10 Random Questions


Each of the following is a complication of celiac plexus block with 0.5% lidocaine 40 ml EXCEPT

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Arterial pressure in the radial artery is 155/70 mmHg measured by a correctly calibrated catheter-transducer system. At the same time aortic pressure is 140/75 mmHg using a high-fidelity catheter tip transducer. The most likely cause of this discrepancy is

BASIC Equipment & Physics

A 55-kg, 70-year-old woman with mild chronic renal failure is unresponsive 20 hours after an uneventful coronary artery bypass grafting procedure. Anesthetic drugs included fentanyl 3000 mcg, diazepam 35 mg, and pancuronium 20 mg. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Cardiac

Mivacurium-induced neuromuscular blockade is prolonged for the greatest period of time in patients who have which of the following conditions?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A 20-kg, 6-year-old boy is undergoing strabismus surgery under anesthesia with sevoflurane, nitrous oxide, and oxygen. The heart rate suddenly decreases from 85 to 40 bpm. Which of the following is the most appropriate first step in management?

ADVANCED Pediatric

Pulsus paradoxus is commonly seen during anesthesia in patients with each of the following conditions EXCEPT

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care General

A previously healthy 28-year-old woman scheduled for laparoscopic tubal ligation becomes, agitated and refuses to undergo the procedure after being brought to the operating room. This behavior most likely resulted from preoperative administration of

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics General

A 26-year-old woman comes to a pain clinic because of pain, swelling and limitation of motion in the right knee for six months following a blow to the knee. Findings on knee arthroscopy and leg roentgenograms are normal. The best trial of therapy is

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Following maternal epidural injection, fetal exposure to chloroprocaine is lower than fetal exposure to bupivacaine for which of the following reasons?

ADVANCED Pediatric OB

In a 5-kg child, the end-tidal carbon dioxide tension is 35 mmHg during spontaneous ventilation through a Mapleson D system. Which single change is most likely to increase this value?

ADVANCED Equipment & Physics Pediatric