10 Random Questions


The effect of neomycin at the neuromuscular junction is

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following fluids will restore circulating blood volume with the smallest infused volume?


Pulsus paradoxus is commonly seen during anesthesia in patients with each of the following conditions EXCEPT

BASIC General Cardiac

A 58-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and hyperactive gag reflex requires awake intubation prior to cervical spine stabilization. Which of the following regional nerve blocks is most appropriate?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

The EEG of a patient undergoing anesthesia with high-dose fentanyl would most likely show


Ketamine decreases

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following statements concerning variable decelerations of fetal heart rate is true?


A 20-year-old woman with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus is scheduled for urgent drainage of an abdominal abscess. She received an initial dose of regular insulin 10 units followed by regular insulin 5 units/hr for the past five hours. Laboratory studies show serum sodium concentration 128 mEq/L, potassium 5.4 mEq/L, chloride 80 mEq/L, and glucose 750 mg/dl. The most appropriate perioperative management is

ADVANCED General

A 46-year-old patient who abuses intravenous drugs develops acute aortic valvular insufficiency from bacterial endocarditis. Which of the following statements concerning pressures measured through a pulmonary artery catheter is true?

ADVANCED Equipment & Physics Cardiac

Four days after subarachnoid hemorrhage and surgical clipping of a cerebral aneurysm, a patient develops cerebral artery vasospasm. Appropriate treatment includes each of the following EXCEPT