Airways Disease
Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease
High-Altitude–Related Illnesses
Principles of Critical Care
Common ICU Conditions
Specific Critical Care Topics
100

This is the Initial treatment for mild COPD

What is a Short-acting bronchodilator?

100

This is the Treatment for severe radiation pneumonitis

What are Glucocorticoids?

100

This Diagnosis is suggested by headache, nausea, disturbed sleep at a high altitude

What is Acute mountain sickness?

100

Preferred route for nutrition in critically ill patients

What is enteral(through the GI tract) nutrition?

100

This is the First-line vasopressor for septic shock

What is Norepinephrine?

100

This is the Treatment for benzodiazepine overdose

Whaat is Supportive care? (NOT flumazenil)

200

This is the Change that should be made in SABA and inhaled glucocorticoid asthma treatment during pregnancy 

What is Nothing?

200

This is the management choice for Sarcoidosis in asymptomatic patients without organ dysfunction

What is Observation?

200

These two medications are used for acute mountain sickness

What are Acetazolamide and dexamethasone?

200

This is the Type of IV catheter with highest flow rate

What is a Peripheral wide-bore IV?

200

This is the Ventilatory treatment of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure attributable to Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

What is BPAP(bilevel positive airway pressure)?

200

This is the Diagnosis suggested by hyperthermia and rigidity after receiving an inhaled anesthetic

What is Malignant hyperthermia?

300

These two vaccinations are Recommended for all patients with chronic lung disease

What are the pneumonia (PPSV23) and annual influenza vaccinations?

300

This Diagnosis is suggested by subacute cough, fever, malaise, patchy infiltrates unresponsive to antibiotics

What is Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia?

300

This is a Possible complication in air travel for patients with asthma or COPD

What is a Pneumothorax?

300

These are the two Preferred agents for continuous sedation during mechanical ventilation

What are Propofol and dexmedetomidine?

300

This is the Treatment for Pulmonary Embolism with hemodynamic collapse

What is Thrombolytic therapy?

300

This is the Drug treatment for methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning

What is Fomepizole?

400

This is the Empiric antibiotic class for bronchiectasis exacerbation

What are Fluoroquinolones?

400

This DPLD (Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease) is a mimic of ARDS

What is Acute interstitial pneumonia?

400

Name a Drug used for the treatment of high-altitude pulmonary edema

Nifedipine or a PDE-5 inhibitor

400

Name two Contraindications to Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation

Altered mental status

increased secretions

vomiting

inability to protect airway

400

What is the Treatment for shock refractory to fluids and vasopressors

What is Hydrocortisone?

400

These are the two Common causes of systemic toxicity in smoke inhalation

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Cyanide Poisoning

500

Name three Pulmonary infections that suggest that the patient has bronchiectasis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Aspergillus

non-TB mycobacteria

500

This is the Treatment for IPF (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis)

What is Nintedanib (or pirfenidone)?

500

Name three things used in the Treatment for high-altitude cerebral edema

Dexamethasone

Oxygen

Descent

500

This is a Bedside tool to evaluate ICU-acquired weakness

What is the Medical Research Council muscle scale?

500

This is the tidal volume used in a patient with ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome)

What is 4-8 mL/kg predicted body weight?

500

This is the Carboxyhemoglobin level indication for hyperbaric therapy

What is >25%?