Hypothermia Practice Questions

Question 1

Hypothermia is used in all except:

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Arrhythmia

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Hyperthermia

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Neonatal asphyxia

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Cardiac surgery

Question 2

All the following are criteria for SIRS, except

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Systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg

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Heart rate >90/min

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Respiratory rate >20 bpm

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Temperature >38 degree Celsius or <36 degree Celsius

Question 3

After successful resuscitation,when stable spontaneous circulation is achieved, what should be done next?

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Check CNS involvement

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Assess spontaneous respiratory effort

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Assess volume status

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Measure blood glucose

Question 4

Adverse effects of hypothermia are all except:

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Decreased peripheral resistance

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Cardiac arrhythmias

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Renal failure

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Reversible coagulopathy

Question 5

Osborne waves in an ECG are seen in

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Hypothermia

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Hypokalemia

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Hypothyroidism

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Hypocalcemia

Question 6

What is the most consistent cardiovascular effect of hypothermia in elderly patients?

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Decreased heart rate

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May cause myocardial infarction

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Decreased cardiac output

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All of the options

Question 7

Most common cause of death in electric AC current burns is

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Cardiac arrest

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Hemorrhagic stroke

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Septic shock

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Myoglobinuria leading to ARF

Question 8

Which wave is seen in the given EEG recording?

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Delta waves

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Alpha waves

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Beta waves

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Epsilon wave

Question 9

The lead of ECG marked as $X$ is called:

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Lewis lead

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V4R

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aVR

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V_{a}

Question 10

Regarding haemorrhagic shock, which one of the following statements is correct?

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Loss of 40% of circulating volume is life threatening

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Tachycardia presents in 100% of hypovolemic patients

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Clinically manifested when > 10% of loss of total blood volume occurs

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In acute stage of shock, systemic vasodilation becomes evident

Hypothermia — MCQs

Hypothermia — MCQs

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