ABSTRACT

This book is the definitive guide to the Final Fellowship of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FFICM) Structured Oral Examination. With a broad coverage of the clinical curriculum, it equips candidates to tackle this challenging examination. Each chapter contains sample questions with concise answers, focusing on key concepts to facilitate deeper understanding. The content is organised by subject, enabling more structured revision in an easy-to-use format. This text provides references to guidance that will remain relevant in the ever-changing landscape of intensive care medicine. Not only is this book an essential resource for studying intensivists but it also forms a useful reference for any professional encountering the world of critical care in their practice.

part Section 1|18 pages

Organisational Issues

chapter 1|2 pages

Provision of Services

chapter 2|3 pages

Scoring Systems

chapter 4|3 pages

Critical Incidents

chapter 5|4 pages

Major Incidents

chapter 6|3 pages

Fire

part Section 2|58 pages

Organ Support

chapter 7|4 pages

Mechanical Ventilation

chapter 8|3 pages

Proning

chapter 9|6 pages

Ecmo and Ecco2R

chapter 10|5 pages

Weaning

chapter 11|3 pages

Fluids

chapter 13|4 pages

Pacing

chapter 14|4 pages

Sedation

chapter 15|4 pages

Cerebral Monitoring

chapter 16|3 pages

Temperature Control

chapter 17|4 pages

Nutrition

chapter 18|2 pages

Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

chapter 19|1 pages

Extracorporeal Liver Support

chapter 20|6 pages

Renal Replacement Therapy

chapter 21|2 pages

Plasmapheresis

chapter 22|4 pages

Rehabilitation

part Section 3|30 pages

On the Icu

chapter 23|4 pages

Ards

chapter 24|2 pages

Oxygen Toxicity

chapter 26|8 pages

Sepsis

chapter 28|2 pages

Propofol Infusion Syndrome

chapter 29|3 pages

Delirium

chapter 30|2 pages

Icu-Acquired Weakness

chapter 31|2 pages

Ophthalmological Disorders

part Section 4|24 pages

Toxicology

chapter 32|3 pages

Poisoning Overview

chapter 34|3 pages

Psychiatric Medications

chapter 35|4 pages

Recreational Drugs

chapter 36|3 pages

Serotonin Syndrome

chapter 37|2 pages

Cardiovascular Medicines

chapter 39|4 pages

Environmental Poisons

part Section 5|28 pages

Airway

chapter 40|3 pages

Difficult Intubation

chapter 41|3 pages

Stridor

chapter 42|4 pages

Anaphylaxis

chapter 43|2 pages

Aspiration and Choking

chapter 44|3 pages

Inhalational Injury

chapter 45|2 pages

Ludwig's Angina

chapter 46|2 pages

Massive Haemoptysis

chapter 47|4 pages

Tracheostomy Emergencies

chapter 48|5 pages

Laryngeal Injury

part Section 6|38 pages

Resuscitation

chapter 49|5 pages

Major Trauma

chapter 50|3 pages

Complex Injuries

chapter 51|7 pages

Major Haemorrhage

chapter 52|2 pages

Transfusion Reactions

chapter 53|3 pages

Drowning

chapter 54|4 pages

Burns

chapter 55|2 pages

Electrical Injury

chapter 56|3 pages

Gas Embolism

chapter 57|2 pages

Fat Embolism Syndrome

chapter 58|2 pages

Hypothermia

chapter 59|5 pages

Malignant Hyperthermia

part Section 7|26 pages

Surgery

chapter 60|2 pages

Emergency Laparotomy

chapter 61|2 pages

Splenic Injury

chapter 62|2 pages

Acute Pancreatitis

chapter 63|2 pages

Bowel Obstruction and Ileus

chapter 64|2 pages

Necrotising Fasciitis

chapter 65|3 pages

Boerhaave Syndrome

chapter 66|3 pages

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

chapter 67|3 pages

Compartment Syndromes

chapter 68|2 pages

Intestinal Failure

chapter 69|2 pages

The Post-Op Free Flap Patient

chapter 70|3 pages

