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Q: Colchicine is found to be effective in pericarditis caused by? - select one A) systemic inflammatory diseases B) bacterial pericarditis C...

Q : Babesiosis is mostly transmitted by? - select one A) blood transfusion B) solid organ transplantation C) transplacental D) tick vectors ...

Q: Angioedema may occur even after Angiotensin Converting Enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) is discontinued? A) True B) False Answer : A Although it ...

Q: Desmopressin (DDAVP) can be given in bleeding patients with? - select one A) hemophilia A B) hemophilia B  Answer: A Hemophilia is simp...

Q: Red Blood Cell (RBC) ghosts can be seen mostly with which bacterial infection? Answer: Clostridium perfringens RBC ghosts are RBC membra...

Q : A 63-year-old male with a recent double lung transplant is transferred back from the ward to the ICU due to respiratory distress and req...

Case:  A 57-year-old male is admitted to the ICU with severe lower gastrointestinal bleed (LGIB).  Patient is not intubated. GI service requ...

Q:  Why "central pontine myelinolysis (CPM)" is not a correct term for a neurological complication in the overly rapid correction ...

Q : Blood transfusion to keep hemoglobin threshold above 10 g/dL in burn patients may improve mortality. A) True B) False Answer : B Overnee...

Q: As per American Thoracic Society (ATS), which of the following factor is NOT a part of definition of dyspnea? - select one A) Anatomica...

Q : With the following three physical findings, what's the diagnosis, if proven otherwise? A succussion splash  A left Virchow's nod...

Q: Premedication with diphenhydramine should be given before intravenous (IV) Iron (Fe) transfusion due to the risk of allergic reaction. A)...

Q: Which statement is true? - Select one A) Fosphenytoin is the water-soluble prodrug of phenytoin B)  Fosphenytoin is the lipid-soluble pr...

Q: Which of the following Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) is most likely to decrease the effect of clopidogrel? - select one A) Lansoprazole ...

Q: Antiretroviral use during pregnancy, at the time of delivery, and breastfeeding can eliminate the chances of HIV transmission by? - sele...

Q:  Sarcoidosis seems to have a greater tendency to exist with which of the following gastrointestinal immune/inflammatory disorders?  - sel...

Q: In patients with antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), which of the following carries the highest risk for Catastrophic antiphospholipid sy...

Q: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has shown no survival benefit in Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome (HCPS) and should be con...

Q:  What are the three major causes of parathyroid crisis, also known as hypercalcemic crisis? Answer : Parathyroid or hyperparathyroid cris...

Q:  A 52-year-old male recovering in the ICU after a heart-kidney transplant announces he will travel to South Africa to celebrate his succe...

Q: What does VAS stand for in the Rome criteria for COPD exacerbation? Answer : Visual Analog Scale (VAS) The Rome criteria for COPD is des...

Q : Which of the following extraintestinal sites has the highest propensity for nontyphoidal Salmonella bacteremia? - select one A) Heart va...

Q: Delafloxacin is a? - select one A) tetracycline B) fluoroquinolone Answer: B The objective of this question is to make students aware o...

Q:  A 68-year-old male is recovering from community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the ICU.  Patient has a Deep Brain Stimulator (DBS) implante...

Q : Which organ in the body may be related to IgA Nephropathy (IgN)? - select one A) Adrenal gland B) Brain C) Cardia D) Liver E) Tonsils An...

Q:  Post-transplant patients are at increased risk of ACE inhibitor-induced angioedema. A) True B) False Answer: A Post-transplant patients ...

Q : Resuscitation with Lactated Ringer's (LR) may cause? - select one A) Hypernatremia B) Hyponatremia Answer : B Lactated Ringer's ...

Q: Intravenous (IV) mannitol may cause? - select one A) pseudo-hypocalcemia  B) pseudo-hypokalemia C) pseudo-hypomagnesemia D) pseudo-hypona...

Q : The murmur of pulmonic stenosis can be best heard at? - select one A) left upper sternal border B) right upper sternal border Answer: A ...

Q: A 26-year-old female, first-time 30 weeks pregnant, and with a known history of Myasthenia Gravis (MG). pyridostigmine is preferred to b...

Q: In acute schistosomiasis syndrome (Katayama fever), what should be given first? A) Anthelminthic B) Glucocorticoids Answer: B Acute schi...

Q: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPSS) can cure Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS). A) True B) False Answer: B Transjugular in...