10 Random Questions


To detect the delivery of hypoxic gas mixture, the optimal location for an oxygen analyzer in this circle is

BASIC Equipment & Physics

An increased initial dose and a decreased maintenance dose of pancuronium are required in patients with

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Each of the following is an effect of intravascular radiographic contrast media EXCEPT

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Preoperative administration of alpha-adrenergic inhibitors will usually reverse ECG changes due to


Static lung compliance is decreased by each of the following EXCEPT


During cardiopulmonary bypass, the perfusionist notes that the mixed venous oxygen saturation has decreased from to 55%. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

ADVANCED Cardiac

The last muscle to be affected by an interscalene brachial plexus block is the

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

To predict the requirement for isoflurane in milliliters of vapor per minute during closed circuit anesthesia, each of the following is necessary EXCEPT

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A 6-year-old boy with spina bifida and a chronic indwelling urinary catheter has severe hypotension and hypoxemia during augmentation cystoplasty. Which of the following is the most likely cause?


A 36-year-old woman who undergoes peritoneal dialysis for chronic renal failure requires emergency surgical exploration for bowel obstruction. Serum creatinine concentration is 9.8 mg/dl and BUN concentration is 124 mg/dl. The most likely abnormality of coagulation is

BASIC General