The Post-Transplant Patient

part Section 8|40 pages

Cardiothoracics

chapter 71|2 pages

Cardiac Advanced Life Support

chapter 72|2 pages

Cardiac Tamponade

chapter 73|3 pages

Hypertension

chapter 74|3 pages

Infective Endocarditis

chapter 75|6 pages

Acute Coronary Syndromes

chapter 76|4 pages

Arrhythmias

chapter 77|4 pages

Cardiomyopathies

chapter 78|6 pages

Heart Failure

chapter 79|4 pages

Pulmonary Hypertension

chapter 80|2 pages

Aortic Dissection

chapter 81|4 pages

Air Leak Syndrome

part Section 9|56 pages

Neurosciences

chapter 82|5 pages

Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

chapter 83|7 pages

Traumatic Brain Injury

chapter 84|4 pages

Intracerebral Haemorrhage

chapter 85|6 pages

Ischaemic Stroke

chapter 87|3 pages

Disorders of Consciousness

chapter 88|3 pages

Status Epilepticus

chapter 89|4 pages

Meningitis

chapter 90|3 pages

Encephalitis

chapter 91|3 pages

Tetanus and Botulism

chapter 92|3 pages

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

chapter 93|3 pages

Myaesthenia Gravis

chapter 94|3 pages

Other Neuromuscular Disorders

chapter 95|3 pages

Spinal Cord Injury

part Section 10|18 pages

Obstetrics

chapter 99|3 pages

Major Obstetric Haemorrhage

chapter 100|3 pages

Maternal Sepsis

chapter 101|2 pages

Amniotic Fluid Embolism

chapter 102|2 pages

Obstetric Cardiac Arrest

part Section 11|22 pages

Paediatrics

chapter 103|2 pages

Bronchiolitis

chapter 104|3 pages

Congenital Heart Disease

chapter 106|3 pages

Neonatal Life Support

chapter 107|1 pages

Paediatric Resuscitation

chapter 108|3 pages

Paediatric Sepsis

chapter 109|3 pages

Paediatric Trauma

chapter 110|2 pages

Pims-Ts

chapter 111|4 pages

Toxic Shock Syndrome

part Section 12|28 pages

Microbiology

chapter 112|2 pages

Antimicrobial Stewardship

chapter 113|3 pages

Bacterial Infection

chapter 114|4 pages

Viral Infection

chapter 115|3 pages

Fungal Infection

chapter 116|3 pages

Nosocomial Infection

chapter 117|5 pages

HIV

chapter 118|2 pages

Malaria

chapter 119|6 pages

Other Rare Infections

part Section 13|110 pages

Medicine

chapter 120|3 pages

Asthma

chapter 121|3 pages

Bronchiectasis

chapter 122|3 pages

Community-Acquired Pneumonia

chapter 123|4 pages

Copd

chapter 124|6 pages

Covid-19

chapter 125|2 pages

Pleural Effusion

chapter 126|3 pages

Pulmonary Embolism

chapter 127|3 pages

Restrictive Lung Disease

chapter 128|2 pages

Sleep Breathing Disorders

chapter 129|2 pages

Tuberculosis

chapter 130|5 pages

Acute Kidney Injury

chapter 131|2 pages

Chronic Kidney Disease

chapter 132|4 pages

Electrolyte Disorders

chapter 133|2 pages

Rhabdomyolysis

chapter 134|3 pages

Sodium Disorders

chapter 135|6 pages

Acute Liver Failure

chapter 136|4 pages

Chronic Liver Disease

chapter 137|3 pages

Diarrhoea

chapter 138|3 pages

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

chapter 139|4 pages

Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage

chapter 140|2 pages

Refeeding Syndrome

chapter 142|3 pages

Haematological Malignancy

chapter 143|2 pages

Haemoglobinopathies

chapter 146|2 pages

Porphyria

chapter 148|3 pages

Adrenocortical Disorders

chapter 149|5 pages

Diabetes Emergencies

chapter 150|2 pages

Phaeochromocytoma

chapter 151|2 pages

Pituitary Disease

chapter 152|2 pages

Thyroid Crises

chapter 153|3 pages

Dermatology

chapter 154|2 pages

Rheumatology

chapter 155|5 pages

Oncology

part Section 14|18 pages

Palliative Care

chapter 156|3 pages

Prognostication

chapter 158|4 pages

Death