10 Random Questions


Following induction of anesthesia with sufentanil and pancuronium, a patient with left main coronary artery disease has a decrease in blood pressure from 110/70 to 60/40 mmHg. There is no change in heart rate or ECG. The most appropriate management of the hypotension is administration of


Which of the following anesthetic techniques is most appropriate for a woman in the second stage of labor?

ADVANCED OB Regional & Pain

Which of the following will have the LEAST effect on the shape of the autoregulatory curve for cerebral blood flow?


Which of the following is characteristic of the airway in a 2-month-oId infant when compared with an adult airway?

ADVANCED Pediatric

A 13-year-old African American boy has severe abdominal pain after debridement of an open fracture of the lower extremity. His hemoglobin concentration is 10 g/dl and a peripheral blood smear shows elongated crescent-shaped erythrocytes. The most appropriate initial therapy is


If minute ventilation is held constant, which of the following is LEAST likely to alter PaCO2?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

A 32-year-old man is scheduled for hernia repair. He underwent heart transplantation for cardiomyopathy five years ago. Which of the following findings is most likely?

ADVANCED General Cardiac

A mechanically ventilated newborn infant is undergoing gastroschisis repair during halothane anesthesia. Based on the right radial artery catheter tracing shown, which of the following is the most appropriate conclusion?

ADVANCED Pediatric

In a healthy patient receiving an epidural analgesic infusion postoperatively, clear fluid is noted to drip back freely from the epidural catheter. Which of the following findings correctly identifies the associated fluid?

BASIC Neuro

The test dose of local anesthetic administered through an epidural needle or catheter should be sufficient to produce

BASIC OB Regional & Pain