10 Random Questions


Each of the following conditions causes resistance to nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockade EXCEPT

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Compared with thiopental, etomidate causes

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Desflurane at a stable alveolar concentration of 7%

BASIC Equipment & Physics Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

In an Infant, spinal anesthesia to a sensory level of T8 is achieved with tetracaine administered at the L2-3 interspace. Compared with spinal anesthesia to the same sensory level in an adult, this anesthetic is associated with a

ADVANCED Pediatric Regional & Pain

A 46-year-old patient is undergoing resection of a posterior fossa tumor with the head elevated 10 cm above the level of the heart. During the procedure, the following changes in vital signs are observed. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the change in heart rate?


Which of the following changes in pulmonary function best explains the more rapid rate of rise of alveolar concentration of volatile anesthetics in pregnant women than in nonpregnant women?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care OB

Epinephrine is less effective in prolonging epidural anesthesia with bupivacaine than epidural anesthesia with lidocaine because

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Regional & Pain

During attempted awake intubation, the patient gags when the laryngoscope presses on the base of the tongue. Which of the following cranial nerves is responsible for the afferent limb of this reflex?

BASIC Regional & Pain

In the supraclavicular region, the brachial plexus


A patient undergoes differential spinal block for evaluation of persistent foot pain. If the pain returns coincident with a decrease in skin temperature, which of the following is the most appropriate conclusion?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain