Syllabus · Historical · V4 (2023) · Nervous System – Including Pain

K5 · Nervous System Measurement

K5.i · Nervous System Measurement

Official V4 objective
Describe the measurement of intracranial pressure.
2 SAQ topics 4 SAQ appearances 0 VIVA stations
Current · V5 (2025) → H5.i Current · V5 (2025) → H2.i

Written examination

SAQ history

4 appearances
2024A Q18
Compare and contrast the use of external ventricular drains with intraparenchymal fibreoptic pressure monitors to measure intracranial pressure.
38%
2020B Q07
Compare and contrast external ventricular drains and intraparenchymal fibreoptic pressure monitors.
22%
2022A Q10
Discuss the determinants of intracranial pressure (80% marks) and outline how it can be measured (20% marks).
64%
2016B Q18
Discuss the determinants of intracranial pressure (80% of marks). Outline how it can be measured (20% of marks).
55%

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.