10 Random Questions


Which of the following pulmonary components is altered the most in a morbidly obese patient?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

Cerebral blood flow is decreased by

BASIC Neuro

A 50-year-old woman notes loss of sensation in the medial lower leg 24 hours after vaginal hysterectomy in the lithotomy position. Which of the following nerves is most likely to be injured?


A patient who is scheduled for emergency debridement of an infected wound on the sole has trismus, rigidity of facial muscles, and spasms of the intercostal muscles, diaphragm, and extremities. During anesthesia, this patient is at increased risk for each of the following EXCEPT


Which of the following statements concerning the ventilatory effects of inhalational anesthesia is true?


A 60-year-old woman who is taking propranolol for hypertension and is allergic to penicillin is anesthetized with thiopental and halothane for resection of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Shortly after intubation she is given vancomycin 500 mg intravenously, after which her blood pressure decreases from 140/80 to 70/50 mmHg while her heart rate remains steady at 64 bpm. The most likely explanation for the decrease in blood pressure is


A patient has sudden cardiopulmonary arrest five minutes after retrobulbar block with 0.75% bupivacaine 2 ml with hyaluronidase for ophthalmologic surgery. No premonitory changes were noted on the pulse oximeter. The most likely cause is


Which of the following relationships is indicated by the curve illustrated in the graph shown?


A single dose of etomidate for induction of anesthesia will cause

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A 40-year-old woman receives alfentanil 75 mcg/kg followed by an infusion of 1.5 mcg/kg/min for a one-hour cholecystectomy and cholangiogram. This regimen could be associated with each of the following EXCEPT

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics