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

Which of the following is the most reliable indicator of adequate reversal of neuromuscular block?

BASIC General

The risk for airway fire during laser resection of a tracheal tumor is decreased by use of

ADVANCED Equipment & Physics

Measurement of which of the following provides the most reliable information about the severity of bronchospasm?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

The alveolar concentrations of anesthetics increase more rapidly in children than in adults because of a greater

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Pediatric

Pulmonary artery diastolic pressure increases acutely from 10 to 20 mmHg in a 28-year-old man undergoing cervical laminectomy in the sitting position. The most appropriate first step in the management of this patient is to

ADVANCED Cardiac

A 35-year-old woman who takes a diuretic daily for chronic hypertension has a serum potassium concentration of 3.1 mEq/L on the morning of an elective hysterectomy. An EKG shows left ventricular hypertrophy. The most appropriate management is to


Which of the following statements about the standard error of the mean (SE) is true?

BASIC General

In a patient taking a beta-adrenergic blocker, the drug most likely to produce atrioventricular junctional block is

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

An 80-kg, 70-year-old woman is scheduled for a mastectomy. She has a history of congestive heart failure treated with digoxin 0.25 mg daily. Preoperative examination shows a sinus rhythm at 80 bpm and blood pressure of 110/70 mmHg. Laboratory studies show a serum potassium concentration of 4.2 mEq/L and a serum digoxin concentration of 1.5 mcg/ml. Five minutes after induction of general anesthesia, ventricular bigeminy is noted; blood pressure is 85/65 mmHg, SpO2 is 97%, and PetCO2, is 20 mmHg. Which of the following is the most appropriate management?

ADVANCED General