10 Random Questions


A sedative/hypnotic drug is administered prior to electroconvulsive therapy to do which of the following?


Which of the following best explains why neonates are at greater risk than adults for hypothermia during surgical procedures?

ADVANCED Pediatric

Block of each of the following nerves is required for inguinal herniorrhaphy EXCEPT the

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia


A 75-year-old woman with significant carotid artery stenosis is scheduled for general anesthesia for repair of a fractured hip. Which of the following is the greatest disadvantage of using propofol as an induction agent in this patient?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

In a patient with adult respiratory distress syndrome who is being mechanically ventilated, which of the following findings indicates the most severe disease?


Postdural puncture headache occurs most commonly in which of the following patients?

ADVANCED OB

Which of the following provides the earliest indication of myocardial ischemia during general anesthesia?


Which of the following fluids will restore circulating blood volume with the smallest infused volume?


During emergency laparotomy, a patient who has been taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor for six months develops hypotension despite adequate fluid therapy. The most appropriate management is administration of