Patient A is listed for an elective TAH and BSO. He cannot open his mouth more than 1 cm. Explain him about the anaesthetic management. (awake intubation)
Patient A is known to have a heart murmur and is fixed for elective TAH and BSO. She is very anxious and thinks she might die. Discuss and explain her about anaesthetic management.
Anatomy of intercostals nerve block. Photograph of single rib cross section Questions.
ECG. Two ECG in this station
Atrial Fib. Causes and management.
MI -management and complication
Malignant Hyperthermia. Critical scenario question .Unmanned station
Pace maker photograph. Examiner ask many questions.
Indication, explain different letters, symptoms before fixing the pacemaker, does the symptoms improve after? What do you tell the surgeon?
BLS and ALS. Patient is on total parenteral nutrition.
Photograph of peak flow meter. Unmannedstation with many questions
Patient A had a spinal anaesthic for caesarean section and c/o numbness. Examine the peripheral nervous system.
Chest x-ray. Name the parts marked in numbers.
Statistics.Unmanedstation with many questions linear coeff
Unmanedstation .Patient A is an afro-carrebian. Blood results given. Questions about sickle cell.
Critical scenario station .Patient A had a central line put in for a total parenteral nutrition. After half an hour the patient had hypotension and tachycardia. Diagnosis and management.
Patient XXhad a laparotomy for ectopic pregnancy. Now she is on PCAmorphine 1mg bolus and five min lockout. Ward nurse bleeped you to tell the patient is in severe pain. Access the patient.(actor in the station)
Patient A is a known asthmatic and is fixed for an elective XXX surgery. What are the important things you need to know. (the examiner asks you questions about pre intra and post op).
BLS and ALS.Patient has renal failure and collapsed in the ward.
Check pulse, CVP and blood pressure on an actor.Examiner ask you various question including korotkoff sounds
Pictures of VIE(pressure and temperature inside), flow meter, N2O cylinder, pressure relief valve. All in one station.
Biers block. Examiner asks lots of questions including prilocaine.
Statistics about quantitative datas of two different studies.
CVP catheter is kept.Skills station.
Brachial plexus block.Various questions
Penile block. Various question (remember bucks fascia)
Statistics about chi sq test.
Statistics(about basics).
Criticalincident Anaphylaxis (remember new anaphylaxis guidelines published. Link published in EBM section)
Chest x-ray of a patient with pace maker. Different question
Upperlimbexamination
communication.Youare asked to speak to a mother of a child. Thechild youanaesthetised had malignant hyperthermiaand is now in ITU.(candidates get mixed up with sux apnea.)
OSCES
ACLS
55yrold man left sidedchestpaincollapsedin A&E dept.
You are alone at the site
EXAMINATION
22 yr old COAD &heavy smoker examine RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
CRITICAL INCIDENCE
90KG man with fracture femur
app blood volume
app blood loss in this scenario
S/S
How to manage?
Minimum urinary output after resuscitation
CRITICAL INCIDENCE
After infusion of gelofusine patient’s pulseis 160/m,BP60/20mmhg
Diagnosis
S/S
Immediate management & doses of drugs used
Secondary management
COMMUNICATION
Sux apnoea explain to the patient
Nervous child for circumcision ! explain to the mother theprocedure.
Identify normal pressure of a full cylinder, pressure of half emptied cylinder, total volume of gas delivered when full
VIE
Pressure inside the chamber,temp.inside the chamber,uses
BAINS CIRCUIT
Identify ,methods ofchecking the circuit.FGF required in sp.breathing patient as a fraction of MV
PULSE OXIMETER
Draw a diagram to show its principle
Factors affecting its performance
EPIDURAL
Indications ,landmarks,layers of the skin-ep space
Drugs used dosages,boundaries,complications
SPINAL
Stuctures in order from skin-space
Level where sp.cord ends in adult
Level wheremeninges end in an adult
XRAY
Pneumothorax with fracture ribs
S/S and management
DATA
ETCO2 traces
CVP traces labelling.
OSCES OCT 2005 PRIMARY FRCA
1.ACLS-33 yr male patient with cardiac arrest, bleeding stab wound to the left groin in A&E !(approach via ACLS &ATLS guidelines)
2.Examination of hand
3. (A)ECG- A trail flutter with variable block
a)whats the diagonasis?
b) whats the cause of this condition?
c)what drugs are required to treat this condition?
d)name the side effect of the drugs used?
B)DIAGRAM OF THE CHEST show where to put the chest leads V1-V6?
What do you understand by unipolar leads?
4.Preoperativeassessment of anObese patient
What do you lookin anaesthetic visit?
How do you anaesthetise this patient? What equipment will you get ready?
What are immediate post op complications?
What are late post op complications?
5.TURPSYNDROME
What is TURP SYNDROME?
What are s/s
What are its complications?
How do you treat TURP syndrome?
6.A young man brought to operating theatre with history of closed fracture femur
Whats the approximate blood volume?
Whats the approximateblood loss?
Name atleast 6 complications involving CNS/RS/CVS/Musculoskeletalsystems?
7. Equipment
HME
Whats itsmechanism?How much humidity it can achieve?Will it prevent passage of hepatitis virus? Whats the maximum size of particle which can pass through it?
IV CANNULA
What are factors governing flow through it?
Name different terms involved?
Flow become turbulent above Reynauld No of 2000 true/false
SCAVENGING APPARATUS (ACTIVE)
Whats the equipment shown?
What is the negative pressure generated?
Diameter of connecting tube with restof berathing circuit?
8.Communication
Mother of 6 year old going for circumcision ,She is anxious about the childbecause the child is very nervous! She is concernedof the pain relief?and also howthe child would be put to sleep?When the child can go home?
9. Epidural block
Indications! Land marks!
Layers from the skin-epidural space
How would you give epidural?
Complications of epidural?
10.Statistics
11.Vitalographpicture
Whats FEV1?
Whats FEV1/FEV ratio?
How do you measure FEV1?
What is TLC? How do you measure TLC?
What are S/S of obstructive lung disease?What are its causes?
What is the treatment for acute severe asthma?
12.Diagram of dermatomes.
Name the marked areas
Supraclavicular nerves.T2.T4.Dorsal nerve of penis. Lateral cut nerve of thigh.
Deep personealnerve.Nerves blocked by three in one block?
13.X RAY
Normal marked –aortic knuckle,pulmomary hilum-left border of heart etc
Leftlobar collapse!What are its causes?D/D How to treat?
14.A23 year old female coming forvaricose veins as aday case patient previoushistory of DVT,onOCP,Chronicsmoker and was on warfarin