In a patient with ventricular fibrillation refractory to repeated attempts at defibrillation and epinephrine administration, the most appropriate management is administration of
Which of the following would be most likely to result in neonatal depression when administered to a healthy parturient during an uncomplicated labor and vaginal delivery?
(A) Nitrous oxide 60% in oxygen supplemented with halothane 0.5% for 10 minutes before delivery
(B) Ketamine 20 mg intravenously 30 minutes before delivery
(C) Meperidine 100 mg intramuscularly 2 hours before delivery
(D) Thiopental 100 mg intravenously 30 minutes before delivery
(E) Nitrous oxide 60% in oxygen supplemented with enflurane 0.7% for 10 minutes before delivery
A 65-year-old man has a history of alcohol abuse. Which of the following preoperative serum concentrations would provide the best assessment of synthetic hepatic function?
Compared with the response of a normal patient, administration of a bolus dose of pancuronium (0.15 mg/kg) to a patient with cirrhosis and ascites would be associated with