Syllabus · Current · V5 (2025) · Cardiovascular System

D4 · The Peripheral Circulation

D4.vi · Specialised Microcirculations

Official V5 objective
Contrast the capillary microcirculations of specialised vascular beds including, but not limited to, the pulmonary and renal capillary networks.
1 SAQ topic 1 SAQ appearance 0 VIVA stations

Written examination

SAQ history

1 appearance
Describe how Starling forces determine fluid flux within the pulmonary capillary bed.
25%

Oral examination

VIVA history

0 stations

No mapped VIVA history for this objective.

Sources: objective text from the relevant CICM syllabus; historical SAQ and VIVA wording from CICM examiner reports.