Past SAQ Papers Flashcards
2019.2
Describe the rationale for the use of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and outline the pathophysiological consequences of this technique.
Evaluate the options for managing a confirmed postdural puncture headache in an obstetric patient.
Discuss how Marfan syndrome influences your anaesthetic management for a patient requiring an urgent laparoscopic appendicectomy.
Describe the requirements for establishing an anaesthetic service for a neurosurgical theatre with a magnetic resonance imaging scanner.
A patient dies soon after induction of anaesthesia. As a senior clinician you are asked to arrange a debriefing.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of non-invasive ventilation methods in the intensive care unit.
Describe the anatomy relevant to siting an epidural catheter for postoperative analgesia following open abdominal surgery. (50%)Outline the limitations and complications of providing epidural analgesia for this type of surgery. (50%)
Your patient is midway through a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. You smell smoke and can see flames in the room adjacent to your theatre. Describe your management of this situation.
A 25-year-old male is scheduled for an elective inguinal hernia repair. He has a ventricular septal defect and was recently diagnosed with Eisenmenger syndrome.Discuss your preoperative assessment and how this affects your anaesthesia plan.
Describe the role of the anaesthetist in minimising surgical site infection.
A patient on an organ transplantation waiting list is taking rivaroxaban for recurrent pulmonary emboli. Discuss your perioperative anticoagulation plan.
List the advantages and disadvantages of opioid-free approaches for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. (50%)Justify your choice of opioid-free technique for this procedure. (50%)
List the risk factors for perioperative stroke. (50%)Discuss the measures you use to minimise perioperative stroke in high-risk patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery. (50%)
Compare and contrast first-generation and second-generation laryngeal mask airways.
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.
2019.2 Paper
