Q12. To reduce the intracranial pressure, you decide to use a sugar-alcohol-based osmotic diuretic. This agent usually acts at what site?
Saturday, October 9, 2021
Pharm & Med MCQs
Q11. To reduce the risk of seizures, you start the patient on an anti-seizure drug whose mode of action is shown below. What is one very common adverse effect of this agent?
a. Hallucinations
b. Alopecia
c. Orthostatic hypotension
d. Ototoxicity
e. Gingival overgrowth
f. Halos
Surg & Anat MCQs
Q8. In the ICU the patient is showing signs of Cushing reflex and you are not able to get hold of the radiologist or the neurosurgeon. In the absence of an imaging test, you decide to perform a burr hole at location ‘A.’ Your landmarks will be?
a. 2 cm above and 1 cm anterior to the helix
b. 2 cm anterior and 3 cm above the tragus
c. Half way between the front and back of the skull
d. 2 cm above and 4 cm behind the eye
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Surg & Anat MCQs
Q6. If the herniation occurs at site “D” what one key feature will you note on the physical exam?
A. Diplopia
B. Nystagmus
C. Ipsilateral dilated pupil
D. Contralateral dilated pupil
E. Horner syndrome
F. Deviated tongue
Anat & Surg MCQs
Q4. From the previous slide, if an epidural hematoma causes the most type of herniation, based on the cranial vessel involved where on the homunculus below, will the neurological deficit be most pronounced?
A
B
C
D
E
https://youtu.be/rqK-6wzZ5q8
Surg & Anat MCQs
Q3. With the most common type of herniation following an epidural hematoma (see previous slide), what cranial vessel is most often affected?
Anat & Surg MCQs
Q2. In a patient with herniation at site B from the previous slide what part of the brain will be pushed against the falx cerebri?
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
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