2009, Paper 1 SAQs

Short Answer Questions in Order of Appearance
Question 1	Acute management of the drowned patient. (Environmental Injuries and Toxicology) - Angoff score ; 39% highest mark ? .
Question 2	Tumour lysis syndrome. (Haematology and Oncology) - Angoff score ; 47% highest mark ? .
Question 3.1	Another game of "Name That ECG Abnormality"- WPW (Cardiovascular Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 86% highest mark ? .
Question 3.2	Transthoracic echocardiography in the ICU: HOCM and LVOTO (Cardiovascular Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 86% highest mark ? .
Question 4	Ventilation strategies for ARDS (Respiratory Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 86% highest mark ? .
Question 5.1	Pre-dilution and post-dilution replacement fluid: advantages of pre-dilution. (Renal Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 39% highest mark ? .
Question 5.2	Troubleshooting the dialysis circuit (very negative access pressure alarm) (Renal Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 39% highest mark ? .
Question 5.3	Troubleshooting the dialysis circuit (blood leak into the effluent) (Renal Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 39% highest mark ? .
Question 5.4	Strategies to optimise solute clearance (Renal Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 39% highest mark ? .
Question 6	Assessment and management of bronchiolitis. (Paediatrics) - Angoff score ; 45% highest mark ? .
Question 7.1	Calculation of the anion gap to determine "has this ketoacidosis resolved?" (Acid-Base Disorders) - Angoff score ; 84% highest mark ? .
Question 7.2	Metabolic alkalosis and respiratory acidosis (Acid-Base Disorders) - Angoff score ; 84% highest mark ? .
Question 7.3	ABG interpretation in pregnancy - respiratory acidosis following a caesarian. (Acid-Base Disorders) - Angoff score ; 84% highest mark ? .
Question 8	Primary tertiary and secondary survey: diaphragmatic rupture and the utility of a rectal exam. (Trauma Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 78% highest mark ? .
Question 9	Decompressive craniectomy: indications, complications, influence on outcome. (Trauma Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 60% highest mark ? .
Question 10	Meta-analysis: the forest plot. Its anatomy in some detail. (Research and Evidence-Based Practice) - Angoff score ; 60% highest mark ? .
Question 11	Illness severity scoring systems (Decision Making) - Angoff score ; 13% highest mark ? .
Question 12	Prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy (Renal Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 42% highest mark ? .
Question 13.1	Bleeding complications following coronary artery bypass grafting (Cardiothoracic Surgical Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 86% highest mark ? .
Question 13.2	Antiplatelet agents: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. (Haematology and Oncology) - Angoff score ; 86% highest mark ? .
Question 14.1	Causes of raised plasma catecholamine levels: its not always phaeochromocytoma (Endocrine Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 68% highest mark ? .
Question 14.2	Causes of hypercalcemia, and correction of a dangerously raised calcium (Electrolyte Disorders) - Angoff score ; 68% highest mark ? .
Question 14.3	Hypoosmolar hyponatremia (beer potomania) (Electrolyte Disorders) - Angoff score ; 68% highest mark ? .
Question 14.4	Hypoosmolar hyponatremia with a focus on SIADH and calculation of the sodium deficit (Electrolyte Disorders) - Angoff score ; 68% highest mark ? .
Question 15	Assessment of extubation readiness (Respiratory Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 63% highest mark ? .
Question 16	Indications for intracranial pressure monitoring (Neurological Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 44% highest mark ? .
Question 17.1	"What's Wrong With These Coags?" - an isolated APTT elevation. (Haematology and Oncology) - Angoff score ; 84% highest mark ? .
Question 17.2	"What's Wrong With These Coags?" - causes of a raised anti-Xa level. (Haematology and Oncology) - Angoff score ; 84% highest mark ? .
Question 17.3	"What's Wrong With These Coags?" - too much heparin, that's your problem. (Haematology and Oncology) - Angoff score ; 84% highest mark ? .
Question 18	Severe asthma in pregnancy (Obstetric Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 16% highest mark ? .
Question 19.1	Toxicological uses of dialysis and haemoperfusion (Environmental Injuries and Toxicology) - Angoff score ; 68% highest mark ? .
Question 19.2	Toxins which cause a raised osmolar gap as well as a raised anion gap. (Acid-Base Disorders) - Angoff score ; 68% highest mark ? .
Question 19.3	The "oxygen saturation gap" in toxcology - a question about co-oximetry. (Intensive Care Procedures) - Angoff score ; 68% highest mark ? .
Question 20	Ideal body weight, and the influence of morbid obesity on pharmacokinetics. (Applied Pharmacology in Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 68% highest mark ? .
Question 21	Noradrenaline in resuscitation of septic shock; also calculation of the SVR. (Sepsis and Infections) - Angoff score ; 81% highest mark ? .
Question 22	Sepsis in the heart-lung transplant recipient; also, complications of this transplant. (Sepsis and Infections) - Angoff score ; 26% highest mark ? .
Question 23	Severe pancreatitis in ICU: causes, complications, role of antibiotic prophylaxis. (Gastrointestinal Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 26% highest mark ? .
Question 24.1	List 2 causes of clubbing (apart from cardiovascular and respiratory causes) (Decision Making) - Angoff score ; 66% highest mark ? .
Question 24.2	Cardiovascular physical examination: signs of pulmonary hypertension (Cardiovascular Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 66% highest mark ? .
Question 24.3	List 3 causes of a massive splenomegaly. (Haematology and Oncology) - Angoff score ; 66% highest mark ? .
Question 24.4	Examination of eye movements: Causes of a persistent right-sided conjugate gaze deviation. (Neurological Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 66% highest mark ? .
Question 24.5	Causes of neck stiffness (Neurological Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 66% highest mark ? .
Question 24.6	Cardiovascular physical examination: causes of an apical diastolic murmur (Cardiovascular Intensive Care) - Angoff score ; 66% highest mark ? .
Question 25.1	Necrotising fasciitis of the abdominal wall. (Sepsis and Infections) - Angoff score ; 82% highest mark ? .
Question 25.2	Acronymous organisms: ESCAPPM and HACEK (Sepsis and Infections) - Angoff score ; 82% highest mark ? .
Question 25.3	Pharmacokinetics of Antibiotics in Critical Illness (Sepsis and Infections) - Angoff score ; 82% highest mark ? .
Question 26.1	Underwater seal chest drain system: draw a labelled diagram (Intensive Care Procedures) - Angoff score ; 89% highest mark ? .
Question 26.2	Laryngoscopy devices: McCoy laryngoscope blade (Intensive Care Procedures) - Angoff score ; 89% highest mark ? .
Question 26.3	Laryngoscopy devices: a videolaryngoscope (Intensive Care Procedures) - Angoff score ; 89% highest mark ? .
Question 27	Buffer therapies: sodium bicarbonate, Carbicarb and THAM (Electrolyte Disorders) - Angoff score ; 66% highest mark ? .
Question 28	Preconditions to brain death testing; also radiological diagnosis of brain death. (Organ and Tissue Donation) - Angoff score ; 66% highest mark ? .
Question 29.1	"Name That Rash" - Varicella zoster virus and VZV pneumonia. (Sepsis and Infections) - Angoff score ; 68% highest mark ? .
Question 29.2	Pressure area care prevention and management in the ICU (Structure and Process) - Angoff score ; 68% highest mark ? .
Question 30	Functional status and outcome in ICU. Tools to assess functional status of survivors. (Decision Making) - Angoff score ; 55% highest mark ? .

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