10 Random Questions


The duration of action of an induction dose of thiopental is determined primarily by its

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

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


A 14-month-old child has tetralogy of Fallot with dynamic obstruction to right ventricular outflow. Which of the following is most likely to decrease cyanosis in this child?

ADVANCED Pediatric Cardiac

A 40-year-old man is scheduled for emergency laparotomy for bowel obstruction. He is nauseated but has not vomited. Which of the following drugs administered intravenously preoperatively will decrease the risk for pulmonary aspiration?


Properly performed local anesthetic block of the celiac plexus

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Pulmonary artery diastolic pressure increases acutely from 10 to 20 mmHg in a 28-year-old man undergoing cervical laminectomy in the sitting position. The most appropriate first step in the management of this patient is to

ADVANCED Cardiac

A delay in surgery for 24 to 48 hours for preoperative stabilization and preparation is acceptable in each of the following neonatal conditions EXCEPT

ADVANCED Pediatric

Compared with healthy nonhypertensive patients, in patients with untreated hypertension undergoing anesthesia and operation,

ADVANCED General

During extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, the shock wave should be synchronized with

BASIC Equipment & Physics

During cardiopulmonary bypass at a nasopharyngeal temperature of 28°C and a hematocrit of 20%, temperature-corrected PaCO2 is 50 mmHg and uncorrected PaCO2 is 60 mmHg. The most appropriate management is to

ADVANCED Cardiac