These are vivas invented wholly by the author of Deranged Physiology, which are therefore completely unrelated to CICM exam preparation, and which should be basically viewed as recreational rather than educational. They are listed here under syllabus headings because they are vaguely related to them, and some may even be based on the original stem. But because most of these were written with zero reference to the original "official" viva, and in fact long before the author became an examiner, they should not be viewed as a reflection of what "real" vivas are going to be like. These days, "real" vivas are carefully workshopped by a group of 5-6 examiners over the course of months, agonising over each stem wording and fractional mark distribution in each rubric.
| Viva 1 | The ICU patient with weakness: myasthenia gravis |
| Viva 5 | Super-refractory status epilepticus due to limbic encephalitis |
| Viva 1 | |
| Viva 4 | Neuroprotective measures, choice of osmotherapy and cerebral salt wasting |
| Viva 2 | Management of raised intracranial pressure and osmotherapy in detail |
| Viva 3 | Differentials for ARDS in a neutropenic host, Aspergillus and lung biopsy. |
| Viva 4 | |
| Viva 3 | Ventilation strategies for status asthmaticus - mainly NIV and IPPV strategies |
| Viva 6 | Massive pulmonary embolism and a detailed discussion of thrombolysis |
| Viva 8 |
| Viva 6 | |
| OSCE 11 |
| Viva 1 |
| Viva 2 | |
| Viva 1 |
| OSCE 7 |
| Viva 4 | |
| Viva 5 | |
| Viva 4 | |
| Viva 3 |
| Viva 8 | |
| Viva 1 |
| OSCE 3 |
| Viva 6 | |
| Viva 2 | Perioperative risk assessment: a crumbly wreckage |
| Viva 8 | |
| Viva 3 | Aortic dissection: diagnosis and management |
| OSCE 6 |
| Viva 2 | |
| Viva 2 | |
| Viva 3 |
| Viva 3 |
| Viva 5 | |
| Viva 2 | Diagnosis and management of malaria |
| Viva 5 | |
| Viva 3 | Leptospirosis, a little bit about malaria, DIC and citrate toxicity |
| Viva 1 | The morbidly obese trauma patient... who also turns out to be pregnant |
| Viva 4 | |
| Viva 1 |