10 Random Questions


A burn is found at the site of the electrocautery pad. Which of the following is most likely?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

A 15-kg, 3-year-old child is anesthetized for an inguinal hernia repair with halothane and nitrous oxide. The trachea is intubated after administration of succinylcholine 30 mg. At the conclusion of the 45-minute procedure, the child is not breathing; a peripheral nerve twitch monitor indicates no response to a train-of-four stimulus. Further investigation is most likely to show

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Pediatric

Arterial pressure in the radial artery is 155/70 mmHg measured by a correctly calibrated catheter-transducer system. At the same time aortic pressure is 140/75 mmHg using a high-fidelity catheter tip transducer. The most likely cause of this discrepancy is

BASIC Equipment & Physics

The plasma concentration of equal doses of a local anesthetic is highest when the site of administration is

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following is the most likely effect of long-term exposure to nitrous oxide at a concentration of 50 ppm?


Which of the following statements concerning successful blockade of the femoral nerve is true?


Which of the following is associated with the application of a transdermal fentanyl patch?

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Regional & Pain

Which of the following is characteristic of the pharmacokinetics of alfentanil?


Each of the following is a recognized complication during a transurethral resection for which glycine is used as an irrigant EXCEPT

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics General

An axillary block is administered to a 60-kg patient using 40 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine. Ten minutes after placement of the block, the patient has a seizure. Which of the following statements is true?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain