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Advanced Medical Quiz: Shock and Parasitology

Explore key medical topics such as sepsis, parasitology, toxicology, thrombosis, edema, and congestion in this advanced quiz designed for PhD students. Enhance your understanding and prepare for professional challenges in the...

Questions: 30 | Attempts: 10 | Last updated: Aug 4, 2025

Sample Question 1
Describe the shock cascade.

Decreased CO and blood volume --> shock --> systemic hypoperfusion --> hypotension, impaired tissue perfusion, cellular hypoxia

Increased CO and blood volume --> systemic vasodilation --> normal perfusion --> hypotension, impaired tissue perfusion

Increased CO and blood volume --> shock --> systemic hyperperfusion --> hypertension, impaired tissue perfusion, cellular hypoxia

Decreased blood pressure --> decreased heart rate --> increased tissue perfusion --> cellular hypoxia

Sample Question 2
What is shock and what are the 3 types of shock?

Allergic, anaphylactic, septic

Distributive, obstructive, neurogenic

Shock is cardiovascular collapse 3 types: cardiogenic, hypovolemic, septic

Traumatic, hemorrhagic, cardiovascular

Sample Question 3
What are some causes of cardiogenic shock?

Heart pump failure due to: infarct, ventricular arrhythmias, cardiac tamponade (extrinsic compression), outflow obstruction (pulmonary embolism)

Hyperthyroidism

Obesity

Hypertension

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