As prepared by Chris Nickson, here are the practice written questions from a recent CICM Second Part exam practice session at The Alfred ICU, with recommended reading from LITFL.com Critical Care Compendium and other FOAM sources:
Q1.
An 18 year-old male progressively desaturates on pulse oximetry soon after intubation. He was intubated for airway protection due to decreased level of consciousness after a presumed drug overdose. He has a past medical history of asthma and an atrial septal defect (ASD).
SpO2 is 85% and falling.
Outline your approach to the immediate management of this situation. (100%)
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Q2.
Critically evaluate the use of neuromuscular blockade in the management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
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Q3.
Interpret the PAC pressure measurements below and give the likely diagnosis:
(RAP = right atrial pressure, PDP = pulmonary diastolic pressure, and PAOP = pulmonary artery occlusion pressure, which is also known as the pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP))
a)
RAP 9 mmHg
PDP 17 mmHg
PAOP 16 mmHg
b)
RAP 8 mmHg
PDP 18 mmHg
PAOP 9 mmHg
c)
RAP 15 mmHg
PDP 17 mmHg
PAOP 16 mmHg
d)
RAP 14 mmHg
PDP 21 mmHg
PAOP 8 mmHg
e)
RAP 24 mmHg
PDP 26 mmHg
PAOP 25 mmHg
f)
RAP 9 mmHg
PDP 21 mmHg
PAOP 14 mmHg
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You can access all the previous practice questions since 2014 here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Ta8IvVaVtc5Il7-kJwj6qKGu54OmifJGRUWCXud8dY/edit
See this link on INTENSIVE for exam resources:
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