10 Random Questions


During laparotomy for a ruptured spleen, unexplained oozing occurs after infusion of 2 liters of crystalloid and 3 units of blood. The most likely cause is

BASIC Transfusions & Fluids

Which of the following is an effect of hypothermia in neonates?

ADVANCED Pediatric

During a right lower lobe resection, SpO2 decreases from 99% to 70% after institution of one-lung ventilation. FiO2 is 1.0. The most appropriate management is to

ADVANCED General

Each of the following is an effect of rapid infusion of mannitol EXCEPT

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Neuro

In the PACU after resection of an occipital astrocytoma, a patient has a urine output greater than 300 ml/hr, serum osmolality of 310 mOsm/L, and a hematocrit of 40% (equal to the preoperative value). Intraoperative blood loss was estimated to be 750 ml; furosemide and mannitol were administered during the procedure. The most appropriate next step is


A parturient received 1000 ml of dextrose 5% in lactated Ringer's solution 20 minutes prior to delivery. Ten minutes later her blood glucose concentration is 580 mg/dl. In this situation

ADVANCED OB

A patient with jaundice who has a minimally elevated SGOT (AST), markedly elevated alkaline phosphatase, and normal prothrombin time is to receive a muscle relaxant. Which of the following is most likely in this patient?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

At the end of an anesthetic in which a nondepolarizing muscle relaxant was administered, the least number of receptors are blocked

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Local anesthetics block nerve impulses through which of the following mechanisms of action?


Compared with a person of normal weight, which of the following findings are most likely on pulmonary function testing of a patient with morbid obesity? (FVC, FEV/FVC, FRC, A-a DO2)?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care