2001, Paper 1 SAQs

Sixteen candidates presented for the examination and ten passed.

Short Answer Questions in Order of Appearance
Question 1a	Ventilation strategies for COPD: intubated patient (Respiratory Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 1b	Ventilation strategies for COPD: futile ventilation for severe lung disease (Respiratory Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 1c	Ventilation strategies for COPD: pathophysiology of emphysema and chronic bronchitis. (Respiratory Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 1d	Ventilation strategies for COPD: weaning mechanical ventilation (Respiratory Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 1e	Futile and non-beneficial care in the ICU (Ethical and Legal Considerations) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 2a	Quality assurance in Intensive Care (Intensive Care Administration) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 2b	Explore the "relevance" of evidence based medicine in ICU (Research and Evidence-Based Practice) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 2c	Analysis of clinical trials: criteria used to assess validity. (Research and Evidence-Based Practice) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 2d	Approach to the incompetent colleague: how to destroy the career of a surgeon. (Professional Behaviour) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 1	Necrotising fasciitis: diagnostic features and priorities of management. (Sepsis and Infections) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 3	Leadership in a cardiac arrest. (Cardiovascular Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 2	Assessment of swallowing function in a critically ill patient: the effects of a tracheostomy. (Neurological Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 4	Pharmacological haemostatic agents in cardiothoracic surgery (Haematology and Oncology) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 5	Hypercalcemia: manifestations, common causes, and management. (Electrolyte Disorders) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 6	Circulatory changes at birth (Paediatrics) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 7	Critical Care Outreach and the Medical Emergency Team (MET) (Structure and Process) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 8	Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: long term complications. (Respiratory Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 9	Rheumatoid arthritis: how it complicates ICU management. (Immunology and Rheumatology) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 10	Effects of morbid obesity on ICU management. (Populations requiring special considerations) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 11	Approach to the haemodynamically unstable cardiac surgical patient (Cardiothoracic Surgical Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 12	Utility of the routine daily chest Xrays - "critically evaluate" this pointless practice (Radiology in Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 13	Discrepancy between invasive and non-invasive arterial blood pressure measurement (Intensive Care Procedures) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 14	Determinants of the CVP, and its utility in guiding management in the ICU. (Intensive Care Procedures) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .
Question 15	The significance of persistent "hiccoughs" in a ventilated ICU patient. (Neurological Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; ? highest mark ? .

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