Ebook Intensive care medicine MCQs - Multiple choice questions with explanatory answers: Part 1

Intensive Care Medicine MCQs Multiple Choice Questions with Explanatory Answers Editor: Steve Benington MBChB MRCP FRCA EDIC FFICM Authors: Shoneen Abbas MBChB MRCP FFICM Ruth Herod MBChB FRCA FFICM Daniel Horner BA MBBS MD MRCP(UK) FCEM FFICM Intensive Care Medicine MCQs — Multiple Choice Questions with Explanatory Answers tfm Publishing Limited, Castle Hill Barns, Harley, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LX, UK Tel: +44 (0)1952 510061; Fax: +44 (0)1952 510192 E-mail: info@tfmpublishing.com Web site: www.tfmpublishing.com Editing, design & typesetting: Nikki Bramhill BSc Hons Dip Law First edition: © 2015 Front cover image: © 2015 Sudok1/Dreamstime.com LLC Paperback ISBN: 978-1-910079-07-2 E-book editions: 2015 ePub ISBN: 978-1-910079-08-9 Mobi ISBN: 978-1-910079-09-6 Web pdf ISBN: 978-1-910079-10-2 The entire contents of Intensive Care Medicine MCQs — Multiple Choice Questions with Explanatory Answers is copyright tfm Publishing Ltd. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, digital, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Neither the authors nor the publisher can accept responsibility for any injury or damage to persons or property occasioned through the implementation of any ideas or use of any product described herein. Neither can they accept any responsibility for errors, omissions or misrepresentations, howsoever caused. Whilst every care is taken by the authors and the publisher to ensure that all information and data in this book are as accurate as possible at the time of going to press, it is recommended that readers seek independent verification of advice on drug or other product usage, surgical techniques and clinical processes prior to their use. The authors and publisher gratefully acknowledge the permission granted to reproduce the copyright material where applicable in this book. Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders and to obtain their permission for the use of copyright material. The publisher apologizes for any errors or omissions and would be grateful if notified of any corrections that should be incorporated in future reprints or editions of this book. ii Printed by Gutenberg Press Ltd., Gudja Road, Tarxien, PLA 19, Malta Contents Page Preface iv Acknowledgements vi Abbreviations vii Converting units of measurement xii Topic index xiii Paper 1: Questions 1 Paper 1: Answers 39 Paper 2: Questions 105 Paper 2: Answers 143 Paper 3: Questions 219 Paper 3: Answers 259 iii Preface This book contains three 90-question multiple choice papers designed to test the candidate’s knowledge of intensive care medicine (ICM) and their ability to apply it. Each paper begins with 60 multiple true false (MTF) questions consisting of a stem and five statements, each requiring a true or false answer. These are followed by 30 single best answer (SBA) questions where a clinical vignette is presented with five possible solutions. The candidate should select the one that best addresses the problem, mirroring clinical practice where a case usually has several possible approaches. Topics have been chosen to cover the breadth of knowledge required of the modern intensivist, including resuscitation, diagnosis, disease management, organ support, applied anatomy, end-of-life care and applied basic sciences. There is a strong focus on the evidence base underpinning the specialty, making this book particularly useful for physicians and others approaching professional examinations in ICM and related acute medical and surgical specialties. There is no ‘pass mark’, although a score of less than four out of five in an MTF question or an incorrect response to an SBA question should help the candidate identify areas where they would benefit from further reading. Each question is accompanied by a detailed and fully referenced answer; the majority of references are freely accessible online or through institutional subscriptions. The authors are all senior trainees or consultants practising intensive care medicine in the UK with firsthand experience of passing professional examinations. In addition, they have extensive training and experience in iv ... - tailieumienphi.vn