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Q: Describe one technique during percutaneous tracheostomy to decrease the incidence of respiratory acidosis due to a delay in mechanical v...

Q: A response to diuresis is one way to confirm the diagnosis of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema? A) True B) False Answer: A Ph...

Q: What is the Heart score? Answer:   HEART score is a clinical decision tool along with clinical judgment to identify risk of Acute Co...

Q: According to famous PROSEVA (Prone Positioning in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) trial, early proning is recommended. What ...

Q: Infusion of dexmedetomidine in ICU patients can be transitioned to which oral medicine?  Answer: Clonidine Although not routinely ...

Q: Routine cuff leak should be performed in all COVID-19 patients on extubation? A) True B) False Answer: B Cuff leak test may ha...

Q: 28-year-old female at 36 weeks of pregnancy is admitted to ICU with respiratory failure due to COVID-19. Obstetric service decided to p...

Q : What is the role of Melatonin in reducing procedural anxiety? Answer:  Benzodiazepines are the first line of pre-medications fo...

Q: 32-year-old male who recently traveled from Africa after his global health fellowship is admitted to ICU with pulmonary symptoms. Patient...

Q: In  a patient with hemoptysis, auscultation of chest should be performed as it may easily determine the side of bleeding lung?  A) Tr...

Q: Three-test rule is used to diagnose which disease? Answer: Pleural effusion Although Light's criteria is considered a standard...

Q: Oral decontamination with Chlorhexidine should be done on all intubated patients in as there is strong evidence that it decreases the i...

Q: Which of the following antibiotics can make myasthenia crisis worse? A) fluoroquinolones  B) cephalosporins Answer: A ICU phy...

Q : What is the multi-facets mechanism of action of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in Guillain-Barré syndrome(GBS)?   Answer:   The pre...

Q: How simple use of acetaminophen (Tylenol) can help in COVID-19 patients in first trimester of pregnancy? Answer: The biggest risk durin...

Q : Remdesivir has shown some promise in COVID-19. How its role is limited by renal impairment? Answer:   Remdesivir is one of the few d...

Q: Acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis is usually accompanied by all of the following except? A) increased, darker and viscous sputum  B...

Q: How statins can have some indirect benefit in COVID-19 patients? Answer: Statins can have a beneficial effect in COVID-19 patients via...

Q: What is the official definition of neutropenic fever? Answer:   Per Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) fever in neutropen...

Phenotypes in COVID-19 determines the ventilator management #pulmonary

Q: What is Liquid Plasma?   Answer:  Liquid Plasma is plasma that has never been frozen.  Liquid Plasma is separated and infused no late...

Q : What are the six components of National Early Warning Score (NEWS)?  Answer:  NEWS is the European version of quick Sequential (Sep...

Q: Muscle ultrasound in Critical Illness Myopathy (CIM) and Critical Illness Polyneuropathy (CIP) will show? (select one)   A) increased e...

Q: 23-year-old female with past medical history of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is admitted to ICU with severe optic neuritis. Which one test ma...

Q: Most opioids are metabolized to their active metabolites via? (select one)   A) Liver  B) Kidney Answer: A The objective of thi...

Q ; Bivalirudin (Angiomax) is removed by hemodialysis? A) True B) False Answer: A Bivalirudin is a parenteral direct thrombin inhibi...

Q : Propofol has a bronchodilation property? A) True B) False Answer: A    Propofol is highly lipophilic phenol derivative, and it c...

Q: Palliative care service recommended to administer  Opioid Risk To ol (ORT) to a patient getting transferred to long term care from ICU af...

Q: What is the cut-off limit to consider discontinuation of Amiodarone in patients with liver insufficiency? Answer:  Two folds There ...

Q: Withdrawal of clonidine and beta-blockers may cause rebound symptoms. How they differ in manifestations? Answer:  Withdrawal of cloni...

Q: Access of which side of the subclavian (SC) vein is preferred when cardiac access is desired? A) right B) Left Answer : B Left s...