Question 12. A 68 year old man had both legs trapped under a heavy concrete slab for 4 hours. He has just been admitted to the ICU, 8 hours post injury, following adequate resuscitation and definitive operative wound debridement. His…

Questions 17.1. Outline four (4) causes for the capnograph trace (shown below) obtained from a critically ill patient. 17.2. Examine the data provided from a co-oximeter and a simultaneous pulse oximeter recording from patient A and B. List three (3)…

Question a) What is the tube in the image above used for? (10% marks) b) Describe the steps for insertion of this tube. (40% marks) c) What are the contraindications for its insertion? (20% marks) d) What are the complications…

You are called to urgently review a 73-year-old female who is ventilated following admission with severe community-acquired pneumonia. She had a tracheostomy five days ago. She has now acutely desaturated and developed high airway pressures.

A 76-year-old female is admitted to the ICU following elective aortic and mitral valve replacement. Trans- oesophageal echo assessment at the end of surgery showed an ejection fraction of 20%. Her preoperative creatinine was 340 μmol/L. Total bypass time was 240 minutes.

Question A 27-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department after a collapse at work that was followed by a brief tonic-clonic seizure. She is 30 weeks pregnant with no previous pregnancies or other significant medical history. She currently localises bilaterally…

Question A health care worker, recently returned from West Africa, presents to the Emergency Department with fevers, vomiting and diarrhoea. Her vital signs are normal on presentation. Blood tests have not been taken, and venous access has not been established.Your…

A 45-year-old male is admitted to the Emergency Department after ingesting an unknown quantity of “headache tablets”. His initial complaints are nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath and tinnitus. Fluid resuscitation has been commenced.

Question 6. A 20 year old primi-gravida presents at 37 weeks gestation with jaundice, headache, blurred vision and hypertension (140/90mmHg). The antenatal period was otherwise unremarkable. She is febrile, drowsy, pale, icteric and has pedal oedema. The uterus is palpated…

Question With respect to pathological conditions of the spinal cord, list 2 causes of and the clinical findings for each of the following syndromes: Complete cord transection Cord hemisection Central cord syndrome Anterior cord syndrome (anterior spinal artery syndrome) Cauda…

Chest compression only CPR should replace the current guidelines on CPR. Critically evaluate this statement.