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ANZCA Final MCQs 2025 Questions and Answers You are called to see a 30 year old man with rapidly deteriorating asthma. Following appropriate medical management an endotracheal tube is inserted and he is ventilated with a mechanical ventilator with a tidal volume of 600ml and a rate of 12 breaths per minute. Five minutes later the blood pressure is unrecordable and external cardiac massage is commenced. Arterial blood is taked and shows ph 7.08, pCO2 96 mmHg, pO2 36 mmHg, SpO2 46% and bicarbonate 27 mmol/L. He is administered adrenaline, salbutamol, pancuronium, bicarbonate and calcium gluconate. The ECG shows sinus rhythm at a rate of 60 beats per minute. The patient remains pulseless and cyanosed with fixed dilated pupils and distended neck veins. The most appropriate management is to A. cease resuscitation B. administer further adrenaline C. insert bilateral intercostal drains D. cease ventilation for 30 seconds and resume at a slower rate E. incre - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-ANSWER D A 42 year old lady presents for right pneumonectomy with a left sided double-lumen tube. She is 132kg and 160cm. What depth, measured at the incisors, is likely to give the ideal position? FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1