ANZCA Primary · Physiology
Acid-base physiology: ANZCA Primary viva practice
A topic where a reliable method beats knowledge. If you have a fixed sequence for working through a disturbance and can talk it through calmly, this is one of the more predictable passes.
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How to prepare for it out loud
Reading about acid-base physiology and being asked about it are different skills. In the room you have to commit to an opening line, hold a structure while the examiner probes, and keep talking sense under time. The fastest way to build that is repetition — being questioned on the topic often enough that the shape of a good answer becomes automatic.
- Lead with a frame. Open with the structure you'll use before the detail — it tells the examiner you know where the answer is going, and it stops you drifting.
- Answer the question asked. A short answer that squarely lands the point is a good answer — the examiner can always prompt for more. Padding is what gets marked down, not brevity.
- Practise the follow-ups. Marks are won and lost where the examiner drills past your first answer. A practice viva that keeps probing is worth more than re-reading the chapter.
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