10 Random Questions


A 32-year-old patient with end-stage renal failure has irreversible neuromuscular blockade two hours after tracheal intubation with a muscle relaxant. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Desflurane is delivered using a vaporizer that contains internal heaters because

BASIC Equipment & Physics Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A woman is in labor at 40 weeks' gestation and the fetus is in breech presentation. Which of the following will provide adequate uterine relaxation for vaginal delivery?

ADVANCED OB

Compared with blood anticoagulated with CPD, blood stored in CPDA-1 has

BASIC Transfusions & Fluids

A 30-year-old man has had burning pain, allodynia, and edema of the hand for six weeks after sustaining a forearm fracture. Appropriate treatment includes each of the following EXCEPT

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

An anesthetized, paralyzed patient is placed in the lateral position and mechanically ventilated. End-tidal PCO2 is 34 mmHg and PaCO2 is 43 mmHg. This gradient

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

In the PACU after resection of an occipital astrocytoma, a patient has a urine output greater than 300 ml/hr, serum osmolality of 310 mOsm/L, and a hematocrit of 40% (equal to the preoperative value). Intraoperative blood loss was estimated to be 750 ml; furosemide and mannitol were administered during the procedure. The most appropriate next step is


The muscular action most likely to remain intact following an axillary brachial plexus block is

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following statements concerning the pharmacokinetics of local anesthetics is true?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Perception of pain from cutaneous sources involves each of the following EXCEPT

BASIC Regional & Pain