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Q: Which type of lung cancer is mostly associated with lung abcess? Answer: Squamous Cell Carcinoma When a pulmonary abscess d...

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Q: What is the treatment of unresolved hepatic encephalopathy following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic s...

Q: Methylene Blue can be use as a treatment in which infectious disease?   Answer: Malaria   Actually Methylene Blue has been used as a...

Thromboelastogram Link: http://youtu.be/SjH05uGSGv0

Q: Coumadin (warfarin) is contraindicated in pregnancy, except in one condition. Which one Answer:   prosthetic mehanical heart...

" There is increasing concern that IV PPI is being prescribed inappropriately in the hospital and community setting. The use of IV...

Q: What causes Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) via pRBC transfusion? Answer:   TRALI is mostly associated with plasma...

Q: How Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO) can be clinically distinguished from Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRA...

Q: No adjustment is needed for Linezolid in ESRD (Renal failure) patients. But what is the recommendation for patients on Hemodialysis (H...

Study was sought to evaluate whether procalcitonin was superior to C-reactive protein in guiding antibiotic therapy in intensive care pat...

Q:  Which factors may give false positive higher HbA1C level ? Answer:  Higher than actual   level of HbA1C can be seen i...

Q: Why Tacrolimus  (FK/prograf) level should always be drawn peripherally, if patient is on intravenous Tacrolimus? Answer:    ...

Q: Although Lactated Ringers (LR) has PH of 6.5, it is an alkalizing solution. How? Answer:   Although LR has pH of 6.5, it is an al...

Normal Saline Vs Lactated Ringers in Hemorrhagic Shock Choice of crystalloid as a resuscitation fluid in the face of known hemorrha...

What are the possible Bioterrorism Agents that might be used in an attack? The CDC classifies six pathogens as class A bioterrorism...

Does Diaphragmatic Inactivity during mechanical ventilation lead to disuse atrophy? Studies have demonstrated that the combination ...

Conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Vs compression-only CPR   Bystanders who perform chest-compression-only CPR inst...

What is Damage Control Resuscitation? The concept of damage control resuscitation (DCR) was proposed in the mid 2000s as an alterna...

Which biomarker provides the earliest detection of acute kidney injury? Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication among IC...

(2 Parts - Total time 10:20) Links:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1cgx2AVC6k  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZkOiy4PXxg

Q: What is the bedside trick to facilitate left lung intubation, assuming no other tools are available? Answer: To facilitate left ...

Deep Brain stimulation Link:  http://youtu.be/abHuHFt_izI .

Can a patient make a movement and still meet criteria for brain death? Yes! Spinally mediated reflexes and automatisms can be ...

Isopropyl alcohol has been tried as an aroma-therapy in PONV. Couple of inhalations from a standard alcohol (70%) wipe has been said t...

Q: In severe nausea which drug may provide good synergism with ondansetron (zofran)? Answer: D examethasone (Decadron) Dexametha...

. Answer:   Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is marked by itchy sores and swelling of lymph ...

Q: Beside Erectile Dysfunction (ED) and Pulmonary Hypertension (PAH), Sildenafil is an acceptable treatment in which condition ? Answer...

Q: While floating a Pulmonary Artery Catheter, as you  inflate  balloon and enter right ventricle, nurse inform you that monitor is rea...

Q: What are the essential components of Decorticate and Decerebrate posturing Answer: Decorticate posturing: Elbows, wrists and f...

Q: What is the recommended DVT prophylaxis in patients with no major risk undergoing spinal surgery? Answer: Fo...

Q: What are the added risk factors for pressure ulcer in ICU patients in addition to other hospitalized adul...