10 Random Questions


A patient who is paraplegic secondary to spinal cord transection at T3 develops bradycardia and facial flushing during a nephrectomy under general anesthesia with nitrous oxide, fentanyl, and atracurium. The most likely cause of this response is

ADVANCED General

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is LEAST likely to be effective in which of the following pain syndromes?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following differentiates midazolam from diazepam administered intravenously in equipotent doses?


At a body temperature of 30°C, resistance to blood flow increases because of

ADVANCED General

A single dose of etomidate for induction of anesthesia will cause

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A parturient receives ketamine 2 mg/kg and succinylcholine 1.5 mg/kg for induction prior to elective cesarean delivery. Which of the following is most likely to be present in the newborn infant?

ADVANCED Pediatric OB

Physiologically, coronary blood flow relates most directly to

BASIC Cardiac

When inspired anesthetic gases are humidified


Each of the following is an adverse effect of intranasal administration of cocaine prior to nasotracheal intubation EXCEPT


The following changes occur during posterior cervical fusion in the prone position under halothane and nitrous oxide anesthesia with mechanical ventilation: HR 78 --> 84 with frequent PVCs; BP 110/70 --> 90/50; EtCO2 4.5% --> 2.0%; EtN2 0.12% --> 4% The most appropriate next step is to

ADVANCED Neuro