10 Random Questions


Each of the following is a characteristic of prostaglandin E1 (alprostadil) pharmacology in an infant EXCEPT:

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Pediatric

A patient is hyperventilated to a PaC02 of 20 mmHg. Which of the following physiologic parameters is most likely to be increased?


Which of the following is an effect of metoclopramide?

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Five hours after intramuscular administration of morphine 15 mg to a healthy 80-kg man, residual effects are best demonstrated by measuring the


Which of the following correctly describes the anatomical location of the brachial plexus?

BASIC Regional & Pain

Which of the following interventions is most effective in preventing neurologic injury resulting from global cerebral ischemia?

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Each of the following conditions is associated with upregulation of the acetylcholine receptor at the neuromuscular junction EXCEPT

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following statements concerning pipecuronium is true?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Inhalation induction of anesthesia is more rapid in a 6-month-old infant than in an adult because infants have

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Pediatric

A 72-year-old man has massive venous hemorrhage during a radical prostatectomy. Blood pressure decreases from 110/60 to 75/30 mmHg and central venous pressure decreases from 12 to 4 mmHg. End-expiratory carbon dioxide tension decreases from 34 to 24 mmHg during constant minute ventilation. The most appropriate next step should be to

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