List of practice Questions

Write laboratory features of drug-induced lupus.
Write the differences between autoimmune and autoinflammatory disorders.
Describe the mutations in monogenic autoinflammatory diseases with examples.
Describe the clinical features and treatment of syndrome with deficiency of adenosine deaminase.
Describe the “SPIKES” approach to communication in ICU.
What is “Frailty”?
Describe the critical care concerns of managing an elderly patient admitted in your ICU following a fall at home (Geriatric Critical Care).
Describe the pathophysiology, grading and management (evidence-base of hepatic encephalopathy in a case of suspected acute liver failure in the ICU.
Describe the functional anatomy of temporomandibular (TM) joint.
What are the various TM joint disorders?
How to assess for TM joint involvement?
How to treat TM joint involvement in arthritis?
What are the characteristic histopathologic findings in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM)?
Discuss the principles and waveform morphology of Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound (TC in neurocritical care.
Describe the critical care management of raised intra-cranial pressure in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients in ICU (Tier Approach).
What are the various types of "ventilator-induced lung injury" (VILI) in patients on prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation?
Discuss the concepts of “Driving Pressure” and “Mechanical Power” in relation to ventilatory management of ARDS patient in ICU.
Describe the “RUSH” (Rapid ultrasound in shock) and the “FALLS” (Fluid administration limited by lung sonography) protocols for the bedside ultrasonographic evaluation of a patient of SHOCK in the ICU.
Describe the critical care management of a “brain-dead organ donor.”
Discuss the current status of “Do Not Resuscitate” orders (DNR) for ICU patients in India.
Enumerate the broad principles of medical ethics in critical care.
What is antibiotic stewardship?
Describe any four mechanisms of development of antibiotic resistance among Gram Negative bacteria in ICU.
What is the role of “Persister cells” in emergence of antibiotic resistance in Gram Positive bacteria?
What are the different modalities of ECMO (Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation) used in critically ill patients?