10 Random Questions


The lungs of a 7-kg infant are being ventilated with a volume-cycled ventilator at a rate of 20/min. The anesthetic circuit has a compressible volume of 5 ml/cm H2O, and the peak inspiratory pressure is 20 cmH2O. To achieve adequate ventilation, the ventilator tidal volume should be set at

BASIC Equipment & Physics Pediatric

Each of the following contributes to hypotension following induction of anesthesia with propofol EXCEPT


A 29-year-old man who has been nasotracheally intubated for two weeks following a motor vehicle accident has a fever (39C) and a constant headache. Leukocyte count is 18,000/mm3. The most likely cause is

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care

A 70-kg patient is anesthetized for a craniotomy in the sitting position. Minute ventilation through a circle system is 15 L/min; PetC02 is 65 mmHg. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the increased PetC02?


Which the following findings is most hazardous in premature infants?

ADVANCED Pediatric

Which of the following drugs exerts a vasoconstrictor effect by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine at the neuronal synapse?

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following best describes cardiomyopathy following therapy with doxorubicin (Adriamycin)?

ADVANCED Cardiac

A 70-kg, 50-year-old man is scheduled for muscle flap closure of a decubitus ulcer over the sacrum. He has been quadriplegic at the level of C6-7 for six years. Which of the following is most likely to result from subarachnoid anesthesia with tetracaine 10 mg for this procedure?

ADVANCED General Regional & Pain

Cardiac output measured by thermodilution with a pulmonary artery catheter most accurately reflects systemic blood flow in a patient with

ADVANCED Equipment & Physics Cardiac

Neuromuscular blockade of the diaphragm is best ensured by monitoring which of the following peripheral muscles?