 |
(Applied Pharmacology in Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 9 | Techniques used for percutaneous tracheostomy: advantages and disadvantages. (Airway Management) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 10 | Corticosteroids in septic shock (or...refractory shock in general?) (Sepsis and Infections) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 11 | Airway burns: mechanisms, symptoms, management. (Environmental Injuries and Toxicology) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 12 | Management of severe heart failure: role of cardioselective beta-blockers (Cardiovascular Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 13 | Outline the role of monitoring in the management of upper airway obstruction. (Airway Management) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 14 |
(Structure and Process) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |
| Question 15 | Fluid resuscitation of diabetic ketoacidosis: Choice of crystalloid. (Endocrine Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? . |