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 Q; Why patients with a history of hypothyroidism are more susceptible to have statin-induced myopathy? Answer:    There are two suggested m...

 Q: Which Diuretic is preferred in patients with Tumor Lysis Syndrome if required? (select one) A: bumetanide  B) furosemide    Answer: B  ...

 Q; What purpose fluorescence bronchoscopy serves?    Answer: Biologically abnormal tissue such as precancerous lesions, particularly squa...

 Q: Which of the following class of cardiac drugs be used with caution in Myasthenia Gravis (MG)? (select one) A) Beta Blockers (BB) B) Cal...

 Q: 65 year old male presented to ED with abdominal pain. Patient described his pain as acute around the periumbilical region, associated wi...

Q: 44-year-old male is admitted to ICU with sepsis. Patient gets diagnosed with HIV. Prompt treatment of HIV applies to the start of antire...

Q: Hyperglycemic response to dextrose containing fluid infusion in ICU patients is usually exaggerated. What are the reasons behind it? An...

Q: There are how many zones of the retroperitoneum? Answer: Three The retroperitoneum is divided into three zones which are used to des...

Q: Out of the following which is considered a relatively effective treatment of achalasia?  A) isosorbide dinitrate  B) sildenafil  C) ...

Q: Meperidine can have which effect? (select one)  A) Dysphoria  B) Euphoria Answer: Physicians may get into the cognitive bias that ...

Q: 52 year old male with Chronic Kidney Disease stage 4 is transferred from medical floor to ICU due to obtundation. There is a suspicion o...

Q: 66 year old male with multiple myeloma (MM) is admitted to ICU with mental status change. Which of the following is more common in patie...

Q : 34 year old soccer player is admitted with acute right-sided abdominal pain. CT scan report described wandering spleen. What is wanderin...

Q: In patients with electrical storm or incessant Ventricular Tachycardia, along with amiodarone which beta-blocker is preferred?  A) Met...

Q:  32 year old female is admitted to ICU with seizures after Methotrexate (MTX) treatment. Can MTX can be prescribed to her again in the fu...

Q: 58 year old male with a history of HIV is admitted to ICU with hemoptysis. There is a concern for Kaposi sarcoma. Which study would be a...

Q: Exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH) counts for hyponatremia up to what period after exercise?  A) 24 hours  B) 48 hours   Answe...

Q: What makes Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) a disease of advantage? Answer:  Anytime a patient presents with Lambert-Eaton ...

Q: What are the static and dynamic parameters of hemodynamic? Answer:   The monitoring of hemodynamic can have two parameters, either sta...

Q : At what level of plateau pressure (Pplat)the chances of barotrauma goes exponentially high while on mechanical ventilator? (select one) ...

Q: Hemoptysis can be a part of “thoracic endometriosis syndrome”? (select one) A) Yes B) No Answer: A Thoracic endometriosis is cons...

Q: 48 years old male with a history of laryngeal cancer is admitted to ICU for airway monitoring due to stridor and hemoptysis. Oncology ser...

Q: Which organ transplant surgery is found to be a risk factor for Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI)? A) Liver B) Lung C) Ki...

Q: During the management of Diabetes Ketoacidosis (DKA), monitoring of which PH is recommended? A) Arterial B) Venous Answer: B   I...

Q: What purpose the Baux score serves? Answer:  Baux score helps to determine the mortality rate in burn patients. In case of a high ...

Q : Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) after hospitalization is considered? (select one) A) provoked DVT B) unprovoked DVT Answer: A To s...

Q: What is the purpose of the bent at the tip of the endotracheal tube introducer (ETI)? Answer:    The endotracheal tube introducer (ETI...

Q : Septic arthritis is usually? (select one) A) Monomicrobial B) Polymicrobial Answer: A In non-immunocompromised and with no his...

Q: With higher FiO2, the A-a gradient will? (select one) A) increase B) decrease Answer: A The Alveolar–arterial gradient, popularl...

Q: 42 year old female is admitted to ICU with progressive weakness of both upper extremities with motor function deficits. Weakness is assoc...

A note on Local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST)  Topical lidocaine is frequently used in ICU for various procedures. The risk of toxici...

Q: Hyperglycemia during Therapeutic Hypothermia (TH) is due to? (select one)  A) insulin resistance  B) increase body metabolism Answ...