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Conquer the postgraduate exam with this expertly designed question bank from a consultant-mentor with twnety-five years of global ICU leadership experience. Featuring over 1,000 evidence-based MCQs mapped to the official curriculum, the book is structured into organ-system chapters that progress from Foundation to Challenge level. Each question includes detailed explanations referencing landmark trials, COVID-era guidelines, and essential literature to accelerate high-yield learning. Realistic case vignettes, pacing strategies, and alerts for common pitfalls are all included alongside relevant background information and references for further reading. Featuring three full mock papers with corresponding answer sheets which simulate authentic testing conditions, supporting both long-term preparation and last-minute review. Covering the entire syllabus, this compact resource delivers clinical insight and exam agility for confident performance. Perfect for trainee intensivists and anaesthetists worldwide preparing for examinations in intensive care medicine.
List of contents
Dedication; Foreword Hazem Lashin; Introduction; 1. Respiratory Critical Care; 2. Cardiac Intensive Care; 3. Neurological Disorders in the ICU; 4. Renal Intensive Care Medicine Simon Sparkes; 5. Abdominal emergencies in the ICU; 6. Infections Marwa Salman; 7. Obstetric Emergencies in Intensive Care Marwa Salman; 8. Trauma, poisoning and environmental injuries; 9. End of life care in the ICU; 10. Exam; 11. Exam 2; 12. Exam 3; Index.
About the author
Mahmoud I. Wagih is a Consultant Anaesthetist and Clinical Lead for Peri-operative Assessment at Circle Health Group. He has more than twenty-five years of experience in intensive care medicine, anaesthesia, and peri-operative medicine both in UK and low-resource settings and has led teams providing intensive treatment unit cover through COVID-19. He is a Fellow of The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and is founder of North Wales Intensive Care education programme, mentoring trainees to exam success.
