Here are the practice questions from today’s written exam practice session led by Eamon Raith at The Alfred ICU, with recommended reading from Lifeinthefastlane.com’s Critical Care Compendium and ICUPrimaryPrep:
Q1.
Define cardiac output. (1mark)
Outline the factors that affect cardiac output. (6 marks)
Briefly describe the thermo dilution method of measuring cardiac output. (3 marks)
Learn more here:
- https://icuprimaryprep.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/cardiac-output-and-its-determinants.pdf
- https://icuprimaryprep.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/cardiac-output-2.pdf
- https://icuprimaryprep.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/cardiovascular-physics-and-measurement.pdf
(Q23 September 2009, Q4 September 2013)
Q2.
Compare and Contrast the pharmacology of Adrenaline and Levosimendan.
Learn more here:
- https://icuprimaryprep.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/inotropes-and-vasopressors1.pdf
- http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/levosimendan/
- http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/adrenaline/
(Q6 March 2011, Q1 Sept 2013)
Syllabus
- Determinants and control of cardiac output (I3)
- Measurement and monitoring: cardiac output (Yg)
- Cardiac pharmacology: inotropes (I6)
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