Anaesthesia & Critical Care

20 learning units • 100 chapter sections • 200 explained questions. Prepare patients for anaesthesia, recognise perioperative emergencies and understand organ support, critical-care teamwork and recovery.

Original RAHBAR study material for the Year 5 learning pathway. Clinical cases support supervised undergraduate learning. Treatment choices, doses and procedures must follow current local protocols and the responsible clinical team. References & further reading ↓

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Neurocritical Care, Sedation & Delirium

Protect the brain, identify reversible changes in consciousness and balance comfort with assessment.

Answer all 10 questions, then submit to see your score and explanations. This is a self-study exercise; results are not saved.

Question 01. Which bedside check is important in altered consciousness? A. Shoe sizeB. GlucoseC. Hair lengthD. Hand dominance alone

Question 02. What should neurological assessment include? A. Only the patient’s ageB. Only a single blood pressureC. Only the bed locationD. Pupils, focal findings and time course

Question 03. Which physiological disturbance can worsen brain injury? A. Stable adequate perfusionB. Appropriate oxygenationC. HypoxaemiaD. Normal glucose alone

Question 04. Recurrent seizures without recovery require what? A. Routine review next monthB. Reassurance aloneC. Urgent emergency assessment and treatmentD. Unsupervised oral feeding

Question 05. Can seizures occur without obvious convulsions? A. NoB. Only outside ICUC. Only during sleep in healthy peopleD. Yes

Question 06. Which investigation may help detect non-convulsive seizures? A. An ankle radiographB. EEGC. A hearing screen aloneD. A urine colour chart

Question 07. Why prescribe a sedation target? A. To balance comfort, safety and neurological assessmentB. To ensure every patient remains deeply unconsciousC. To avoid all pain assessmentD. To remove the need for review

Question 08. What characterises delirium? A. Every lifelong memory differenceB. Acute fluctuating attention and cognitive disturbanceC. Stable normal cognitionD. Only aggressive behaviour

Question 09. Can delirium be hypoactive? A. NoB. YesC. Only after dischargeD. Only when fever is absent

Question 10. Which approach supports delirium care? A. Sedate every patient without assessmentB. Correct causes and support orientation, sleep and mobilityC. Remove all sensory aidsD. Keep every patient isolated indefinitely

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References & Further Reading

Read the relevant guideline sections alongside these original clinical teaching cases. Local pathways, available services and individual patient factors determine care.

Reference review: 29 September 2026. Consult current local protocols for prescribing, procedures and escalation.