Syllabus · Historical · V4 (2023) · Respiratory System

F5 · Pulmonary Circulation

F5.i · Pulmonary Circulation

Official V4 objective
Describe the anatomical and physiological features of the pulmonary circulation.
3 SAQ topics 4 SAQ appearances 0 VIVA stations
Current · V5 (2025) → C5.i

Written examination

SAQ history

4 appearances
2022B Q15
Describe the anatomical (20% marks) and physiological (80% marks) features of the pulmonary circulation.
23%
2020B Q13
Describe the anatomical (20% marks) and physiological (80% marks) features of the pulmonary circulation.
25%
2008B Q24
Describe the gravity dependent processes which affect pulmonary blood flow (70% of marks). Describe the changes that result from an acute increase in pressure in the pulmonary vessels (30% of marks).
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2016B Q19
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.