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Q: What is "hyperkalemic Brugada sign"? Answer: Type I Brugada type change on EKG with hyperkalemia  Frequently observed in ICU ...

Q: In advanced systemic mastocytosis (advSM), impaired organ function will be described as? - select one A) A findings B) B findings  C) C ...

Q: What is the "CRAB" of Multiple Myeloma (MM)? Answer:  "CRAB" is an acronym "CRAB" to remember the essentia...

Q: In the Modified Marshall scoring system for organ dysfunction in acute pancreatitis, deterioration of which of the following organs is i...

Q: Which life-threatening pulmonary complication may happen with Daptomycin infusion? Answer: Eosinophillic Pneumonia Accor...

Q: What is "ventricular interdependence" In cardiac tamponade? Answer: Distension of one ventricle alters the distensibility and...

Q : While calculating Effective Plasma Osmolality, particularly in hyperosmotic hyperglycemic nonketotic state (HHNK), which of the sodium (...

Q:  Etomidate? - select one A) decreases the intracranial pressure B) increases the intracranial pressure     Answer: A    Etomidate is a us...

Q : Which of the following arteries has the largest medial cross-sectional area? - select one A) Left internal mammary artery (LIMA) B) Radi...

Q : In patients with Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome (APS), PT/INR can be? - select one A) falsely elevated B) falsely lowered Answer: A Many pa...

Case : 38 years old female is admitted to the ICU with jaundice, fever, hypotension, and elevated liver enzymes.  Patient has no past medica...

Q: Systemic Glucocorticoids usually increase plasma creatinine. Which other test can be performed to estimate the actual glomerular filtrat...

Q : A 42-year-old male is admitted to the ICU with a peritonsillar abscess (PTA).  On exam, the patient is anxious, leaning forward, tripodi...

Q: As per GOLD criteria, the definition of COPD requires airflow obstruction to be? - select one A) Intermittent B) Persistence C) Progress...

Q:  A 44-year-old male is getting transferred from the ICU to the rehabilitation center after 6 weeks of stay, where he was admitted for sev...

Q:  Semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, can be used as an adjuvant treatment for substance abuse disorder. A) True B) False Answer : A Al...

Q : Which of the following has not shown any benefit in the treatment of West Nile (WN) infection? A) Corticosteroids  B) Intravenous immuno...

Q:  38 years old male with a long-standing history of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) presented with Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) pain and su...

Q:  In a normal individual, orthostatic hypotension results in diastolic blood pressure to?  - select one A) fall B) rise Answer: B The obj...

Q:  In the Full Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Severity Index (PESI), which gender is included?  (select one)   A) Male  B) Female   Answer: ...

Q : A serum metformin level usually correlates with the severity of the poisoning, known as MALA (Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis). A) ...

Q: A 52-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with hemoptysis and a creatinine level of 6.2 mg/dL. There is a high degree...

Q : Which of the following azoles may cause pseudohyperaldosteronism? - select one A) Fluconazole B) Voriconazole C) Isavuconazole D) Itraco...

Q: Which of the following is a risk factor for post-extubation stridor (PES)? - select one A) High ratio of patient height (in mm) to ETT di...

Q:  A 28-year-old female is admitted to the ICU with HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets). Delivery was pla...

Q: What's the importance of serum prolactin in the differential diagnosis of seizures? Answer : It may help in ruling in or out psychoge...

A note on Rheumatic Mitral and Tricuspid valves disease interaction Although the mitral valve is conventionally considered the valve most co...

  Q : What does this single or double mark near the cuff of the ETT mean if present? Answer : Vocal Cord Markers ETT should be placed in a w...

Q : Why in lean people, Digoxin loading should be either avoided or given with less intensity. Answer:   The lean people with less skeletal ...

Q:  How is the Allen's test performed for the dorsalis pedis artery? Answer:  – An Allen's test should be performed to assess the co...

Q : Which of the following cardiac valve conditions tends to cause Acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) - select one A) Aortic stenosis (...

Q: Patients with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) who undergo heart transplant have better outcomes than the comparison group. A) True B) Fa...