Here are the practice questions from today’s written exam practice session led by Tim Byrne at The Alfred ICU, with recommended reading from Lifeinthefastlane.com’s Critical Care Compendium and ICUPrimaryPrep:
Q1.
Discuss the physiological processes that limit bleeding and coagulation after a cut is made in the skin (80%)
Outline the effect of tranexamic acid on this process (20%)
Learn more here:
- https://icuprimaryprep.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/haematology-physiology-2.pdf
- https://icuprimaryprep.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/2011-march-17.pdf
- Jobling, Louise, and Lorna Eyre. “Haemostasis, blood platelets and coagulation.” Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine 14.2 (2013): 51-53.
- Kam,Peter and Power,Ian. Principles of Physiology for the Anaesthetist, Third Edition
(Q19 Sept 2013, 4 candidates passed (14.8%), Q4 Sept 2010)
Q2.
Describe the pharmacology of low-molecular weight heparin (70%)
Outline the pharmacology of hirudin (30%)
Learn more here:
Syllabus
- Haematological physiology (Q1)
- Haematological pharmacology (Q2)
You can access all the previous practice questions since 2015 here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r8JTbV6lEzMg7I0R5fCwPMaIY3elNobgcQy-bCt7F4M/edit?usp=sharing
See this link on INTENSIVE for exam resources:
https://intensiveblog.com/resources/#3