F6vi / 24A02: (a) Describe venous admixture and the sources contributing to it in an adult (60% of marks). (b) Explain the effects of supplemental oxygen on arterial hypoxaemia (40% of marks).
F3vi: Explain the significance of the vertical gradient of pleural pressure and the effect of positioning
F11ii / 23B11: Describe the mechanism of action, dose and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of aminophylline
F12i / 23B01: Explain why the oxygen-haemoglobin saturation value derived by a pulse oximeter (SpO2) could be different from the measured arterial value (SaO2)
F11ii / 23A10: Describe the pharmacology of salbutamol (70% of Marks), including the principles and efficacy of methods of delivery (30% of Marks)
F12iii / J2ii / 22B16: Describe how the values for PaO2, PaCO2, pH and bicarbonate are determined on a blood gas sample
F5i / 22B15: Describe the anatomical (20% marks) and physiological (80% marks) features of the pulmonary circulation
F11iii / 22A04: Describe the mechanisms of action and potential adverse effects of inhaled nitric oxide and prostacyclin
F6ii / 21B10: Describe the ventilation / perfusion (V/Q) relationships in the upright lung according to West’s zones (40%). Explain the physiological mechanisms responsible for these relationships (60%).
F6iii / 14B05: Describe the effects of V/Q inequality on the partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) and carbon dioxide (PaCO2) in arterial blood
F5i / 20B13: Describe the anatomical (20% marks) and physiological (80% marks) features of the pulmonary circulation.
