10 Random Questions


A 25-year-old woman is undergoing emergency appendectomy at 36 weeks' gestation. Following subarachnoid injection of hyperbaric bupivacaine and placement in the supine position, the patient has nausea; heart rate is 105 bpm and blood pressure is 90/60 mmHg. Which of the following is the most appropriate management?

ADVANCED OB

The most common transfusion-related infection is

BASIC Transfusions & Fluids

Compared with adult hemoglobin, which of the following is a characteristic of fetal hemoglobin?

ADVANCED Pediatric

A 75-year-old man is confused, restless and disoriented two days after an aortic aneurysm repair. Serum sodium concentration is 112 mEq/L, serum osmolality is low, and urine is hypertonic. The most appropriate treatment is

ADVANCED General

A 65-year-old patient receiving long-term clonidine therapy fails to take it one day before surgery. This would most likely

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

In the diagram, point "X" represents a patient with severe left ventricular dysfunction. The points labeled 1, 2, and 3 each represent the results of a different therapeutic intervention. Which of the following represents the most likely intervention at each point?

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Cardiac

Which of the following is decreased by alkalinization of a 1.5% lidocaine solution?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Regional & Pain

Which of the following is the most likely cause of rapid oxygen desaturation during laryngoscopy In a pregnant woman?


Following transfusion of packed red blood cells during general anesthesia, the patient's blood pressure decreases, heart rate and temperature increase, and hemoglobinuria and diffuse oozing are observed. Which of the following is the most appropriate first step in management?

BASIC Transfusions & Fluids General

Each of the following is a complication of celiac plexus block with 0.5% lidocaine 40 ml EXCEPT

ADVANCED Regional & Pain