10 Random Questions


Which of the following is characteristic of the airway in a 2-month-oId infant when compared with an adult airway?

ADVANCED Pediatric

To eliminate all pain during the second stage of labor, a lumbar epidural block must extend from


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

During Harrington rod instrumentation for scoliosis, monitoring somatosensory evoked potentials

ADVANCED Pediatric Neuro

If a patient with excessive bleeding during exploratory laparotomy has a normal activated clotting time, the LEAST likely cause of the bleeding is

ADVANCED Cardiac

Which of the following muscle relaxants in an ED95 dose would have the longest duration of action in a patient with renal failure?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A patient who is scheduled for emergency debridement of an infected wound on the sole has trismus, rigidity of facial muscles, and spasms of the intercostal muscles, diaphragm, and extremities. During anesthesia, this patient is at increased risk for each of the following EXCEPT


An 8-kg, 1-year-old boy is scheduled for a bilateral inguinal hernia repair. If regional anesthesia is to be used for post-operative analgesia, which of the following statements is true?

ADVANCED Pediatric Regional & Pain

The primary mechanism for respiratory arrest following a spinal anesthetic to T2 is


A child undergoing general anesthesia is breathing spontaneously using the Jackson-Rees modification of the Ayres T-piece. Respiratory rate is 20/min and tidal volume is 75 ml. What is the minimum fresh gas flow required to prevent rebreathing?

ADVANCED Equipment & Physics Pediatric