10 Random Questions


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

Which of the following is most responsible for the duration of action of local anesthetics?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Regional & Pain

Inhalation induction of anesthesia is more rapid in a 6-month-old infant than in an adult because infants have

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Pediatric

During surgery with a carbon dioxide laser, which inhaled gas mixture is LEAST likely to promote combustion of the endotracheal tube?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

A 26-year-old woman has persistent uterine bleeding following a normal spontaneous delivery without anesthesia. The uterus is firm on manual examination. Which of the following anesthetics is most appropriate for manual extraction of the placenta?


Which of the following situations is most likely related to paraplegia following repair of a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm?

ADVANCED General

Diffuse microvascular bleeding is noted in a patient who has received 25 units of whole blood for a liver resection. Platelet count is 40,000/mm3, prothrombin time is 18 sec, activated partial thromboplastin time is 54 sec, and serum fibrinogen concentration is 60 mg/dl. The most likely cause of the bleeding is

BASIC Transfusions & Fluids

A 64-year-old, 70-kg woman treated with lithium for manic-depressive psychosis is given methohexital 90 mg and succinylcholine 35 mg intravenously for electroconvulsive therapy. Ten minutes later she remains sedated and the peripheral nerve stimulator shows a decreased twitch response. The most likely explanation is

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Compared with thiopental, methohexital is characterized by

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

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

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics