10 Random Questions


A 50-year-old patient undergoes subtotal thyroidectomy for Graves' disease. In the immediate postoperative period, he has marked hoarseness but no stridor. The most likely cause of the hoarseness is trauma to the

ADVANCED General

Which of the following is a known effect of propofol?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A 68-year-old man has a permanent DVI pacemaker that has been functioning appropriately. Which of the following is most likely to cause conversion to VOO pacing?

ADVANCED General Cardiac

The concentration effect is greater with nitrous oxide than with the volatile anesthetics because nitrous oxide


The severity of chronic bronchitis is best assessed by measuring


Following completion of an ankle block, the patient reports intact sensation on the tips of the toes. Which of the following nerves was blocked inadequately?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

The primary purpose of denitrogenation prior to anesthetic induction is to

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care General

Nitroprusside therapy for hypertension should be discontinued in the presence of

ADVANCED General Cardiac

A morbidly obese patient is to undergo gastric stapling during general anesthesia. Following preoxygenation and induction, the oxygen saturation decreases after 40 seconds of laryngoscopy and attempted intubation. The rapid onset of arterial desaturation is most likely due to

BASIC General

Which of the following is the most likely cause of apnea occurring after a retrobulbar block?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain