10 Random Questions


Pulse oximetry accurately reflects SaO2 in which of the following situations?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

During postoperative indirect laryngoscopy, the vocal cords appear symmetric during quiet breathing and approximate to the left of midline during phonation. The most likely cause is

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following is an effect of ketorolac administered after vaginal hysterectomy?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

The Bain circuit

BASIC Equipment & Physics

A 33-year-old woman is scheduled for emergency appendectomy under general anesthesia. She has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and has had two episodes of syncope in the past year. Which of the following statements concerning anesthetic management is true?

ADVANCED General Cardiac

Hyperkalemia in response to the administration of an intubating dose of succinylcholine is associated with each of the following disorders EXCEPT

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

The primary purpose of denitrogenation prior to anesthetic induction is to

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care General

The most likely explanation for the intraoperative capnographic tracing shown is


Each of the following values is associated with acute tubular necrosis EXCEPT

BASIC General

Which of the following best explains the decreased effect of hyperventilation on cerebral blood flow when PaCO2 decreases below 20 mmHg?

BASIC Neuro