10 Random Questions


Which of the following decreases the risk for burns during electrocauterization?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

The mortality rate of patients given drug A is 12% (8 of 66) and the mortality rate of patients given drug B is 15% (10 of 66). Which of the following tests is most appropriate to compare these mortality rates?

BASIC General

Which of the following findings best indicates complete resolution of spinal anesthesia?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A 60-kg 25-year-old woman is undergoing laparoscopy in the Trendelenburg position during general anesthesia. Five minutes after peritoneal inflation, the peak airway pressure required to deliver a tidal volume of 800 ml increases from 25 cmH2O to 60 cmH2O. SpO2 decreases from 100% to 80% and systolic blood pressure increases from 110 mmHg to 140 mmHg. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

Administration of succinylcholine 1 mg/kg to a pregnant woman rarely causes fetal neuromuscular blockade. Which characteristic of succinylcholine best explains this phenomenon?

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics OB

Which of the following procedures is most specific for diagnosing reflex sympathetic dystrophy in a patient with pain of the lower extremity?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Block of each of the following nerves is required for inguinal herniorrhaphy EXCEPT the

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following is the greatest disadvantage of pressure-cycled ventilation?

BASIC Equipment & Physics Respiratory & Critical Care

Maternal hyperventilation to a PaCO2 of 20 mmHg during labor can result in

ADVANCED OB

During extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, the shock wave should be synchronized with

BASIC Equipment & Physics