ACUTE CARE (2026/2027)
UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Definempain.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSubjectivemdescriptormofmperceivedmdistress.
Acutempainm-mCORRECTmANSWERmPainmlastingm<6mmonths
Causedmbymtissuemdamage
Chronicmpainm-mCORRECTmANSWERmPainmlastingm>6mmonths
Combinationmismusuallymnecessarymtomeffectivelymtreatmchronicmpain
Cutaneousmpainm-mCORRECTmANSWERmLocalizedmonmthemskinmormsurfacemofmbody
Visceralmpainm-mCORRECTmANSWERmPoorlymlocalized
Internalmorgans
Somaticmpainm-mCORRECTmANSWERmNon-localized
Muscle,mbones,mnerves,mbloodmvesselsmandmsupportingmtissue
Neuropathicmpainm-mCORRECTmANSWERmNervempathwayminjurymormcompression
Frequentlymneuropathicmpainmismcausedmbymtumor
,Whatmismthemsinglemmostmreliablemindicatormofmexistencemandmintensitymofmpain?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSubjectivemfindingsm-mpatientmreport
WHOSEmPAINmISmIT
Normalmbodymtemperaturem-mCORRECTmANSWERm37mC
Fevermtemperaturemandmwhatmtomdom-mCORRECTmANSWERm38.6mCm=m101.5
CulturempatientmandmstartmTylenol
WhenmismitmappropriatemtomstartmTylenolminmpresencemofm38.6mCmfever?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOncemthemculturesmaremdrawn,myoumcanmadministermTylenol
NeurolepticmMalignantmSyndromem-mCORRECTmANSWERmSSRImtoxicity
Familymhistorymismsignificantmformneurolepticmmalignantmsyndrome
MalignantmHyperthermiamismassociatedmwithmwhatmdrug?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSuccyncholine
Succsmismcontraindicatedminmwhatmsituation?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmHyperkalemiam-
mcontraindicatedmformsuccs
Whatmismthemmostmcommonmcausemofmnon-infectiousmfever?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmPost-
operativematelectasis
Elevatedmesoinophilsmarempresentminmwhatmreactions?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAllergicmreactions
Drug-inducedmfever
DrugmInducedmFeverm-mCORRECTmANSWERmSlowmonsetm(7-10mdays)
,PCNmderivativesmmostmcommonminducingmfever
Inmthemabsencemofminfection,mwhatmismthemtreatmentmformnon-infectiousmfever?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmHydration
Increasingmlungmexpansion
Whatmismthemtreatmentmofmdrug-inducedmfevermrelatedmtomThorazine?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFlushmoutmThorazinemwithmIVF
Infectiousmetiologymofmfevermismmanifestedmby:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmElevatedmWBCmwithmLmshiftm-mbandemia
WBCm>30,000mismsuggestivemof:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmLeukemia
Notmr/tminfectionmcausingmfever
TreatmentmofmInfectiousmFeverm-mCORRECTmANSWERmCulture
Tylenol
SupportivemIVF
Grammstainmandmculturemallmlinesmandminvasivemcatheters
Whenmpatientmpresentsmwithm101.5mFm>3mweeks,mwhatmdiagnosismismsuspectedmandmwhatmismthem
planmofmcare?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFUOm-mendocarditis,mmalignancy
NOTHING.mYoumdomnothingmuntilmsourcemofmfevermismidentified
Mostmimportantmpartmofmhistorymofmheadachem-mCORRECTmANSWERmChronologym-
monset,mwhenmitmstarted
, TensionmHeadachem-mcharacteristicsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmMostmcommonmtypemofmheadache
Vice-like,msqueezing,mtight
Generalizedm
Intensemaroundmneckmandmbackmofmhead
NOmfocalmneurologicalmsymptoms
Duration:mseveralmhours
Vice-
like,mgeneralized,msqueezingmheadachemthatmradiatesmintomneckmandmlastingmseveralmhoursmwithmn
omfocalmneurologicalmsymptomsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmTensionmHeadache
TensionmHeadachemtreatmentm-mCORRECTmANSWERmOTCmanalgesics
Relaxation
ClassicmMigrainem-mCORRECTmANSWERmMigrainemheadachemwithmaura
CommonmMigrainem-mCORRECTmANSWERmMigrainemheadachemwithoutmaura
PathologymofmMigrainemHeadachem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmExcessivemdilationmandmpulsationmofmexternalmcarotidmarterymlastingm2-
72mhoursmandmfollowingmtrigeminalmnervempathwaym(CNmV)
Migrainems/sm-mCORRECTmANSWERmUnilateral,mlateralizedmthrobbingmheadache
Focalmneurologicalmdeficitsm-
mhallucinations,mvisualmchanges,maphasia,mnumbness,mtingling,mclumsiness
Nausea/vomiting