10 Random Questions


Fentanyl-induced bradycardia is

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

In patients who have undergone cardiopulmonary bypass, administration of milrinone is most likely to result in an increase in which of the following?

ADVANCED Cardiac

An infant with congenital lobar emphysema is scheduled for thoracotomy. Which of the following should be included in the anesthetic management of this infant?

ADVANCED Pediatric

A 55-year-old man who is scheduled to undergo carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has a persistent myocardial filling defect at three hours on a dipyridamole-thallium scan. Which of the following statements is correct?

ADVANCED General Cardiac

A patient with end-stage renal disease has prolonged ventilatory depression after administration of morphine. The most likely cause is increased

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following is the best method of pacing to improve cardiac output in a patient with third-degree heart block?

ADVANCED General Cardiac

A previously healthy, 60-kg, 17-year-old boy is undergoing emergency surgery for a gunshot wound involving the iliac vein. Ventilation is controlled with a tidal volume of 700 ml/breath, rate of 10/min, and peak inspiratory pressure of 30 cmH2O. Body temperature is normal. The most likely cause of an end-tidal carbon dioxide partial pressure of 16 mmHg is

BASIC General

A 25-year-old man with known rheumatic heart disease is being evaluated in the critical care unit. Despite decreasing cardiac output, mixed venous blood from a pulmonary artery catheter shows an increase in Sv02. Which of the following is the most likely cause?


Carbon dioxide retention first occurs when the ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second to vital capacity (FEV1/VC) decreases below

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment of methemoglobinemia prior to emergency surgery?

BASIC General