2021 P1 Q68
Q1. The most common acid-base disturbance in critically ill patients is:
- Chronic respiratory acidosis
- Chronic respiratory alkalosis
- Chronic metabolic acidosis
- Chronic metabolic alkalosis
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PYQ 2020–2025 — page 90
2021 P1 Q112
Q2. A 4-year-old boy presents with ingestion of many tablets of salicylate. Which one of the following complications is he likely to develop?
- Hyperkalemia
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Prolonged QRS complex in ECG
- Metabolic acidosis
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PYQ 2020–2025 — page 102
2022 P1 Q111
Q3. In a child with high anion gap metabolic acidosis, poisoning with which of the following may be suspected?
- Iron
- Digoxin
- Rifampicin
- Beta blockers
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PYQ 2020–2025 — page 170
2023 P2 Q40
Q4. Ischemia-Reperfusion syndrome is characterized by:
- Hypoxia and activation of inflammation
- Thromboembolic angiopathy
- Acute mesenteric thrombosis
- Build-up of bicarbonate and Na+ ions
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PYQ 2020–2025 — page 252
2025 P2 Q13
Q5. Good measure of systemic perfusion by ABG is by measurement of:
- Bicarbonate
- pH
- Lactate and / or the base deficit
- PCO₂
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PYQ 2020–2025 — page 422
