ICU & Emergency Drugs
(100 MCQs, case-based and A&R|| MCQ Answer Key at the end)
Case 1
A patient in ICU develops sudden hypotension and septic shock. BP is very low.
Which drug should be started first?
A. Dopamine
B. Noradrenaline
C. Furosemide
D. Insulin
👉 Answer: B. Noradrenaline
Case 2
A patient presents with cardiac arrest. CPR is ongoing. Which drug is first-line?
A. Atropine
B. Amiodarone
C. Adrenaline
D. Lidocaine
👉 Answer: C. Adrenaline
Case 3
A patient has severe hypoglycemia and is unconscious.
Which drug is given immediately?
A. Insulin
B. Glucagon
C. Metformin
D. Dopamine
👉 Answer: B. Glucagon
Case 4
A patient is in ICU with opioid overdose and respiratory depression.
Which antidote is used?
A. Flumazenil
B. Naloxone
,C. Atropine
D. Diazepam
👉 Answer: B. Naloxone
Case 5
A patient develops SVT (supraventricular tachycardia).
Which drug is given as rapid IV push?
A. Adenosine
B. Amiodarone
C. Atropine
D. Propranolol
👉 Answer: A. Adenosine
Case 6
A patient has eclampsia with seizures.
Drug of choice?
A. Diazepam
B. Magnesium sulfate
C. Phenytoin
D. Valproate
👉 Answer: B. Magnesium sulfate
Case 7
A patient with DKA is admitted.
Primary drug therapy?
A. Glucagon
B. Insulin infusion
C. Metformin
D. Dopamine
👉 Answer: B. Insulin infusion
Case 8
A patient develops anaphylactic shock after drug injection.
Immediate treatment?
A. Hydrocortisone
, B. Adrenaline
C. Diphenhydramine
D. Salbutamol
👉 Answer: B. Adrenaline
Case 9
A patient has hyperkalemia with ECG changes.
First stabilizing drug?
A. Insulin
B. Calcium gluconate
C. Furosemide
D. Sodium chloride
👉 Answer: B. Calcium gluconate
Case 10
A patient has benzodiazepine overdose.
Which antidote is used?
A. Naloxone
B. Flumazenil
C. Atropine
D. Adrenaline
👉 Answer: B. Flumazenil
Case 11
A patient develops pulmonary edema.
Which drug is given?
A. Mannitol
B. Furosemide
C. Insulin
D. Diazepam
👉 Answer: B. Furosemide
Case 12
A trauma patient has severe bleeding.
(100 MCQs, case-based and A&R|| MCQ Answer Key at the end)
Case 1
A patient in ICU develops sudden hypotension and septic shock. BP is very low.
Which drug should be started first?
A. Dopamine
B. Noradrenaline
C. Furosemide
D. Insulin
👉 Answer: B. Noradrenaline
Case 2
A patient presents with cardiac arrest. CPR is ongoing. Which drug is first-line?
A. Atropine
B. Amiodarone
C. Adrenaline
D. Lidocaine
👉 Answer: C. Adrenaline
Case 3
A patient has severe hypoglycemia and is unconscious.
Which drug is given immediately?
A. Insulin
B. Glucagon
C. Metformin
D. Dopamine
👉 Answer: B. Glucagon
Case 4
A patient is in ICU with opioid overdose and respiratory depression.
Which antidote is used?
A. Flumazenil
B. Naloxone
,C. Atropine
D. Diazepam
👉 Answer: B. Naloxone
Case 5
A patient develops SVT (supraventricular tachycardia).
Which drug is given as rapid IV push?
A. Adenosine
B. Amiodarone
C. Atropine
D. Propranolol
👉 Answer: A. Adenosine
Case 6
A patient has eclampsia with seizures.
Drug of choice?
A. Diazepam
B. Magnesium sulfate
C. Phenytoin
D. Valproate
👉 Answer: B. Magnesium sulfate
Case 7
A patient with DKA is admitted.
Primary drug therapy?
A. Glucagon
B. Insulin infusion
C. Metformin
D. Dopamine
👉 Answer: B. Insulin infusion
Case 8
A patient develops anaphylactic shock after drug injection.
Immediate treatment?
A. Hydrocortisone
, B. Adrenaline
C. Diphenhydramine
D. Salbutamol
👉 Answer: B. Adrenaline
Case 9
A patient has hyperkalemia with ECG changes.
First stabilizing drug?
A. Insulin
B. Calcium gluconate
C. Furosemide
D. Sodium chloride
👉 Answer: B. Calcium gluconate
Case 10
A patient has benzodiazepine overdose.
Which antidote is used?
A. Naloxone
B. Flumazenil
C. Atropine
D. Adrenaline
👉 Answer: B. Flumazenil
Case 11
A patient develops pulmonary edema.
Which drug is given?
A. Mannitol
B. Furosemide
C. Insulin
D. Diazepam
👉 Answer: B. Furosemide
Case 12
A trauma patient has severe bleeding.
