VIVAs · 2007B

2007 Second Sitting VIVAs

8 VIVA stations from the CICM examiner report for this sitting. Examiner wording, report provenance and reported performance data are preserved.

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Exam outcomes

57% (4/7)Written pass · MCQ + SAQ
25% (1/4)Oral pass · VIVAs
14.3% (1/7)*Overall pass · CICMWrecks-derived
How passing worked

Written pass: candidates successful in both written components (MCQ + SAQ) and progressing to the oral examination, divided by candidates presenting for the written examination.

Oral pass: candidates successful after the oral component, divided by candidates sitting the oral examination. The First Part oral component consists of VIVAs.

* Overall pass: a CICMWrecks-derived contextual figure: final successful candidates ÷ (candidates presenting for the written examination + candidates carrying a written pass). It is not a CICM-reported pass percentage.

VIVA stations

2007B

VIVA 1

25%Successful candidates
Opening prompt
Heparin prophylaxis after acute stroke data table. From this table, what types of data are represented?
Official source: 2007B CICM Examiner Report

2007B

VIVA 2

50%Successful candidates
Opening prompt
Brittle asthmatic requiring intubation; neuromuscular junction and neuromuscular blocking drug physiology/pharmacology.
Current · V5 (2025) I1.iii · primary I3.i
Official source: 2007B CICM Examiner Report

2007B

VIVA 3

100%Successful candidates
Opening prompt
Please explain the physiological basis of the electrocardiograph.
Current · V5 (2025) D6.i · primary
Official source: 2007B CICM Examiner Report

2007B

VIVA 4

100%Successful candidates
Opening prompt
Describe the physiology of bilirubin production and clearance.
Current · V5 (2025) J2.iii · primary
Official source: 2007B CICM Examiner Report

2007B

VIVA 5

0%Successful candidates
Opening prompt
How would you measure gas flow?
Official source: 2007B CICM Examiner Report

2007B

VIVA 6

25%Successful candidates
Opening prompt
Cardiogenic shock (BP 90/60, CI 1.8, SVR 1500). What drugs would you use to increase the blood pressure?
Current · V5 (2025) D7.i · primary D3.ii D4.iii
Official source: 2007B CICM Examiner Report

2007B

VIVA 7

50%Successful candidates
Opening prompt
What are the causes of a low PaO2?
Current · V5 (2025) C8.ii · primary
Official source: 2007B CICM Examiner Report

2007B

VIVA 8

75%Successful candidates
Opening prompt
Ventilator waveform graphic. What are the axes of the two graphs?
Current · V5 (2025) C3.v · primary C3.ii C9.iii
Official source: 2007B CICM Examiner Report