Monday, June 9, 2008

F. IACTA Question Paper

The written test was for 100 marks, out of which 40 was for multiple choice questions and the remaining 60 for 2 main questions(15 marks each) and 6 short notes(5 marks each). This post is only about the latter part of the written test.
Main Questions.
1. A 35 year old female patient with mitral stenosis and aortic incompetence is posted for double valve replacement. The patient had closed mitral commissurotomy 10 years ago and belongs to Jehova's faith. Discuss the management strategies for this patient[8 Marks] and also the current guidelines for blood conservation in cardiac surgery.[7 Marks]
2. Mention the factors influencing myocardial oxygen demand and supply.[3 Marks]. Describe various techniques of myocardial preservation during cardiopulmonary bypass.[8 Marks]. How will you monitor ischemia during cardiac surgery[3 Marks]
Short Notes.
3. Diagnosis and management of right ventricular dysfunction.
4. Platelet function assessment.
5. Anesthetic management for carotid endarterctomy.
6. Organ preservation following harvest of heart.
7. Pulmonary hypertensive crisis in a child after VSD closure.
8. Methods of assessing mitral regurgitation using TEE.