ANZCAl Finall Examl Latestl 2026l 2027l

ANZCAl Finall Examl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l Guide|l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l Serotoninl Syndromel Causativel Drugs

Answer:

Anti-depressantsl -l SSRIs;l SNRIs;l TCAs;l *MAOIs Opioidl &l relatedl -l Tramadol;l Peth;l Fent Moodl stabilisersl -l Lithium;l Nal Valproate Recreationall -l Amphet;l Ecstasy Herball -l Stl Johnsl Wort;l Ginseng Anti-emeticsl -l Ondansetron;l Metoclopr ABsl -l Linezolid

Q:l Serotoninl Syndromel -l Clinicall Signs

Answer:

CAN:

CNSl -l Confusion/Agitation;l Seizuresl -l Coma ANSl -l Labilel BPl &l HR;l Hyperthermia;l Dysrhythmias;l Mydriasis;l Flushing Neuromuscularl (NM)l -l Rigidity;l Hyper-reflexia;l Clonus l DIAGNOSISl -l ofl exclusion;l Needl NMl signsl &l exposurel tol drugl w/il 5l wks Extensivel DDxl -l Drugs;l Encephalopathies;l Psych;l MH;l TFT

Q:l NMSl vsl Serotoninl Syndrome

Answer:

NMSl -l Idiosyncraticl reactionl afterl prolongedl exposurel ORl abruptl cessation NMSl -l Developsl overl daysl orl wks NMSl -l Severel musclel rigidityl &l rhabdol (SSl -l mydriasis,l diarrhoea,l hyper-refl,l myoclonus) NMSl -l Freql assocl wl MOF

Q:l Contraindicationsl Sittingl Positionl (Neuro) 1 / 4

Answer:

ABSOLUTE:

-l Patentl AVl shunt -l PFO -l RAPl >l LAP -l Cerebrall ischaemial whenl uprightl &l awake

RELATIVE:

-l Extremesl ofl age -l Uncontrolledl HTN -l COPD

Q:l SITTINGl POSITIONl COMPLICATIONS

Answer:

VAE Pneumocephalus Macroglossia Quadriplegia PNSl -l particularlyl commonl peroneal;l RLNl (incl riskl wl TOE) Spinall injury/SC

Q:l Blockl ofl Fibresl withl RAl -l Order

Answer:

1.l Sympathetic 2.l Cl -l Coldl (slowl pain,l T,l touch) 3.l Al deltal -l Pinprickl (fastl painl &l T) 4.l Al betal -l Touch;l Pressure 5.l Motor l

Usuallyl highestl tol lowest:l Coldl -l Pinprickl -l Touch

Q:l LSCSl Blockadel -l Requiredl levelsl &l organs

Answer:

Incisionl -l T12/L1 Peritoneuml -l T4 Uterusl T10

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Q:l Laryngeall Traumal Signs

Answer:

(HaNDSSS)

MAJOR:

Stridor Inabilityl tol liel Supine Subcutl emphysema

MINOR:

Hoarseness Haemoptysis Dysphagia Neckl tenderness/swelling

Q:l Sizesl ETTl tol fitl BBl &l FOB

Answer:

ETTl >4.5;l EBBl 5;l FOBl <2.8 ETTl >6.5;l EBBl 7;l FOBl <3.5

Q:l Sizesl EBB

Answer:

French 5 7 9

Q:l DLTl Sizes

Answer:

French (1l Frl =l 1/3mm;l 3l Frl =l 1mm)

28/32/35/37/39/41

Calculating:

-l Diameterl ofl tracheal atl clavicles -l Htl ofl pt -l Distancel atl lips NBl Sizel 35Fl &l belowl -l needl pedl bronchl <2.8mm >35Fl -l fitsl 4.2mml FOB? 3 / 4

Q:l Cerebrall Monitoring

Answer:

Intraventricularl Drain/Catheter Intraparenchyal Subdurall pressurel transducers Jugularl bulbl oximetryl -l showsl effectsl ofl interventionall therapy;l Invasive;l globall O2l utilisationl only Transcraniall dopplerl -l differentiatel bnl vasospasml &l hyperaemia Nearl Infraredl Cerebrall Spectroscopy l NBl ICPl Monitoringl -l onlyl evidencel inl TBI

Q:l DDxl Stridor

Answer:

FB

Infectious:

-l Epiglottitis -l Croupl (mostl commonl acute) -l Bacteriall tracheitis -l Retropharyngeall orl tonsillarl abscess Laryngomalacial (mostl commonl chronic) Severel bronchospasm VCl dysfunction Burns Externall compression

Q:l ARDsl Defl &l Diagnosticl Criteria

Answer:

Defl =l Syndromel ofl incl pulml capl permeabilityl &l inflammation l

Diagl Criteria:

PaO2l /l FiO2l

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