10 Random Questions


A 64-year-old man with diabetes mellitus well controlled with NPH insulin undergoes lower extremity revascularization. Following administration of protamine 10 mg, the patient has facial flushing and blood pressure of 60/30 mmHg. The most appropriate initial step in management is administration of which of the following drugs?

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics General

Which of the following EEG findings is expected during maintenance anesthesia with high-dose fentanyl (50 ju-g/kg), nitrous oxide, and oxygen?


When evaluating a screening test, which of the following is the most appropriate term for the proportion of patients with a disease who have a positive test result?

BASIC General

A sensory level of T2 is achieved after administration of spinal anesthesia. Which of the following lung volumes is LEAST likely to be affected?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care Regional & Pain

Compared with adults, caudal anesthesia in children is associated with

ADVANCED Pediatric Regional & Pain

Postoperatively a 70-kg patient has a serum sodium value of 130 mEq/L. To increase this value to 140 mEq/L would require the administration of how much sodium in mEq?

BASIC Transfusions & Fluids

An 18-month-old child with tetralogy of Fallot is anesthetized with halothane and nitrous oxide. Following intubation, oxygen saturation decreases abruptly from 85% to 45%. The most effective treatment is

ADVANCED Pediatric Cardiac

Which of the following statements concerning postspinal headache is true?

ADVANCED Neuro Regional & Pain

Which of the following is most likely to increase hepatic blood flow during general anesthesia?

BASIC General

When treating reflex sympathetic dystrophy of an arm, which of the following is the best indicator of a successful sympathetic blockade?