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  1. Under ANZCA professional standards, which of the following best describes the minimum monitoring requirement during general anaesthesia?

    Answer: Continuous ECG, pulse oximetry, capnography, and non-invasive blood pressure are mandatory

    ANZCA PS18 mandates continuous ECG, pulse oximetry, capnography, and regular non-invasive blood pressure monitoring as minimum standards during general anaesthesia.

  2. A patient is scheduled for elective surgery but refuses a blood transfusion for religious reasons. The most appropriate action is to:

    Answer: Document refusal, explore alternatives, and proceed only if surgically safe without transfusion

    A competent adult's informed refusal of treatment must be respected; the team should document this, explore cell salvage and other alternatives, and only proceed if safe.

  3. Which ANZCA professional document specifically addresses the pre-anaesthesia consultation?

    Answer: PS07

    ANZCA PS07 outlines the requirements for pre-anaesthesia consultation, including history, examination, investigations, and informed consent.

  4. When checking an anaesthetic machine before use, the correct sequence for a high-pressure circuit leak test is to:

    Answer: Close the APL valve, occlude the Y-piece, fill the breathing circuit to 30 cmH2O, and observe pressure stability

    The standard circuit leak test involves closing the APL valve, occluding the patient port, inflating to 30 cmH2O, and confirming pressure is maintained.

  5. An anaesthetist discovers a critical defect in anaesthetic equipment mid-case. Which action is most appropriate?

    Answer: Immediately switch to backup equipment, ensure patient safety, then report per hospital incident protocol

    Patient safety takes priority; switching to backup equipment and reporting via the incident management system is the required response.

  6. Regarding the management of latex allergy in the operating theatre, which statement is correct?

    Answer: Latex-allergic patients should be scheduled first on the list in a latex-safe environment

    Latex-allergic patients require a completely latex-safe theatre environment and are best managed as the first case to minimise aerosolised latex particles.

  7. Which of the following is a key principle of the ANZCA Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group (SALG) reporting framework?

    Answer: Anonymous reporting promotes a just culture and improves system-level safety

    SALG promotes anonymous, non-punitive incident reporting to identify system-level hazards and drive quality improvement in anaesthesia safety.