| Question 1 | Response to the infusion of 50% dextrose (50ml) (Endocrine System) - Pass rate 56%; highest mark . |
| Question 2 |
(Variability in drug response) - Pass rate 60%; highest mark . |
| Question 3 | Renal clearance of drugs, and the effect of this on dosing (Pharmacokinetics) - Pass rate 52%; highest mark . |
| Question 4 | Pharmacology of anticoagulants: LMW heparin and hirudin (Haematological system) - Pass rate 40%; highest mark . |
| Question 5 | Principles of ECG monitoring and methods of ECG artifact reduction (Principles of measurement and monitoring) - Pass rate 8%; highest mark . |
| Question 6 | Physiology of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. (Renal system) - Pass rate 60%; highest mark . |
| Question 7 |
(Respiratory system) - Pass rate 36%; highest mark . |
| Question 8 | Physiological factors that prevent gastro-oesophageal reflux. (Gastrointestinal System) - Pass rate 12%; highest mark . |
| Question 9 | Portal systems (Cardiovascular system) - Pass rate 32%; highest mark . |
| Question 10 | Contents, properties and response to infusion of magnesium sulphate (Body fluids and electrolytes) - Pass rate 4%; highest mark . |
| Question 11 | Protein metabolism and starvation-related protein catabolism (Nutrition and Metabolism) - Pass rate 4%; highest mark . |
| Question 12 | Functions of the liver; and a digression on paracetamol toxicity (Liver physiology) - Pass rate 20%; highest mark . |
| Question 13 | Regulation of cardiac output (Cardiovascular system) - Pass rate 44%; highest mark . |
| Question 14 | Pharmacology of vasoactive agents: dobutamine vs. milrinone (Cardiovascular system) - Pass rate 56%; highest mark . |
| Question 15 | Motor and sensory pathways of a reflex arc (Nervous system) - Pass rate 20%; highest mark . |
| Question 16 | Regulation of cerebral blood flow (Cardiovascular system) - Pass rate 44%; highest mark . |
| Question 17 | Pharmacology of antihypertensive agents: calcium channel blockers (Cardiovascular system) - Pass rate 36%; highest mark . |
| Question 18 |
(Respiratory system) - Pass rate 0%; highest mark . |
| Question 19 |
(Research methods and statistics) - Pass rate 24%; highest mark . |
| Question 20 | Physiology of platelet function and pharmacology of clopidogrel (Haematological system) - Pass rate 52%; highest mark . |
| Question 21 | Oxygen delivery to the renal medulla (Renal system) - Pass rate 4%; highest mark . |
| Question 22 | Pharmacology of antibiotics: mechanism of action and development of resistance (Microbiology) - Pass rate 36%; highest mark . |
| Question 23 | Neurotransmission at the sympathetic nerve terminal: role of noradrenaline (Autonomic nervous system) - Pass rate 40%; highest mark . |
| Question 24 | Pharmacology of corticosteroids (Endocrine System) - Pass rate 24%; highest mark . |