10 Random Questions


A patient is scheduled for amputation of the third metatarsal. A tourniquet will not be used during the procedure. The most effective anesthesia will be provided by block of which of the following nerves?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

During steady-state intraoperative controlled mechanical ventilation, exhaled tidal volume will be increased by

BASIC Equipment & Physics

When succinylcholine is administered intravenously to infants, intragastric pressure

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Pediatric

Which of the following statements concerning anesthesia machine flowmeters is true?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

After brachial plexus block, a patient has sensation over the inner aspect of the upper arm. Block of which of the following nerves would obtund this sensation?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A 32-year-old man is scheduled for hernia repair. He underwent heart transplantation for cardiomyopathy five years ago. Which of the following findings is most likely?

ADVANCED General Cardiac

Monitoring sensory evoked potentials may be useful in detecting functional derangement of each of the following EXCEPT

ADVANCED Neuro

Each of the following conditions can be accurately evaluated with transesophageal echocardiography EXCEPT

ADVANCED Cardiac

A Fluotec vaporizer is set to administer halothane 4% using a fresh gas flow of 4 L/min. If the diluent gas flow is increased to 8 L/min, and at the same time the room temperature increases from 20 to 25°C, the approximate concentration of halothane delivered to the patient would be

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Which of the following findings is most likely in an 85-kg 30-year-old man who is breathing spontaneously through 6-mm endotracheal tube?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care