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 Q: 32 years old female is admitted to ICU with aplastic crisis with a recent history of intrauterine fetal demise. Subsequent workup leads ...

 Q: Which of the following facilitates the nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion? (select one) A) topical lidocaine  B) nebulized lidocaine Answe...

  Q: In patients with high voltage electrical injuries, a urine output target should be? (select one)  A) decreased B) increased Answer:   ...

 Q: 32 years old female on active chemotherapy is recovering in ICU. Oncology service wants to restart her chemotherapy cycle with Cisplati...

 Q: Neutrophilia associated with corticosteroids is usually accompanied by? (select one)   A) Monocytosis B) Eosinophilia Answer: A Many t...

Q: What is carotid endarterectomy hyperperfusion syndrome?   Answer: Immediately after repair of carotid stenosis, a patient may experienc...

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 Q: Gallstone ileus is due to? (select one)  A) mechanical bowel obstruction  B) non-mechanical bowel obstruction Answer: A Gallstones can...

 Q: 34 years old female is admitted to ICU from ED as an ophthalmologic emergency. Patient recently started on radioiodine treatment for he...

 Q: What are the six steps of life cycle of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and what is its clinical significance?  Answer: These are ...

Q: All of the following are required for the criteria of "catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome" (CAPS) EXCEPT? (select one)  A)...

 Q: All of the following are the hemodynamic effects of Intra-Aortic-Balloon Pump (IABP) EXCEPT ? A) decrease in systolic pressure  B) inc...

 Q:  Healthy people are at higher risk of developing Lemierre syndrome? A) True B) False Answer:   A Septic thrombophlebitis of the internal...

 Q: What are the few predictors to expect neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) in patients admitted with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)? Answer :...

 Q: How a simple blood smear can help to make a differential diagnosis in thrombocytosis? Answer: The size/shape of the platelets on the si...

 Q: Which of the following cause conjugated hyperbilirubinemia? (select one)  A) Hemolysis  B) Sepsis  C) Impaired hepatic bilirubin uptake...

 Q: The progression of EKG changes correlate well with the serum potassium concentration? A) Yes B) No Answer: B There are several EKG cha...

  Q: 44 years old male with End-Stage Renal Failure (ESRD) on chronic peritoneal dialysis is admitted to ICU with Herpes pneumonia and star...

 Q: 64 years old male who has never had access to any healthcare, admitted to ICU with severe hypoxemia. Subsequent workup led to diagnosis...

  Q: In acute pancreatitis - panniculitis are most commonly found at? (select one)  A) Chest area  B) Flank area  C) Upper extremities  D) ...

Q:   The diaphragm of the stethoscope detects best? (select one)  A) high-frequency sounds  B) low-frequency sounds Answer: A The stethoscop...

 Q: There are how many grades of Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO)? (select one) A) Minimum, Moderate and Severe B) 1, 11, and 111 C) 1, 11, 111...

 Q: Locally acting glucocorticoids have a lesser risk of superimposed infections than systemic glucocorticoids?   A) True  B) False  Answer...

 Q: Number connection test (NCT), also known as Reitan Test is used to evaluate which pathology?   Answer: Hepatic encephalopathy NCT (Rei...

  Q: 22 years old female is admitted to ICU with thyroid storm. Iodine solution is planned to be administered. Patient is having severe nau...

 Q: What are the indications for hyperbaric oxygen in carbon mono-oxide (CO) poisoning? Answer: There are two major interventions required...

 Q: Daptomycin is a good alternative to vancomycin if required to use in MRSA meningitis? A) True B) False Answer: B Daptomycin has no rol...

 Case:  33 years old male with no past medical history is admitted to ICU with Diabetes Ketoacidosis (DKA). On examination, he is found to h...

 Q: Erythromycin is frequently used in ICU as a motility agent. Which part of the stomach it works upon? (select one) A) cardia B) fundus C...

 Q: Name at least five side effects of fluoroquinolone that should be kept in mind for ICU/hospitalized patients?   Answer: 1. prolong QTc ...

 Q: Which is more common in thyroid storm? A) Hypercalcemia  B) Hypocalcemia Answer: A There is only one specific laboratory marker in thyr...

  Q:  58 years old male is admitted to ICU with lower gastrointestinal bleed (LGIB). Consulting service requests to add  simethicone to the ...