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Q:   Failed pleurodesis can be predicted by pleural manometry if pleural elastance is? (select one) A) ≥5 cm H2O per liter of fluid B) ≥1...

 Q: 58 years old male is admitted to ICU due to Atrial Fibrillation associated Rapid Ventricular Rate (AF-RVR). Patient developed acute abdo...

Q; 32 years old female in the first trimester of pregnancy is admitted to ICU with exacerbation of her Myasthenia Gravis (MG). The patient i...

 Q: A low density of mechanical mitral valve mass on echocardiogram favors? (select one) A) Thrombus B) Pannus Answer: A Echodensity can be...

 Q: Which of the following is NOT a side-effect of pentobarbital induced coma?   A) delay in brain death determination   B) need of vasopre...

Q: Which of the following may be normal or elevated in a patient with Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) syndrome?  A) Vitamin A  ...

 Q; In dissociative sedation, a patient retains the spontaneous respirations but not the airway protective reflexes? (select one) A) True B)...

 Q: 34 years old female with a past medical history of sarcoidosis and recently immigrated from an epidemiological area with a high pulmona...

Q: What is Commotio Cordis?   Answer:   Commotio Cordis is sudden cardiac death due to chest wall impact, usually over the cardiac region.  ...

 Q: 44 year old male with previous histories of AIDS, cirrhosis, diabetes, underlying Kaposi sarcoma, and renal failure (on continuous ambu...

 Q: Q: What is 'card test' for extubation? Answer: Cough strength is considered to be one of the most reliable indicators of succe...

 Q: Which of the following is likely to be present in upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleed? (select one) A) blood urea nitrogen to serum crea...

 Q: The plateau pressure (Pplat or Ppl) on a ventilator is a reflection of static compliance of? (select one)  A) lung parenchyma   B) ches...

 Q: Describe at least five uses of clonidine besides its use in the treatment of hypertension (HTN)? Answer: Although Clonidine's main...

 Q: 72 years old male with previous history of HTN, DM, CAD, previous CABG, alcoholism, and stroke (with some residual hemiplegia on the lef...

 Case: 24 year old female is brought to the trauma Emergency room (ER) after a motor vehicle accident (MVA). She mostly received facial inju...

 Q: Which two electrolytes are considered a good marker of disease severity in Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis...

Q: Optimum threshold of platelet count for epidural anesthesia is? (select one)  A) 20,000/microL  B) 50,000/microL  C) 80,000/microL Answer...

Q:    Change of pattern in blood flow  on Transcranial Doppler (TCD) precedes hours before clinical determination of brain death ? A)...

Q:   Which electrolyte imbalance may cause Osborn wave on EKG? (select one) A) Hypokalemia B) Hyperkalemia C) Hypocalcemia D) Hypercalcemi...

 Q: What is Pneumothorax ex vacuo? Answer: Pneumothorax ex vacuo can be called a misnomer. It is formed when after thoracentesis the lung st...

 Q:  Venous blood cultures tend to get more contaminated than arterial blood cultures? A) True B) False Answer: False We were able to find ...

 Q: 32 year old female with a past medical history of Polycythemia Vera (PV) is admitted to ICU after a complication in her first pregnancy ...

 Q: What is "Basedow paraplegia"?   Answer: "Basedow paraplegia" is an unusual acute neurological presentation of thyr...

 Q: Asking a patient to rinse the mouth prior to obtaining sputum culture increases the optimal yield of the collected material? (select one...

 Q: 72 year old male with past medical history of Parkinson's Disease (PD) is admitted to ICU with severe psychosis and tendency of hur...

  Q: Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) tends to _____________ the systolic blood pressure? (select one) A) increase B) decrease Answer: B I...

  Q: Prior use of inhaled glucocorticoids in COPD or asthma patients ___________ the chance of parapneumonic effusions? (select one)  A) de...

 Q: What percentage of total circulating Red Blood Cells (RBCs) get destruct per day? Answer: 1% The basic knowledge of RBC production, de...

Q: 65 year old male is recovering in ICU after community-acquired pneumonia. During a physical therapy session, patient injured his shoulde...

 Q; What is the good determinant of adequate blood oxygenation in a patient on Veno-venous (VV) Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)...

 Q: Nephrotic syndrome may cause acute compartment syndrome (ACS) of the extremities? (select one) A) True B) False Answer: A Nephrotic syn...