A 66-year-old patient with aortic stenosis is scheduled for aortic valve replacement. Examination shows blood pressure of 110/60 mmHg and sinus rhythm at a rate of 75 bpm. Pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) is 20 mmHg with a prominent a-wave on the tracing. Which of the following is the most appropriate management?
(A) Increasing myocardial contractility
(B) Maintaining PAOP below 20 mmHg
(C) Maintaining sinus rhythm
(D) Promoting mild tachycardia
(E) Decreasing peripheral resistance
C
Carbon monoxide poisoning with a carboxyhemoglobin concentration of 20% is characterized by each of the following EXCEPT
(A) decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of hemoglobin
(B) decreased PaO2
(C) shift of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve to the left
A 32-year-old man who is addicted to opioids complains of pain in the PACU one hour after fixation of a mandibular fracture. He has received intravenous morphine 30 mg during the past hour. The most appropriate management is
(A) continued intravenous administration of morphine until the pain resolves
(B) intravenous administration of nalbuphine in 5-mg increments until the pain resolves
(C) intramuscular administration of hydroxyzine 75 mg
(D) evaluation for entrapment of the mandibular nerve
In the absence of coronary artery disease, isoflurane-induced vasodilation and tachycardia are beneficial hemodynamic goals for which of the following cardiac diseases?
A patient receives an emergency transfusion of three units of O, Rh-negative blood for profuse hemorrhaging. If his blood type is AB, Rh-negative, which of the following is most appropriate for continuing transfusion?