10 Random Questions


Positive end-expiratory pressure is effective for treatment of hypoxia resulting from each of the following EXCEPT

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

An 18-month-old child with tetralogy of Fallot is anesthetized with halothane and nitrous oxide. Following intubation, oxygen saturation decreases abruptly from 85% to 45%. The most effective treatment is

ADVANCED Pediatric Cardiac

Which of the following is an effect of ketorolac administered after vaginal hysterectomy?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

The EEG begins to flatten during carotid endarterectomy when regional cerebral blood flow (in ml/min/100 g brain) decreases to

ADVANCED Neuro

The vapor pressure of a volatile anesthetic depends on

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Which of the following factors is the LEAST important determinant of postdural puncture headache?

ADVANCED OB Regional & Pain

In patients homozygous for atypical pseudocholinesterase, which of the following best explains the prolonged action of succinylcholine?


In the majority of cases, fetal heart rate decelerations in a variable pattern are associated with

ADVANCED OB

Which of the following statements concerning the choice of nitroprusside or nitroglycerin to induce deliberate hypotension is true?


Which of the following statements concerning the metabolism of atracurium is true?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics