10 Random Questions


In performing a diagnostic left lumbar sympathetic block for lower extremity claudication, the tip of the needle ideally should lie at point

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following statements concerning the ventilatory effects of inhalational anesthesia is true?


Which of the following is most effective in preventing intraoperative hypothermia in adults?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

After brachial plexus block, a patient has sensation over the inner aspect of the upper arm. Block of which of the following nerves would obtund this sensation?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Halothane anesthesia is usually associated with an increase in

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

An 8-year-old child with chronic renal failure is scheduled for an operation to create an arteriovenous fistula. Laboratory studies include: Hemoglobin 6.5 g/dl, Blood gases (breathing air) : PaO2 97 mmHg, PaCO2 29 mmHg, pH 7.30 Sodium 129 mEq/L Potassium 5.5 mEq/L Chloride 101 mEq/L Bicarbonate 15 mEq/L. Before inducing general anesthesia, which of the following abnormalities should be corrected?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care Pediatric

Nitroprusside therapy for hypertension should be discontinued in the presence of

ADVANCED General Cardiac

To detect the delivery of hypoxic gas mixture, the optimal location for an oxygen analyzer in this circle is

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Fentanyl-induced bradycardia is

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A previously healthy, 60-kg, 17-year-old boy is undergoing emergency surgery for a gunshot wound involving the iliac vein. Ventilation is controlled with a tidal volume of 700 ml/breath, rate of 10/min, and peak inspiratory pressure of 30 cmH2O. Body temperature is normal. The most likely cause of an end-tidal carbon dioxide partial pressure of 16 mmHg is

BASIC General