ANZCA Final Exam Resources
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Discuss the intensive care management of malignant hyperthermia and neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Learning Outcome
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Outline the physiological changes associated with carotid artery clamping and unclamping during carotid endarterectomy. (50%)
Outline intra-operative protection strategies to minimise harm from these manoeuvres. (50%)
Past SAQ
0.09
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Describe the pathophysiology of burns and the multisystem effects commonly encountered in these patients
Learning Outcome
0.16
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(a) List the major surgical steps when performing a(n) lobectomy (30%)
(b) What are the perioperative anaesthetic considerations for this procedure? (70%)
Surgical Procedure
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Briefly outline the pathophysiology of bronchiectasis (10%)
How would you assess the severity and stability of bronchiectasis in a patient presenting to pre-admission clinic in terms of history and examination? (60%)
What investigations would be relevant to assessing this disease and what findings would you expect? (30%)
Medical Condition
0.23
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Describe how the history, culture and socioeconomic status of various Indigenous populations impacts upon their current health status, education and communication
Learning Outcome
0.26
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You are reviewing a 72-year-old woman in the anaesthetic bay of a metropolitan hospital. She is scheduled for an elective left total hip replacement and was previously assessed in the pre-anaesthetic clinic two months ago. Two years prior she underwent a right total knee replacement, which was complicated by a 48-hour High Dependency Admission as she was “slow to wake up” and required supplemental oxygen therapy.
Medical history:
Hypertension
Obesity (body mass index 41 kg/m2)
Medications:
Atorvastatin 20 mg daily
Candesartan/hydrochlorothiazide 16/12.5 mg daily
Outline the areas of focus in your preoperative assessment of this patient.
Past Anaesthetic Viva
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Describe the principal components of a(n) liver function test (LFT) (30%)
What abnormalities might be present in this investigation that would be relevant to anaesthetic management? (70%)
Investigation
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Describe how you would perform a(n) supraclavicular block, including a description of anatomy where relevant
Procedure
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12
Explain your strategies to minimise the risk of hypoxia during induction, maintenance and emergence from anaesthesia in a morbidly obese patient undergoing a laparoscopic total hysterectomy.
Past SAQ
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(a) List the major surgical steps when performing a(n) drainage of empyema (30%)
(b) What are the perioperative anaesthetic considerations for this procedure? (70%)
Surgical Procedure
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Describe how you would perform a(n) digital nerve block, including a description of anatomy where relevant
Procedure
0.48
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Briefly outline the pathophysiology of lung cancer (10%)
How would you assess the severity and stability of lung cancer in a patient presenting to pre-admission clinic in terms of history and examination? (60%)
What investigations would be relevant to assessing this disease and what findings would you expect? (30%)
Medical Condition
0.83
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A 16-year-old girl has failed to wake from anaesthesia following posterior instrumentation for severe idiopathic scoliosis.
Discuss the potential causes and management of her failure to wake.
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Briefly outline the pathophysiology of cerebrovascular disease (embolic and haemorrhagic) (10%)
How would you assess the severity and stability of cerebrovascular disease (embolic and haemorrhagic) in a patient presenting to pre-admission clinic in terms of history and examination? (60%)
What investigations would be relevant to assessing this disease and what findings would you expect? (30%)
Medical Condition
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