Fcarcsi.co.uk

 

OSCE 2004 & 2005

 

  1. 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)
  2. 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.
  3. Anatomy of intercostals nerve block. Photograph of single rib cross section Questions.
  4. ECG. Two ECG in this station

                       Atrial Fib. Causes and management.

MI -              management and complication

  1. Malignant Hyperthermia. Critical scenario question .Unmanned station
  2. 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?

  1. BLS and ALS. Patient is on total parenteral nutrition.
  2. Photograph of peak flow meter. Unmanned  station with many questions
  3. Patient A had a spinal anaesthic for caesarean section and c/o numbness. Examine the peripheral nervous system.
  4. Chest x-ray. Name the parts marked in numbers.
  5. Statistics.  Unmaned  station with many questions linear coeff
  6. Unmaned  station .Patient A is an afro-carrebian. Blood results given. Questions about sickle cell.
  7. 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.
  8. Patient XX  had a laparotomy for ectopic pregnancy. Now she is on PCA  morphine 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)
  9. 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).
  10. BLS and ALS.  Patient has renal failure and collapsed in the ward.
  11. Check pulse, CVP and blood pressure on an actor.  Examiner ask you various question including korotkoff sounds
  12. Pictures of VIE(pressure and temperature inside), flow meter, N2O cylinder, pressure relief valve. All in one station.
  13. Biers block. Examiner asks lots of questions including prilocaine.
  14. Statistics about quantitative datas of two different studies.
  15. CVP catheter is kept.  Skills station.
  16. Brachial plexus block.Various questions
  17. Penile block. Various question (remember bucks fascia)
  18. Statistics about chi sq test.
  19. Statistics   (about basics).                                                     

  

  1. Critical  incident Anaphylaxis (remember new anaphylaxis guidelines published. Link published in EBM section)
  2. Chest x-ray of a patient with pace maker. Different question
  3. Upper  limb  examination
  4. communication.  You  are asked to speak to a mother of a child. The  child you  anaesthetised had malignant hyperthermia  and is now in ITU.(candidates get mixed up with sux apnea.)

                                                                                              

 

OSCES

  

ACLS 

 55yr  old man left sided  chest  pain  collapsed   in 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 pulse  is 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 the  procedure.

 

ECG

Marking 12 lead ECG on the diagram

What are unipolar leads

What are bipolar  leads

ECG with bradycardia &1st degree block; describe rate rhythm, causes &treatment.

 

EQUIPEMENT

N2O cylinder

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 of  checking 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 where  meninges 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.Preoperative  assessment of an  Obese patient 

      What do you look  in 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.     TURP  SYNDROME

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 approximate  blood loss?

         Name atleast 6 complications involving CNS/RS/CVS/Musculoskeletal                systems?

 

7. Equipment

 

  HME

    Whats its  mechanism?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 rest  of berathing circuit?

 

8.   Communication

   Mother of 6 year old going for circumcision ,She is anxious about the child      because the child is very nervous! She is concerned  of the pain relief?and also how    the 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 personeal  nerve.Nerves blocked by three in one block?

 

13.    X RAY

         Normal marked –aortic knuckle,pulmomary hilum-left border of heart etc

         Left  lobar collapse!  What are its causes?D/D How to treat?

 

14.  A  23 year old female coming for  varicose veins as aday case patient  previous   history of DVT,on  OCP,Chronic  smoker and was on warfarin

        Pre anaesthetic assessement

        Make an anaesthetic plan.

 

               

 

                                              Fcarcsi.co.uk

 

 
 
  Site Map