10 Random Questions


A 19-year-old woman has severe nausea and vomiting following laparoscopy. After intramuscular administration of prochlorperazine 10 mg, she has muscle spasms in the face, neck, and tongue. Which of the following is the most appropriate management?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

The arterial waveform and EKG shown are from a 60-year-old man with uremia who is the PACU after hip surgery under general anesthesia. The patient is drowsy, extubated, and breathing easily. The most likely diagnosis is


During liver transplantation, venovenous bypass from the femoral and portal veins to the axillary vein during cross-clamping of the inferior vena cava

ADVANCED General

Nitrous oxide is contraindicated during


Which of the following nerves should be blocked for an operation at the medial aspect of the lower leg?


Percutanous cordotomy is being considered for a patient with severe pain that has persisted for three months after amputation of the arm for osteogenic sarcoma. Which of the following statements is true?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Compared with the response of a normal patient, administration of a bolus dose of pancuronium (0.15 mg/kg) to a patient with cirrhosis and ascites would be associated with

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Ninety minutes after administration of succinylcholine 1 mg/kg to a 28-year-old woman, the train-of-four shows a T4:T1 ratio of 25%. This is most consistent with

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following is a manifestation of preeclampsia?

ADVANCED OB

In patients who have undergone cardiopulmonary bypass, administration of milrinone is most likely to result in an increase in which of the following?

ADVANCED Cardiac