•This section is probably the most relevant to life as an F1.
•There are 8 questions in this section = 8 different clinical scenarios (a.k.a. question “stems”), with 1 question per scenario. Asked to prescribe one drug/ fluid.
•Each question worth 10 marks
•So this section is worth 80/200 of the marks = one section is worth 40% of the exam!
•Each question has 5 marks available for drug choice, 5 marks for the dose, route and frequency. There are often several correct drug/ dose/ route combinations which will receive full marks.
•Lower marks are given for suboptimal options e.g. 3/5 or 4/5 marks