10 Random Questions


An 18-month-old child with tetralogy of Fallot is anesthetized with halothane and nitrous oxide. Following intubation, oxygen saturation decreases abruptly from 85% to 45%. The most effective treatment is

ADVANCED Pediatric Cardiac

Fentanyl-induced bradycardia is

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

The primary determinant of the duration of an intravenous regional block sufficient to provide surgical anesthesia of an upper extremity is

ADVANCED

A 72-year-old man has had residual hemiparesis since having a cerebrovascular accident three years ago. Compared with the response of the unaffected limbs to nondepolarizing muscle relaxants, the hemiparetic limbs will show


In the majority of cases, fetal heart rate decelerations in a variable pattern are associated with

ADVANCED OB

A patient suddenly makes a respiratory effort during craniotomy for clipping of a cerebral aneurysm in a 15-degree head-up position with controlled ventilation. The most likely cause is

ADVANCED Neuro

Which of the following statements concerning neuroleptic malignant syndrome is true?

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics General

A successful ankle block for transmetatarsal amputation of the first and second toes should include each of the following nerves EXCEPT the

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

During use of the ventilator on an anesthesia machine, positive pressure is noted on the airway pressure gauge during exhalation. Positive end-expiratory pressure has not been purposefully added to the breathing circuit. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Optimal positioning of a left-sided double-lumen endobronchial tube is easier than positioning of a right-sided endobronchial tube because the