Syllabus · Current · V5 (2025) · Nervous System including autonomic and pain

H2 · Nervous System Physiology

H2.i · Intracranial Pressure

Official V5 objective
Explain the determinants of intracranial pressure.
3 SAQ topics 6 SAQ appearances 7 VIVA stations

Written examination

SAQ history

6 appearances
Discuss the determinants of intracranial pressure (80% marks) and outline how it can be measured (20% marks).
64%
Discuss the determinants of intracranial pressure (80% of marks). Outline how it can be measured (20% of marks).
55%
Outline the mechanism of action of drugs used to control raised intracranial pressure.
20%
Describe the physiological regulation of intracranial pressure.
45%
Describe the factors that influence intracranial pressure.
69%
Describe the physiology of intracranial pressure and the physiological mechanisms that limit a rise in intracranial pressure.
70%

Oral examination

VIVA history

7 stations

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