10 Random Questions


A jaundiced patient requires general anesthesia for portocaval shunt. He has a long history of alcohol abuse and is cirrhotic with ascites. Special considerations relevant to induction of anesthesia for this patient include each of the following EXCEPT:


Compared with midazolam, diazepam has which of the following characteristics?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Diplopia following lumbar puncture with a 25-gauge, 3 1/2-inch needle is the result of

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A patient develops urticaria and pruritus while receiving a blood transfusion in the PACU. Blood pressure and heart rate are unchanged from pretransfusion values. The most appropriate action is administration of

BASIC Transfusions & Fluids

Which of the following is associated with the application of a transdermal fentanyl patch?

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Regional & Pain

In a patient receiving an epidural analgesic infusion postoperatively, clear fluid is noted to drip back freely from the epidural catheter. Each of the following findings correctly identifies the associated fluid EXCEPT

ADVANCED Neuro Regional & Pain

To measure the contribution of intrapulmonary shunting to arterial hypoxemia, which of the following measurements are necessary? (Assume normal cardiac output and anatomy.)


A 27-year-old man with chronic renal failure is to undergo revision of an arteriovenous graft. He insists on general anesthesia. Hemodialysis was completed two hours ago, and serum potassium concentration is now 5 mEq/L. Which of the following statements concerning anesthetic management of this patient is true?


Nine months after sustaining an injury to the left forearm, a 30-year-old woman has diffuse, burning pain on the anterior aspect of the forearm and posterior aspect of the hand and discoloration of the skin in the affected areas. The patient should be informed that

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A 70-year-old man sustains injuries to both carotid bodies during bilateral carotid endarterectomies performed four days apart. Two hours after the second procedure, the patient is breathing room air in the PACU. Which of the following sets (pH, pCO2, pO2) of arterial blood gas values is LEAST likely?