Question With respect to community-acquired bacterial meningitis in Australia and New Zealand: a) List two common pathogens encountered AND the empirical antimicrobial therapy of choice in EACH the following contexts: (70% marks) i)  Neonate aged < 1month ii)  Immunocompetent adult…

Question A 65 year old male with a past history of ischaemic heart disease is admitted to the ICU after a motorcycle crash having sustained long bone fractures of the lower limbs. He has no head, chest or abdominal injuries.…

Question A systematic review of the literature was undertaken comparing proton pump inhibitors with H2- receptor blockers for the prevention of gastro-intestinal bleeding in ICU patients. The following figure was included: a)  Name the type of graph illustrated in the…

You are called to review a 29-year-old male with confirmed asthma in the Emergency Department. He has been unwell for 2 days with increasing cough, wheeze and shortness of breath. He has just been intubated.

Compare Continuous Venovenous Haemofiltration (CVVHF), Sustained Low Efficiency Dialysis (SLED) and Intermittent Hemodialysis (IHD) with respect to Mechanism of solute clearance

Outline the relative advantages and disadvantages of thoracic epidural analgesia compared to systemic opioid analgesia via a PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesia) for her pain management.

Outline the key issues in the management of acute right ventricular failure in an ICU patient with moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension.

Compare and contrast the utility of the following in the assessment of acute kidney injury in a critically ill patient:

Question A 30 year old man has been admitted to hospital with severe multiple injuries following a motor vehicle accident. On day 2, his intracranial pressure has stabilised and his head CT shows scattered punctate haemorrhages with subarachnoid blood, with…

Critically evaluate the use of therapeutic hypothermia in intensive care practice.

Question A 26-year-old female is admitted to the ICU post operatively with faecal peritonitis as a result of multiple bowel perforations secondary to Crohn’s disease. She has had the majority of her small bowel resected and is to be prescribed…

List and briefly describe the different mechanisms by which an ICU ventilator may detect (and thus is triggered by) a spontaneous inspiratory effort.