10 Random Questions


Which of the following processes is primarily responsible for the decrease in core body temperature that occurs during the first hour of general anesthesia?

BASIC General

Anesthesia is induced with halothane in a 3-year-old girl. Sixty seconds after administration of succinylcholine 1 mg/kg intravenously, heart rate decreases rapidly from 120 to 60 bpm. The most likely cause is

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Pediatric

Which of the following postoperative treatments decreases the risk for deep venous thrombosis?

ADVANCED General

A 68-year-old man has a permanent DVI pacemaker that has been functioning appropriately. Which of the following is most likely to cause conversion to VOO pacing?

ADVANCED General Cardiac

Which of the following is a known effect of propofol?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

The tracing indicates that the pacemaker generator is

ADVANCED General Cardiac

Fresh frozen plasma is indicated in each of the following situations EXCEPT

BASIC Transfusions & Fluids

Which of the following statements concerning use of temperature-corrected blood gas measurement (pH-stat) during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass is true?

ADVANCED Cardiac

A 38-year-old woman with B-positive blood requires immediate blood transfusion during abdominal hysterectomy. No B-positive blood is available; O-negative blood is used. Three minutes after starting transfusion of packed red blood cells, the patient develops tachycardia, bronchospasm, and hypotension. Which of the following is the most likely cause?


An 18-year-old patient with hemophilia A is scheduled for inguinal hernia repair. Preoperatively, factor VIII concentration is 60% of normal. The most appropriate management is administration of