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 Q: How frequently air should be changed in negative pressure rooms in ICU? Answer:   6 to 12 air changes per hour  Infected particles from ...

 Q: All of the following will have an elevated Pulmonary Artery Occlusion Pressure (PAOP) EXCEPT ? A) Left ventricular systolic heart failur...

  Q:  W hich of the diuretic is more prone to cause hyponatremia? (select one) A) Thiazide B) Loop Answer: A In thiazide diuretics, there i...

 Q: Poor sleep quality in ICU leads to prolong weaning from mechanical ventilator? (select) A) True B) False Answer: A Sleep deprivation ha...

 Q: 'Treatment Failure' in variceal bleed is defined by all of the following EXCEPT ? (select one) A) More than 100 mL of fresh blo...

 Q: In severe hyperthermia associated with serotonin syndrome which is more effective? (select one)  A) acetaminophen  B) neuromuscular bloc...

 Q : Which electrolyte abnormality plays a role in the exacerbation of hepatic encephalopathy? (select one) A) Hypokalemia B) Hyponatremia A...

 Q: Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) is a reliable source of treatment in purpura fulminans (PF) due to meningococcemia? A) True B) False Answer :...

Case:  58 years old male with a history of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) due to Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) was i...

 Q: What is the effect of lateral decubitus position on pulmonary ventilation perfusion? (select one)   A) perfusion increases in the depend...

 Q; Pick one of the following as risk factor(s) for mucormycosis?   A) Iron overload   B) Deferoxamine   C) Iron and deferoxamine   D) Al...

 Q: Which of the following may prevent recurrent episodes in polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) with a normal baseline QT interval?   ...

Q: Severe sepsis results in? (select one) A) hypoglycemia B) hyperglycemia Answer: A Hypoglycemia is common in ICU. Factors commonly assoc...

 Q: What is the most common cause of infectious rhombencephalitis? Answer:  Listeria meningitis  Rhombencephalitis is also called brainste...

 Q: 38 years old male is admitted to ICU with a history of exposure to bats and clinical symptoms pertinent to rabies. The patient required...

 Q: All of the following are the earliest bedside interventions in elevated Intracranial Pressure (ICP) secondary to intracranial hemorrhag...

 Q: What are the earliest classic symptoms of patients on presentation that may help to differentiate between methanol and ethylene glycol ...

 Q: All of the following make chances of digoxin toxicity higher except ? A) hypokalemia  B) hypomagnesemia  C) hypercalcemia  D) hypoxemia...

 Q: 77 years old female is admitted to ICU with severe urosepsis shock. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) panel was sent by an o...

 Q: Which of the following is the greater risk of clinical deterioration at the time of presentation in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia c...

 Q: Which of the following is not recommended in a patient who is bleeding due to uremic dysfunction of platelets? A) Transfusion of fresh ...

 Q : Which of the following is more reliable for Serotonin Syndrome? (select one) A) Hunter Criteria B) Sternbach Criteria Answer: A Hunter...

 Q: According to Chicago Classification version 3.0 (CC-3), there are how many subtypes of achalasia? A) One B) Two C) Three D) Four E) Five...

 Q:  Higher the flow on High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) higher the removal of PCO2?  A) True B) False Answer: B It is true that HFNC has co...

 Q: Biopsy of spleen can be safely performed at the bedside due to its easy access from Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)  of abdomen? A) True B) Fa...

  Q: 58 years old male with a history of cirrhosis is admitted to ICU with severe shortness of breath. Chest x-ray showed massive right side...

  Q : In the initial phase of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) - Wound Vac - the perfusion is increased?  A) True B) False Answer: B ...

 Q: 48 years old female is admitted to ICU with severe exacerbation of asthma. Patient's blood workup showed significant eosinophilia w...

 Q: 58 years old female is admitted to ICU with vancomycin associated Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Vancomycin associated AKI is likely to be r...

Q: Older patients have a higher risk for Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)? A) True B) False Answer : B Sudden unexpected deat...

 Q: Presence of unilateral pulmonary edema on chest X-ray (CXR) points toward which valvular heart disease? A) mitral regurgitation  B) mi...

 Q: One of the most common cause of Thunderclap Headache (TCH) is subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)? A) True B) False Answer: A The two most...