DrNB Critical Care Medicine: Examination Guide Series

DrNB Critical Care Medicine: Examination Guide Series

Part 1B — Organ System Critical Care

Theory Papers 2 & 3

ICU experience alone does not translate into exam marks. Papers 2 and 3 show the widest spread of candidate scores because the examination rewards something different from routine practice: candidates who can name the trial, state its population and primary outcome, present a management algorithm as a clear sequence, and explain the underlying mechanism. This book is built to train exactly that.

What’s inside

• A consistent chapter structure throughout — physiological foundation of the organ-system problem, clinical recognition and investigation, a stepwise management algorithm, a concise summary of landmark trials at the depth examiners expect, and full model essay answers written to distinction standard
• Paper 2 coverage — respiratory critical care (ARDS, ventilation), haemodynamic disorders, and sepsis
• Paper 3 coverage — organ-specific critical care across renal, neurological, gastrointestinal, hepatic, haematological, nutritional, and multi-organ failure, including the cross-system overlap examiners build into real papers
• Landmark trials summarised at exam depth — population, primary outcome, and relevance — not just cited
• Model essay answers written to the standard that earns distinction marks
• A built-in active-study method: read each model essay, close the book, write your own version, then compare — turning passive revision into deliberate exam practice

Also valuable for FNB Critical Care Medicine trainees, EDIC and NEET SS CCM aspirants, and practising intensivists wanting a structured, trial-referenced refresher.

This is Part 1B of a multi-volume DrNB Critical Care Medicine Examination Guide Series — continuing through basic sciences, perioperative and ethics topics, long-case and practical skills, and viva voce preparation.

Disclaimer: An independent educational resource for exam preparation, not affiliated with NBEMS. Clinical decisions must be based on qualified medical judgment.

By Dr. Gunadhar Padhi — Chief Intensivist, HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai; MD, IDCCM, FCCCM, ECMO (Paris); author of the DrNB Critical Care Medicine Examination Guide Series.