10 Random Questions


A 27-month-old, 14-kg infant with intestinal obstruction is anesthetized with nitrous oxide at 1 L/min, oxygen at 0.4 L/min, and halothane at 0.8% using a Bain circuit. Ventilation is controlled at a rate of 30/min. The child's temperature is 39°C, and the PaCO2 is 65 mmHg. Which of the following is most likely?

BASIC Equipment & Physics Pediatric

Measurement of mixed expired carbon dioxide concentration is necessary for the determination of


Which of the following is a characteristic of VVI pacemakers?


During the first stage of labor, the pain of uterine contractions and cervical dilatation is transmitted via the spinal cord segments

ADVANCED OB

Which of the following is a known effect of propofol?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A successful celiac plexus block can be expected to

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Immediately after a retrobulbar block for cataract surgery, the eye grossly protrudes and the patient has the sensation of pressure in the eye. The most appropriate initial intervention is

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Each of the following is a complication of stellate ganglion block EXCEPT

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following statements concerning the superior laryngeal nerve is true?

BASIC Regional & Pain

A 70-kg 78-year-old man undergoing small-bowel resection during anesthesia with isoflurane in oxygen becomes hypotensive and develops frothy pink sputum in the endotracheal tube. Heart rate is 50 bpm, blood pressure is 75/60 mmHg, pulmonary artery occlusion pressure is 22 mmHg, and cardiac output is 1.7 L/min. The most appropriate initial step in management is administration of which of the following?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics General