10 Random Questions


Hypomagnesemia is associated with

ADVANCED General Cardiac

To measure the contribution of intrapulmonary shunting to arterial hypoxemia, which of the following measurements are necessary? (Assume normal cardiac output and anatomy.)


A patient who is scheduled for a parathyroidectomy for a parathyroid adenoma has a preoperative serum calcium concentration of 13.5 mg/dl. The ECG shows no acute changes. The most appropriate preoperative management is administration of


During insufflation of the peritoneal cavity with carbon dioxide at the start of laparoscopy, heart rate increases to 140 bpm, blood pressure decreases to 70/40 mmHg, and a loud murmur is heard through the esophageal stethoscope. The most appropriate immediate step is to

ADVANCED General

A complication of terbutaline therapy to terminate premature labor is

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics OB

Which of the following is the most appropriate initial therapy for acute pulmonary hypertension with right ventricular dysfunction and severe systemic hypotension that occurs during anesthesia?

ADVANCED General

In pregnant patients, which of the following is an effect of the long-term use of cocaine?

ADVANCED OB

Which of the following statements concerning use of temperature-corrected blood gas measurement (pH-stat) during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass is true?

ADVANCED Cardiac

A 55-year-old patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (IHSS) is undergoing bladder suspension with enflurane 1%, nitrous oxide 50%, and oxygen 50%. Junctional tachycardia and hypotension develop suddenly immediately after skin incision. The most appropriate management is to


When compared with diazepam, midazolam