Model MCQs for Diploma in Critical Care Screening Test 2008

1. True or false
a. Dobutamine causes peripheral vasoconstriction
b. Adrenaline causes selective renal vasodilatation
c. Noradrenaline increases renal perfusion
d. Dopamine in high doses improves hepatic blood flow
e. Vasopressin is used in the treatment of cardiac arrest
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2. The causes of broad complex tachycardia include
a. ventricular tachycardia
b. supraventricular tachycardia with bundle branch bloc
c. nodal tachycardia
d. atrial fibrillation in !olff"#arinson"!hite syndrome
e. atrial flutter
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$. The right internal %ugular vein
a. is cannulated at the level of the thyroid cartilage
b. has the right common carotid artery medial to it
c. is approached anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle
d. is related posteriorly to the thoracic duct
e. when cannulated in &low' approach damages the pleura
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(. )xygen transport to tissues is affected by
a. venous return
b. cardiac output
c. haemoglobin concentration
d. dissolved carbon dioxide content
e. partial pressure of oxygen in blood
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*. +orphine
a. is a +)# receptor agonist
b. stimulates the cough reflex.
c. constricts the pupil.
d. is antagonised by nalorphine.
e. produces inactive metabolites in the body.
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