10 Random Questions


A 23-year-old man who is receiving his first anesthetic has not resumed spontaneous ventilation two hours after receiving succinylcholine. The train-of-four monitor shows no twitch response. Which of the following is the most likely cholinesterase genotype in this patient?

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics General

A healthy 57-year-old man with a ureteral calculus is scheduled for immersion extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. Which of the following statements is true?

ADVANCED Equipment & Physics General

Each of the following affects the induction dose of thiopental EXCEPT

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following is greater in an obese patient than in a nonobese patient of equal height?


The fetal heart rate and uterine contraction tracings shown are most consistent with

ADVANCED OB

A combined epidural and general anesthetic is used for aortofemoral bypass surgery. Just prior to extubation, the patient received morphine 5 mg through the epidural catheter. Eleven hours later, he is unresponsive while breathing 40% oxygen from a face mask. Respiratory rate is 6/min and SpO2 is 92%. Arterial blood gas analysis shows PaO2 80 mmHg, PaCO2 84 mmHg, and pH 7.16. Which of the following statements concerning this patient is true?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

The acute onset of hypotension without a decrease in mixed venous oxygen saturation is most likely associated with the onset of

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care General

After removing the electrocautery pad from the thigh, a burn is noted at that site. Which of the following most likely contributed to this injury?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Monitoring sensory evoked potentials may be useful in detecting functional derangement of each of the following EXCEPT

ADVANCED Neuro

An 8-kg, 1-year-old child has a measured blood loss of 50 ml during the first two hours of a rectal pull-through operation. Preoperative hematocrit was 31%. Balanced saline solution 150 ml has been administered for replacement. Urine output has been 2 ml for the last hour, heart rate is 160 bpm, and blood pressure is 40/15 mmHg. The most appropriate fluid therapy is,

ADVANCED Transfusions & Fluids Pediatric