CICM Second Part Exam Practice SAQs 21092016

As prepared by Chris Nickson, here are the practice questions from today’s written exam practice session at The Alfred ICU, with recommended reading from LITF.com’s Critical Care Compendium and other FOAM sources:

Q1.

The following questions refer to life-threatening haemorrhage and its management.

  1. Define the following terms: (30%)
    1. Critical bleeding
    2. Permissive hypotension
    3. Damage control surgery
  2. List the complications of aggressive fluid resuscitation with crystalloid in patient’s with haemorrhagic shock (40%)
  3. What is the recommended platelet target in a patient for whom a massive transfusion protocol has been activated? (10%)
  4. Outline the role of Factor VIIa in patients with life-threatening haemorrhage (20%)

Learn more here:

Managing the Critical Bleeder!!

Haemostatic resuscitation

Massive Transfusion Protocol

Permissive hypotension

Q2. 

Critically evaluate the role of decompressive hemicraniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) ischaemic stroke

Learn more here:

Decompressive hemicraniectomy for Malignant MCA infarction

Q3.

 

Outline the specific therapies used in the management of:

  1. phaeochromocytoma (25%)
  2. myxoedema coma (25%)
  3. hypercalcaemia (25%)
  4. carcinoid syndrome (25%)

Learn more here:

Phaeochromocytoma

Myxoedema Coma

Hypercalcaemia

Carcinoid Syndrome


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:
https://intensiveblog.com/resources/#3

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