10 Random Questions


Which of the following statements concerning myasthenia gravis is true?

ADVANCED General

A 25-year-old man requires exploratory laparotomy following a motor vehicle accident. He is acutely intoxicated with alcohol. Which of the following is the most likely result of the alcohol ingestion?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics General

An 80-kg, 70-year-old woman is scheduled for a mastectomy. She has a history of congestive heart failure treated with digoxin 0.25 mg daily. Preoperative examination shows a sinus rhythm at 80 bpm and blood pressure of 110/70 mmHg. Laboratory studies show a serum potassium concentration of 4.2 mEq/L and a serum digoxin concentration of 1.5 mcg/ml. Five minutes after induction of general anesthesia, ventricular bigeminy is noted; blood pressure is 85/65 mmHg, SpO2 is 97%, and PetCO2, is 20 mmHg. Which of the following is the most appropriate management?

ADVANCED General

A 70-kg, 47-year-old man is undergoing a repeat coronary artery bypass graft. Following sternotomy, administration of heparin 300 units/kg for anticoagulation increases the activated coagulation time from a baseline of 135 sec to 210 sec. This finding is compatible with

ADVANCED Cardiac

A 75-year-old man received an uneventful epidural anesthetic for total knee arthroplasty. Twenty-four hours later he has a painless flaccid paralysis in both legs. This clinical presentation is most consistent with

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A 70-year-old man with stable angina is scheduled for cataract removal with a retrobulbar block. After injection of 5 ml of 0.75% bupivacaine, heart rate decreases from 90 to 55 bpm, and frequent premature ventricular contractions are noted on the EKG. These changes are most likely caused by

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following is an advantage of a circle system over a Mapleson D system?


Which of the following results in the greatest increase in right-to-left shunting in an infant with cyanotic heart disease?

ADVANCED Pediatric Cardiac

The ECG rhythm shown developed during cholecystectomy in a 62-year-old man who had a myocardial infarction and is taking atenolol. The drug of choice for treating this dysrhythmia is


Compared with a person of normal weight, which of the following findings are most likely on pulmonary function testing of a patient with morbid obesity? (FVC, FEV/FVC, FRC, A-a DO2)?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care