10 Random Questions


Which of the following statements about pulmonary function testing is true?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care

A 40-year-old man requires brief surgical relaxation after administration of neostigmine and glycopyrrolate for reversal of vecuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade. Succinylcholine 1 mg/kg is administered intravenously. Compared with a patient who has not had prior reversal of neuromuscular blockade, which of the following characterizes the succinylcholine blockade in this patient?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Of the following, the most reliable criterion for adequate clinical reversal of neuromuscular blockade is

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following increases during infusion of epinephrine?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

The most likely effect of a celiac plexus block for an abdominal operation is

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A 24-year-old man is undergoing induction of general anesthesia prior to appendectomy. During laryngoscopy, he regurgitates a large amount of bilious material. An endotracheal tube is inserted; aspiration shows bile-stained fluid. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?


A patient with alcoholic cirrhosis, ascites, and gastrointestinal bleeding receives 4 units of red blood cells prior to anesthesia with isoflurane in oxygen for emergency exploratory laparotomy. After the peritoneum is opened and the fluid is drained, blood pressure decreases to 60/40 mmHg and SpO2 decreases to 90%. The most likely cause of the hypoxemia is

ADVANCED General

Pulsus paradoxus is commonly seen during anesthesia in patients with each of the following conditions EXCEPT

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care General

A 50-year-old man who takes aspirin and nifedipine is scheduled for thoracotomy with one-lung ventilation. Which of the following is associated with the greatest risk for intraoperative hypoxemia?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care General

A 27-year-old man with a one-month history of quadriplegia at a C6 level is given general anesthesia for cystoscopy. During the cystoscopy, blood pressure suddenly increases to 220/120 mmHg. Further evaluation is most likely to show

BASIC General