10 Random Questions


Which of the following relationships is indicated by the curve illustrated in the graph shown?


A 55-year-old woman receiving chronic dialysis for renal failure comes to the emergency department with a perforated viscus. She has chest pain. Heart rate is 124 bpm, blood pressure is 90/60 mmHg, and respiratory rate is 18/min. Surgery is to be performed within the hour. Which of the following best describes this patient's ASA physical status classification?


Ten days after sustaining burns over 40% of his body surface area, a patient requires greater than expected doses of vecuronium for adequate relaxation of skeletal muscle. The primary cause is increased

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following procedures is most specific for diagnosing reflex sympathetic dystrophy in a patient with pain of the lower extremity?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

To eliminate all pain during the second stage of labor, a lumbar epidural block must extend from


Which of the following characteristics of local anesthetics is associated with long duration of action?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

The development of tachycardia is most hazardous in patients with which of the following conditions?


Severe nausea and vomiting in the PACU is most effectively treated with a drug that acts as an antagonist at which of the following receptors?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

An asymptomatic 38-year-old woman is scheduled for elective cesarean delivery. The preoperative EKG shows left axis deviation that was not present one year ago. The most appropriate next step is to

ADVANCED OB

Each of the following is associated with an increased alveolar-arterial oxygen tension difference EXCEPT