10 Random Questions


Which of the following premedicant drug combinations is most effective in preventing passive regurgitation during anesthesia?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Leakage current and microshock hazards are eliminated by

BASIC Equipment & Physics

In a patient with a history of grand mal seizures, which of the following is most useful in distinguishing a seizure from normal anesthetic emergence?


A celiac plexus block provides effective relief of pain associated with primary cancers at each of the following locations EXCEPT the

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Patients with acute alcohol intoxication are at increased risk for each of the following complications of general anesthesia EXCEPT

ADVANCED General

Which of the following attenuates the most common cardiovascular side effect of protamine administration?


An obese, 75-year-old woman is scheduled for open reduction of a left forearm fracture. Thirty minutes after successful interscalene block using 20 ml of 2% lidocaine, she becomes dyspneic. The dyspnea is most likely related to

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A 57-year-old man has back pain, a heart rate of 90 bpm, decreased pulse in the left arm, and blood pressure of 200/110 mmHg. During infusion of nitroprusside, heart rate increases to 115 bpm and blood pressure decreases to 140/80 mmHg. The most appropriate management at this time is administration of

ADVANCED General

A patient who is scheduled for a gastrectomy had abnormal liver function tests for four days following a prior cholecystectomy. In your consultation note, you should

BASIC General

A 4-month-old child undergoing a craniectomy for craniosynostosis is anesthetized with nitrous oxide and halothane. Suddenly the systolic blood pressure decreases from 75 to 30 mmHg, and the PetCO2 decreases from 35 to 6 mmHg. Which of the following maneuvers is LEAST likely to have a beneficial effect?

ADVANCED Pediatric Neuro