10 Random Questions


A 25-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital in the early stages of labor at term. Initial hematocrit is 33%. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the hematocrit value?

ADVANCED OB

The following breath sounds are heard after placement of a left-sided double-lumen endobronchial tube. The most likely cause of these findings is


Each of the following is a recognized complication during a transurethral resection for which glycine is used as an irrigant EXCEPT

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics General

Which of the following statements concerning the effects of glycopyrrolate is true?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following statements best describes testing for susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia (MH)?

ADVANCED General

A patient with low cardiac output following coronary artery bypass grafting is transferred to the intensive care unit where a chest roentgenogram confirms proper placement of the pulmonary artery catheter. Serial pulmonary artery occlusion pressures are then measured. Immediately following inflation of the balloon with 1.5 ml of air in the wedged position, brisk bleeding is noted from the endotracheal tube. The most appropriate immediate management is to


Each of the following is a physiologic effect of intra-aortic balloon pump therapy EXCEPT

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care Cardiac

In the majority of cases, fetal heart rate decelerations in a variable pattern are associated with

ADVANCED OB

Pain and spasm due to injury of the deltoid muscle is most effectively relieved by


Appropriate anesthetic management of a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy includes each of the following EXCEPT