10 Random Questions


As part of a preoperative evaluation, a patient had a thallium scan showing a "cold spot" over the left ventricle that occurs with moderate exercise and disappears at rest. This most likely indicates

BASIC Cardiac

After administration of a single dose of vecuronium, function returns last to which of the following muscles?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Immediately after a retrobulbar block for cataract surgery, the eye grossly protrudes and the patient has the sensation of pressure in the eye. The most appropriate initial intervention is

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Microatelectasis 48 hours after abdominal surgery is most consistently manifested by

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

Which of the following statements concerning the pharmacokinetics of nondepolarizing muscle relaxants is true?


A patient with a fasting blood glucose concentration of 100 mg/dl undergoes a four-hour operation under general anesthesia without intraoperative administration of glucose. On emergence the most likely finding will be

BASIC General

An obese patient and a lean patient receive halothane for the same duration and at the same inspired tension. Postoperatively, the obese patient would demonstrate

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A 27-year-old man with a one-month history of quadriplegia at a C6 level is given general anesthesia for cystoscopy. During the cystoscopy, blood pressure suddenly increases to 220/120 mmHg. Further evaluation is most likely to show

BASIC General

Which of the following is the most likely cause of the increased incidence of right ventricular failure in patients with morbid obesity?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care General

A conscious patient has an acute subdural hematoma that will require surgical evacuation. Which of the following interventions to be carried out in the emergency department is most likely to decrease intracranial pressure?