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"steal" phenomenon of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) iNO is frequently used as a rescue therapy in patients with no underlying pulmona...

Q : Esmolol duration of action can last up to? (select one) A)  9 minutes B) 30 minutes Answer: B This question aims to highlight the diffe...

Q; What's the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommendation regarding blood donation from COVID-19 patient? Answer : FDA does not...

Q: Which of the following lab can be used as a predictor of the success of organ transplant in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patien...

Q: The diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis requires dark-colored urine?  A) Yes B) No Answer : B Clinically rhabdomyolysis is a diagnosis consisting...

Q : Cardiac amyloidosis usually presents with? (select one) A) right-sided heart failure B) left-sided heart failure Answer: A Cardiac amyl...

Q : What is North-south syndrome in peripheral Veno-arterial (VA) ECMO? Answer:   When patients are cannulated peripherally, i.e., the Femor...

Q: Aseptic meningitis due to mumps is more common in males? A) True B) False Answer: A Aseptic meningitis is mumps' most common neurolo...

Q : If potassium is added/counted in Anion gap (AG) formula, the anion gap will? (select one) A) decrease B) increase Answer : B The objecti...

Q: 32 years old patient admitted to ICU with COVID infection complained of loss of taste and smell. What are the five abnormalities of tast...

Q: The classic "pentad" of Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is now considered obsolete? A) True B) False Answer:  A Clas...

Q: 23 years old female is admitted to ICU with acute pulmonary edema after 24 hours of initiating nitrofurantoin. Which two points speak ag...

Q : Obesity is associated with __________ cancer outcomes? (select one) A) improved B) worse Answer : B Knowing it may be easy to predict po...

Q: Which of the following is responsible for 90 percent of severe malaria cases? (select one) A) Plasmodium falciparum  B) Plasmodium vivax...

Q: Which of the following is not part of Runyon's criteria to diagnose secondary bacterial peritonitis? (select one) A) Total protein ...

Q : Normal pupillary exam excludes opioid toxicity, and the examiner should look for other causes of decreased mental status? A) True B) Fal...

Q :  Which is a better predictor of mortality in normotensive elderly blunt trauma patients? (select one) A) Lactate  B) Base Deficit Answer...

Q : CA 125 is a specific biomarker for ovarian cancer? A) True B) False Answer: B Although CA 125 is well-known as a biomarker for ovarian c...

Q : Which group of patients is more prone to have postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)? (select one) A) smokers B) nonsmokers Answer : B...

Q : Give at least three indications of plasma exchange (PLEX) in acute exacerbation of multiple sclerosis (MS)? Answer: PLEX is not the firs...

A note on glucocorticoid and arrhythmias connection  A less recognized risk in patients on chronic glucocorticoid is cardiac arrhythmias, pa...

Q: What are the cutoff days to establish between paroxysmal and persistent Atrial fibrillation (AF)? (select one) A) 3 days B) 7 days C) 10...

Q: All males above the age of 50 should be treated with antibiotics for Salmonella intestinal infection regardless of the severity of the di...

Q: 34 years old female with a known history of pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), group 1, is admitted to ICU with severe shortness of ...

Q: Medications implicated in drug-associated bullous pemphigoid are described under all of the following  EXCEPT ? A) Absolute association B...

Q: AUB-POCES index includes all of the following  EXCEPT ? A) history of heart disease B) age ≥75 years C) anemia with hemoglobin <8 mg/...

Q: Which of the following is considered first-line therapy for status epilepticus? (select one) A) Clonazepam  B) Lorazepam C) Both clonazep...

Case: 34 years old female with history of recurrent DVT, now on chronic Coumadin therapy, presented with black tarry stool and probable GI ...

Q: Which type of hepatitis can directly cause hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) - without causing cirrhosis first? (select one) A) Hepatitis A ...

Q: Acetylcysteine given during acetaminophen toxicity to protect the liver - also has a protective effect on the kidney? A) True B) False An...

Q : Name at least five major potential complications while patient gets treated in prone position. Answer: In last few years, particularly ...

Q: Which are the three biomarkers of liver injury, and three biomarkers of liver function? Answer: There are three biomarkers each for liv...