10 Random Questions


The most common transfusion-related infection is

BASIC Transfusions & Fluids

Intraocular pressure is

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

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

A 54-year-old woman who is scheduled to undergo emergency exploratory laparotomy takes warfarin sodium for anticoagulation. Prothrombin time is 19 sec (control 12 sec). Which of the following agents is most appropriate to reverse the effects of warfarin?

BASIC Transfusions & Fluids

Which of the following is more likely to occur with use of trimethaphan to induce hypotension than with use of nitroprusside?


Halothane anesthesia is usually associated with an increase in

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following pulmonary components is altered the most in a morbidly obese patient?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

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

A 24-year-old woman with abruptio placentae at 38 weeks' gestation has bleeding at the site of the intravenous catheter. Which of the following is the most likely cause?


Optimal positioning of a left-sided double-lumen endobronchial tube is easier than positioning of a right-sided endobronchial tube because the