10 Random Questions


Which of the following is the most likely cause of dyspnea during spinal anesthesia to a T3 sensory level?

BASIC Regional & Pain

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?


Anesthesia for vaginal delivery is provided by block of spinal segments


The metabolism of which of the following hypotensive agents is most likely to be affected in patients with severe renal disease?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Each of the following parameters of cerebral perfusion and metabolism is approximately equal to 50 EXCEPT

BASIC Neuro

Which of the following statements concerning pulmonary function in patients with pulmonary fibrosis is true?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care

Which of the following is the most appropriate drug to treat hypotension in patients with asymmetric septal hypertrophy (IHSS)?

ADVANCED Cardiac

Compared with healthy persons, patients with myasthenic (Eaton-Lambert) syndrome have increased


Which of the following is the most likely beneficial effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a 24-year-old scuba diver with decompression sickness?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care

In a patient taking a beta-adrenergic blocker, the drug most likely to produce atrioventricular junctional block is

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics