Y13 · Historical V4 (2023)

Official V4 objective

1 SAQ topic 1 SAQ appearance 0 VIVA stations

Current · V5 (2025) → Q.i

Written examination

SAQ history

Antidotes

1 exam appearance

2024B Q20

Explain the mechanism of action by which the following drugs exert their clinical and pharmacological effect when used to treat drug toxicity or overdose, including the time taken to exert this clinical effect: (a) N-acetylcysteine (25% of marks). (b) Digoxin FAb (25% of marks). (c) Naloxone (25% of marks). (d) Lipid emulsion (i.e. Intralipid) (25% of marks).

65%

Oral examination

VIVA history

No mapped VIVA history for this objective.

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