10 Random Questions


During Harrington rod instrumentation for scoliosis, monitoring somatosensory evoked potentials

ADVANCED Pediatric Neuro

Which of the following is the LEAST likely cause of a prolonged prothrombin time?

ADVANCED General

A 38-year-old woman with hyperthyroidism is undergoing open reduction and internal fixation of a fractured humerus with isoflurane anesthesia. Intraoperatively her heart rate increases to 120 bpm with occasional premature ventricular contractions. The most appropriate therapy at this time is to

ADVANCED General

Which of the following will have the LEAST effect on the shape of the autoregulatory curve for cerebral blood flow?


If administered epidurally in equipotent doses, which of the following opioids will produce analgesia over the greatest number of dermatomes?


A 46-year-old man is scheduled for repair of an inguinal hernia. Six years ago, he had an episode of malignant hyperthermia during cholecystectomy. Which of the following is the most appropriate perioperative management?

BASIC General Regional & Pain

During surgery of the forearm under axillary block, a patient has pain in the lateral aspect of the forearm and responds by flexing the elbow. The most likely cause is inadequate block of which of the following nerves?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

In a patient with adult respiratory distress syndrome who is being mechanically ventilated, which of the following findings indicates the most severe disease?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care

Mepivacaine 40 ml of a 1% solution with epinephrine 1:200,000 is injected into the brachial plexus sheath at the axilla after eliciting a paresthesia in the ulnar nerve distribution. Which of the following is most likely to remain intact?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following postoperative treatments decreases the risk for deep venous thrombosis?

ADVANCED General