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 LITF.com’s Critical Care Compendium and other FOAM sources:
Q1.
- What are the differences between viscoelastic haemostatic assays (such as TEG® and ROTEM®) and plasma clotting assays? (50%)
- Suggest a cause of the haemostatic abnormality, and appropriate therapy, for each of the thromboelastogram profiles a) to f) shown below: (50%)
Learn more here:
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/thromboelastogram-teg/
Q2.
Critically evaluate the role of corticosteroids as a therapy in septic shock (100%)
Learn more here:
https://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/corticosteroids-in-refractory-shock/
Q3.
Outline your approach to the management of a 20 year-old man with Down Syndrome who ingested a large volume of drain cleaner and presents with throat pain, drooling and respiratory distress.
Learn more here:
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/corrosive-ingestion/
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