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10 Random Questions

Which of the following decreases the risk for burns during electrocauterization?

(A) Conductive flooring
(B) Grounding of the patient to the operating table
(C) Increased resistance at the return electrode
(D) Isolation of the current output of the electrosurgical unit
(E) Placement of the return electrode at a distance from the surgical site

BASIC Equipment & Physics

A patient is scheduled for right pneumonectomy. A left-sided double-lumen endobronchial tube is inserted. After the endobronchial side is clamped and both cuffs are inflated, breath sounds are heard only on the left. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

(A) Herniation of the endobronchial cuff over the carina
(B) Occlusion of the right upper lobe bronchus
(C) Placement of the endobronchial lumen in the left mainstem bronchus
(D) Placement of the endobronchial lumen in the right mainstem bronchus
(E) Placement of the endobronchial lumen in the trachea

ADVANCED General Respiratory & Critical Care

Which of the following is a sign of cyclosporine toxicity?

(A) Abnormal hepatic enzyme activity
(B) Decreased hemoglobin concentration
(C) Increased serum creatinine concentration
(D) Nodular density on radiograph of the chest
(E) ST-T wave changes on ECG

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

During liver transplantation, venovenous bypass from the femoral and portal veins to the axillary vein during cross-clamping of the inferior vena cava

(A) decreases urine output
(B) prevents hypothermia
(C) prevents metabolic acidosis
(D) requires heparinization
(E) supports cardiac output

ADVANCED General

Which of the following is the most likely effect of intramuscular ketamine used for induction of anesthesia in a 2-year-old child undergoing elective surgery?

(A) Bronchoconstriction
(B) Decreased heart rate
(C) Decreased intracranial pressure
(D) Increased salivation
(E) Respiratory depression

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Pediatric

Which of the following is the most likely finding in the affected extremity during the acute stage of reflex sympathetic dystrophy?

(A) Dermatomal distribution of pain
(B) Hypesthesia
(C) Increased growth of hair and nails
(D) Localized edema
(E) Radiographic evidence of osteoporosis

In treating arterial hypertension in a patient with a head injury, the agent LEAST likely to increase intracranial pressure is

(A) hydralazine
(B) nitroprusside
(C) nitroglycerin
(D) trimethaphan
(E) halothane

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Neuro

A patient is placed in the prone jackknife position for lumbar subarachnoid injection of tetracaine 10 mg in 10 ml of preservative-free sterile water. Which of the following results is most likely?

(A) Respiratory insufficiency
(B) Sensory and motor block at T4-S1
(C) Sensory and motor block at L1-S5
(D) Sensory loss without motor block at L1-S5
(E) Sensory and motor block at S3-S5

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following is the most effective treatment of shivering following general anesthesia?

(A) Administration of droperidol
(B) Administration of morphine
(C) Administration of midazolam
(D) Administration of warm intravenous fluids
(E) Skin-surface warming

BASIC General

Which of the following is decreased by alkalinization of a 1.5% lidocaine solution?

(A) Concentration of free base
(B) Dose required for anesthesia
(C) Duration of anesthesia
(D) Intracellular concentration of ionized lidocaine
(E) Time to onset of anesthesia

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Regional & Pain