10 Random Questions

At extubation performed one week after nasotracheal intubation, each of the following is likely to occur EXCEPT

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care

Which of the following abnormalities in serum is most likely to result from intraoperative discontinuation of parenteral hyperalimentation?

BASIC Transfusions & Fluids General

Which of the lines shown in the graph illustrates the relationship of hematocrit and oxygen transport?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

A 30-year-old primiparous woman delivered a healthy infant by cesarean section during uneventful spinal anesthesia with tetracaine 10 mg in 2 ml of 5% dextrose solution. Twelve hours after delivery she has bilateral loss of pain and temperature sensibility, but not touch, below T8 and paralysis of both legs. The most likely cause of this complication is

ADVANCED OB Regional & Pain

A 55-year-old man undergoes abdominal perineal resection in the lithotomy position during combined epidural (bupivacaine 0.5%) and isoflurane anesthesia. The epidural catheter is left in place with an infusion of fentanyl 50 jug/hr. Twelve hours after surgery, the patient has left footdrop. Which of the following is the most likely explanation?

After two hours of anesthesia with halothane 1.2% and oxygen, nitrous oxide 75% is added to the inspired gas mixture. This addition would

Cyanide toxicity from nitroprusside is unlikely in patients with renal dysfunction because

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

An 18-month-old child with tetralogy of Fallot is anesthetized with halothane and nitrous oxide. Following intubation, oxygen saturation decreases abruptly from 85% to 45%. The most effective treatment is

ADVANCED Pediatric Cardiac

Addition of 20 cmH2O positive end-expiratory pressure to a patient receiving controlled mechanical ventilation decreases cardiac output and left ventricular function by

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care General Cardiac

Each of the following would slow induction with a volatile anesthetic agent EXCEPT