10 Random Questions


In patients homozygous for atypical pseudocholinesterase, which of the following best explains the prolonged action of succinylcholine?


Which of the following is the most important function of temperature compensation in anesthetic vaporizers?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

A healthy 60-kg 52-year-old woman undergoing reduction mammoplasty is anesthetized with isoflurane and oxygen, and deliberate hypotension to 80/40 mmHg is induced with nitroprusside. Urine output through an indwelling urethral catheter has been 10 mL during the past hour. You should now

BASIC General

Which of the following anesthetic techniques is most appropriate for a woman in the second stage of labor?

ADVANCED OB Regional & Pain

Six months after repair of a lacerated peroneal nerve, a patient has electric-shock-like pain when pressure is applied to the middle of the gastrocnemius muscle. The most appropriate initial management is

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following statements concerning pulmonary function in patients with pulmonary fibrosis is true?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care

A patient receiving mechanical ventilation with oxygen 60% postoperatively has a PaO2 of 160 mmHg and a PaCO2 of 38 mmHg. One hour later, with mechanical ventilation unchanged, the PaO2 is 150 mmHg and PaCO2 is 48 mmHg. The most likely cause of these changes is

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care General

During an inguinal hernia repair, a newborn infant will have a larger fluid requirement (in milliliters per kilogram) than an adult because of relatively greater

ADVANCED Pediatric

Which of the following laboratory studies is the best indicator of reversal of the effects of warfarin?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A patient has decreased lung compliance and hypoxemia after a 30-minute episode of laryngospasm following extubation. The most likely cause is

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care General