1. Resuscitation
You are asked to resuscitate an adult and complete an asystole algorithm.
2. Equipment check
You are asked to check the anaesthetic machine and identify any faults (including: no spare O2 cylinder, half empty cylinder, no blanking plug in CO2 cylinder, vaporiser empty, no O ring).
3. Statistics
You are presented with a graph showing a positive skewed distribution.
Answer 10 questions on this.
4. Chest X-ray
Answer 10 questions on this.
5. Clinical
You are presented with an adult trauma case; describe the features of a tension pneumothorax and its management.
6. Hazards
Discuss electrical safety.
7. Equipment
- Demonstrate the use of a peripheral nerve stimulator.
- Identify the patterns obtained and describe the patterns of stimulation.
- What happens during a depolarising and a non-depolarising block?
8. Anaesthetics
Answer 12 questions on inhalational agents.
9. Equipment
You are shown a diagram of a rotameter and asked 10 questions.
10. Trauma
Answer 10 questions about spinal cord transection.
11. Examination
Carry out an examination of a pregnant patient.
12. Communication
Speak to a mother whose son has experienced suxamethonium apnoea.
13 Anatomy
You are shown the base of a skull. Answer various anatomical questions, mainly on the trigeminal nerve.
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