Increasing preload, systemic vascular resistance and heart rate will best maintain hemodynamic stability in patients with
An otherwise healthy 20-year-old man undergoes laser surgery for vocal cord polyp removal. During jet ventilation with 100% oxygen, arterial blood gas analysis shows PaO2 90 mmHg, PaCO2 40 mmHg, and pH 7.40. Which of the following is the most likely explanation?
Which of the following is an indication for administration of fresh frozen plasma?
Which of the following is a characteristic of VVI pacemakers?
A 60-year-old man undergoes transurethral resection of a bladder tumor in the lithotomy position with spinal anesthesia. During the procedure the surgeon reports that the patient's right leg is "jumping." This movement is most likely caused by stimulation of which of the following nerves?
A 30-year-old woman develops urticaria immediately after administration of 2% 2-chloroprocaine for removal of a nevus on the chest wall. This reaction resolves with administration of diphenhydramine and the surgery is rescheduled. During the second procedure, a field block is performed using 10 ml of 1% lidocaine from a multidose vial. Within 10 minutes the patient develops urticaria and wheezing and has difficulty breathing. These symptoms resolve with administration of epinephrine. Which of the following substances is the most likely cause of these reactions?
Which of the following statements concerning successful blockade of the femoral nerve is true?
At the end of an anesthetic in which a nondepolarizing muscle relaxant was administered, the least number of receptors are blocked
A 27-year-old man with type I von Willebrand's disease requires internal fixation of an open fracture of the femur. Prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time, and platelet count are normal. During surgery, there is significant oozing from the wound and the surgeon notes poor clot quality. The most appropriate therapy at this time is administration of
A 70-kg, 22-year-old man who is unconscious after a closed head injury is to undergo emergency splenectomy. He is anesthetized with thiopental, given pancuronium for paralysis, and started on nitrous oxide and oxygen 50% each with controlled ventilation (tidal volume 700 ml, rate 10/min). Pulse is 70 bpm, blood pressure is 160/100 mmHg, PaO2 is 65 mmHg, PaC02 is 45 mmHg, and pH is 7.30. In adjusting the ventilator at this time, which of the following is most appropriate?