10 Random Questions


An 8-year-old child with chronic renal failure is scheduled for an operation to create an arteriovenous fistula. Laboratory studies include: Hemoglobin 6.5 g/dl, Blood gases (breathing air) : PaO2 97 mmHg, PaCO2 29 mmHg, pH 7.30 Sodium 129 mEq/L Potassium 5.5 mEq/L Chloride 101 mEq/L Bicarbonate 15 mEq/L. Before inducing general anesthesia, which of the following abnormalities should be corrected?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care Pediatric

A subarachnoid block to a sensory level of the second thoracic dermatome is associated with each of the following EXCEPT

BASIC Regional & Pain

After brachial plexus block via an axillary approach, a patient has sensation on the dorsum of the second and third digits and is able to extend the distal phalanx of the thumb. To block the unaffected nerve, anesthetic should be injected at which of the following sites?


To predict the requirement for isoflurane in milliliters of vapor per minute during closed circuit anesthesia, each of the following is necessary EXCEPT

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Myofascial pain is an example of

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A 30-kg patient with asthma is receiving general anesthesia and being mechanically ventilated with a measured tidal volume of 300 mL. Increasing the fresh gas flow from 3 L/min to 9 L/min without changing the ventilatory rate or I:E ratio will result in

BASIC Equipment & Physics Respiratory & Critical Care

Each of the following can produce adequate analgesia for the first stage of labor EXCEPT


Which of the following provides the earliest indication of myocardial ischemia during general anesthesia?


The most sensitive means of detecting venous air embolism is

ADVANCED Equipment & Physics Neuro

A 50-year-old man is scheduled to undergo emergency craniotomy for evacuation of an epidural hematoma. His Glasgow Coma Scale score is 6; heart rate is 54 bpm, and blood pressure is 190/110 mmHg. The most appropriate initial management is administration of which of the following agents?

ADVANCED Neuro