10 Random Questions


Which of the following decreases dead space in an anesthetic circle system?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Which of the following statements concerning absorption of irrigation fluid during transurethral resection of the prostate is true?

ADVANCED General

A 35-year-old patient, who is ASA physical status 1, is scheduled for open cholecystectomy under general anesthesia. Which of the following end-tidal concentrations would most likely block the adrenergic response to skin incision?


The illustration depicts flow-volume loops for the same person at two different times in his life. Which of the following is indicated by the dotted loop?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

Systemic hypothermia to 30°C is accompanied by

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care General

A patient with lumbar disk disease requires lumbar epidural injection of a corticosteroid for control of low back pain. Which of the following statements concerning this treatment is true?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A patient has tonic movements of the head and neck, nystagmus, and slurred speech after receiving metoclopramide for nausea after nitrous oxide-opioid anesthesia. The most appropriate pharmacologic treatment is

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

In an Infant, spinal anesthesia to a sensory level of T8 is achieved with tetracaine administered at the L2-3 interspace. Compared with spinal anesthesia to the same sensory level in an adult, this anesthetic is associated with a

ADVANCED Pediatric Regional & Pain

Which of the following statements concerning the pharmacokinetics of local anesthetics is true?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A 34-year-old man has hyperkalemia-induced asystole. After initiating cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?