In a patient with asthma, which of the following drugs used to treat supraventricular tachycardia is LEAST likely to induce bronchospasm?
(A) Adenosine
(B) Edrophonium
(C) Esmolol
(D) Propranolol
(E) Verapamil
E
During an inguinal hernia repair, a newborn infant will have a larger fluid requirement (in milliliters per kilogram) than an adult because of relatively greater
Which of the following drugs decreases lower esophageal sphincter tone?
(A) Edrophonium
(B) Glycopyrrolate
(C) Metoclopramide
(D) Prochlorperazine
(E) Succinylcholine
B
A patient who is scheduled for a gastrectomy had abnormal liver function tests for four days following a prior cholecystectomy. In your consultation note, you should
(A) recommend sevoflurane anesthesia since abnormal postoperative liver function tests are unlikely with this drug
(B) recommend subarachnoid anesthesia since changes in hepatic blood flow would be less than with general anesthesia
(C) indicate that abnormal liver function tests are likely to follow this operation regardless of the anesthetic drugs used
(D) require preoperative screening for hepatitis B antigen and antibodies
(E) recommend avoiding halothane since it is more likely to produce hepatitis in patients who had previous upper abdominal surgery
A 19-year-old woman has severe nausea and vomiting following laparoscopy. After intramuscular administration of prochlorperazine 10 mg, she has muscle spasms in the face, neck, and tongue. Which of the following is the most appropriate management?
A 35-year-old woman receiving isoflurane anesthesia suddenly develops tachycardia, hypertension, and multifocal ventricular ectopy during dissection of a pheochromocytoma. Each of the following would be appropriate treatment EXCEPT
(A) administration of an alpha-adrenergic blocker
(B) administration of a beta-adrenergic blocker
(C) administration of lidocaine
(D) administration of nitroprusside
(E) switching from isoflurane to enflurane
E
Each of the following statements concerning norepinephrine is true EXCEPT:
(A) Extraneuronal uptake is important in the termination of its activity