10 Random Questions


Each of the following statements about the blood supply of the spinal cord is true EXCEPT:

BASIC Neuro

Which of the following is the most likely effect of intramuscular ketamine used for induction of anesthesia in a 2-year-old child undergoing elective surgery?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Pediatric

Which of the following is decreased by alkalinization of a 1.5% lidocaine solution?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Regional & Pain

Which of the following statements concerning autonomic hyperreflexia after spinal cord transection is true?

ADVANCED General

Microatelectasis 48 hours after abdominal surgery is most consistently manifested by

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

A middle-aged, 70-kg man with a brain tumor is scheduled for an elective craniotomy. Preoperatively, he is alert but papilledema is present. Anesthesia is induced with thiopental 300 mg and succinylcholine 100 mg, followed by tracheal intubation. Immediately following intubation vigorous bucking occurs. The best immediate management would be to

BASIC General Neuro

Uterine blood flow is

ADVANCED OB

A 56-year-old woman with pulmonary fibrosis is scheduled for pneumonectomy. Which of the following parameters best predicts potential postoperative functional impairment?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care General

The best indication that a patient is ready for discharge from an outpatient facility after spinal anesthesia is return of


The carbon dioxide/ventilation response curve

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