10 Random Questions


Preoperative administration of alpha-adrenergic inhibitors will usually reverse ECG changes due to


In a patient with surgically significant aortic insufficiency, cardiac output measured by thermodilution will

ADVANCED Cardiac

During application of continuous positive airway pressure, lung compliance increases because of

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

A 40-year-old woman with Graves' disease is undergoing thyroidectomy with 1% isoflurane, 60% nitrous oxide, and oxygen. During surgical manipulation of the thyroid, temperature increases to 38.5°C, heart rate to 160 bpm, and blood pressure to 150/100 mmHg. The most appropriate initial treatment is to

ADVANCED General

Each of the following is a recognized complication during a transurethral resection for which glycine is used as an irrigant EXCEPT

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics General

Which of the following shaded areas most accurately represents the dead space of a properly functioning circle system?


When the inspired gas is changed from air to 20% oxygen and 80% nitrous oxide, PaO2 increases because

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following statements concerning the cardiovascular effects of intravenous bupivacaine is true?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Regional & Pain

If the low-pressure alarm of an anesthesia circuit is broken, which of the following monitors will provide the earliest indication of a disconnected ventilator hose?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

A 64-year-old, 70-kg woman treated with lithium for manic-depressive psychosis is given methohexital 90 mg and succinylcholine 35 mg intravenously for electroconvulsive therapy. Ten minutes later she remains sedated and the peripheral nerve stimulator shows a decreased twitch response. The most likely explanation is

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics