10 Random Questions


A 35-year-old woman undergoes a one-hour abdominal liposuction procedure under general anesthesia. During the procedure, 2000 ml of crystalloid is administered and 800 ml of fatty tissue is extracted. Thirty minutes postoperatively, blood pressure is 75/40 mmHg and heart rate is 100 bpm; SpO2 is 94% on room air. Which of the following is the most likely cause of these findings?

ADVANCED Transfusions & Fluids General

A 70-kg patient with no acute bleeding has a preoperative platelet count of 40,000/mm3. Following preoperative transfusion of platelets 10 units, the predicted platelet count would be

BASIC Transfusions & Fluids

Which of the following decreases dead space in an anesthetic circle system?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Which of the following is the most important function of temperature compensation in anesthetic vaporizers?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Forty-eight hours after thoracotomy, a patient's T6-7 epidural catheter is removed and the distal 2 cm is noted to be missing. The patient felt no pain during removal and neurologic examination shows no abnormalities. After informing the patient, which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Brain stem auditory evoked potentials are most likely to be absent during which of the following?

ADVANCED Neuro

To predict the requirement for isoflurane in milliliters of vapor per minute during closed circuit anesthesia, each of the following is necessary EXCEPT

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following statements concerning naloxone is true?


A child has tachypnea immediately after reintubation for intractable laryngospasm. Oxygen saturation is 78% at an FiO2 of 1.0. A radiograph of the chest taken 15 minutes later is most likely to show

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care Pediatric

In a patient with peripheral vascular disease, the most likely result of lumbar sympathetic block is

ADVANCED Regional & Pain