10 Random Questions


Which of the following statements concerning caudal anesthesia in children is true?

ADVANCED Pediatric Regional & Pain

Systemic hypothermia to 30°C is accompanied by


Which of the following factors is LEAST predictive of postoperative cardiac complications?

BASIC General

An obese, 35-year-old man had an episode of coughing followed by vomiting during induction of anesthesia for arthroscopy of the left knee. Intense wheezing developed bilaterally over five minutes. PaO2 is 60 mmHg, PaCO2 is 42 mmHg, and pH is 7.35. Optimal management following intubation of the trachea includes

BASIC General

The gauge pressure on a cylinder of nitrous oxide

BASIC Equipment & Physics

A patient has an anterior neck injury, hoarseness, labored respirations, subcutaneous emphysema, and laryngeal crepitus following a motor vehicle accident. Which of the following is the best method of securing the airway in this situation?


Spontaneously breathing enflurane at 1 MAC causes increased

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Syringe A contains 100 ml of normal blood with a PO2 of 2 mmHg, and syringe B contains 100 ml of normal blood with a PO2 of 98 mmHg. The contents of the two syringes are mixed anaerobicaily to equilibrium. The PO2 of the resultant mixture Is

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

Which of the following is characteristic of low back pain associated with myofascial pain syndrome but not of pain associated with a herniated lumbar disk?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A healthy 60-kg 52-year-old woman undergoing reduction mammoplasty is anesthetized with isoflurane and oxygen, and deliberate hypotension to 80/40 mmHg is induced with nitroprusside. Urine output through an indwelling urethral catheter has been 10 mL during the past hour. You should now

BASIC General