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Q: Which of the following liver function test is described as a marker of appendiceal perforation? A) Alanine transaminase (ALT)  B) Aspa...

Q: Which of the following Vasopressin receptor antagonists should be used with extreme caution in patients with liver pathology?    A) to...

Q: What are  the   7 classic signs of Typhoid fever? Answer:  1) Relative bradycardia  2) Positive Widal test 3) High fever aro...

Q: Which of the following nail polish is found to least affect the pulse oximeter readings? A) black B) green C) blue  D) red  E) bro...

Q : The hemofilter in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) is? (select one)  A) Positively charged B) Negatively charged  Answe...

Q: 48 year old male is admitted to ICU with serotonin syndrome 3 weeks after he was started on Citalopram on an outpatient basis. Patient a...

Q: Rockall, Blatchford, and AIMS65 - are the scoring system to assess the severity of A) Pneumonia B) ARDS C) Upper gastro-intestinal  (...

Q: Out of the following, which chemotherapy agent is more prone to cause delayed emesis? A) cisplatin  B) cyclophosphamide  C) doxorub...

Q : Chronic uremic pericarditis presents on EKG as more intense diffuse ST- and T-wave elevations than other forms of pericarditis?  A) Tr...

Q: Smoking tends to  ______________  the dose requirement of warfarin? (select one) A) Increase B) Decrease Answer: A Smoking tends ...

Q: What is Alexia?   Answer: Alexia is the inability to recognize or comprehend written language. In other words, "Alexia" ref...

Q: Which of the cardiac device works on the principle of ancient Archimedes screw?  A) Impella  B) Tandem Heart C) Intra Aortic Balloon ...

Q: Sugammadex reverses the neuromuscular blockade (NMBAs) of all of the following except ?   A) rocuronium  B) vecuronium  C) pancuroniu...

Q: Combined use of which two very commonly used antibiotics in ICU is known to have higher risk of acute kidney injury (AKI)? Answer: C...

Q: 44 year old male with known history of alcohol abuse - a frequent flyer to ED - presented again with acute alcohol ingestion. Blood gluco...

Q: Blurring of vision on forward bending of the head is a sign of?  A) a migraine headache  B) pituitary mass C) optic neuritis  D) rai...

Q: Sildenafil causes Cyanopsia because? A) Trade brand Viagra is colored blue B) It only occurs with Sildenafil C) It sensitizes the ret...

Q : What are the "My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene"?  Answer:   "My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene" is a major global...

Q : How long does it take to peak platelet count after its transfusion?  Answer : About 10 minutes to an hour  It takes about 10 to 60 m...

Q: What is the peril of using vasodilators in the presence of a severe fixed aortic stenosis? Answer:  Use of vasodilators in the presen...

Q:  Anisocoria -unequal pupils - can occur in which of the following A) Horner syndrome due to carotid dissection B) Third nerve palsy due...

Q: All of the following can decrease the chances of barotrauma and bronchopleural fistula in ventilated patients except ? A)  Use of smal...

Q: 24 year old male from Thailand is brought from college volleyball field with full body muscle weakness worsening very quickly. Diagnosis...

Q : Intravenous fluid (IVF) resuscitation can act as an adjuvant analgesia? (select one) A) True B) False Answer: True In many co...

Q: 54 year old male with known coronary artery disease (CAD) is admitted to ICU with severe ischemic cardiogenic shock. After hemodynamic st...

Q: 58 year old female with a past medical history of hypertension, seizure, and chronic diabetic foot, on chronic antibiotics, is admitted ...

Q: All of the following are the clinical signs of acute decompensated congestive heart failure (CHF) - popularly known as exacerbation of C...

Q: All of the following may lead to prolonged postoperative ileus except ? A) Hyperkalemia  B) Hypomagnesemia C) Uremia  D) Gallbladde...

Q: Patients with chronic hypertension, may tolerate higher cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) as their autoregulatory curve may have been sh...

Q: Which of the following supplement should be prescribed with phenytoin? A) Vtamin C B) Vitamin B6 C) Vitamin B9 D) Vitamin B12 E) Vi...

Q: What is  “rapid atrial swirl sign“ (RASS)? Answer: RASS is a quick bedside echocardiographic sign, which can be obtained using the sa...

Q;  iNO (intrinsic Nitric Oxide) increases the risk of which organ dysfunction? A) Heart B) Lung C) Kidney D) Spleen E) Liver Answe...