10 Random Questions


In the supraclavicular region, the brachial plexus


Which of the following is the most appropriate drug to treat hypotension in patients with asymmetric septal hypertrophy (IHSS)?

ADVANCED Cardiac

A 26-year-old man is in the ICU one hour after sustaining a displaced cervical fracture at the level of C7-8 in a diving accident. Each of the following findings is consistent with this patient's injury EXCEPT


Which of the following is a side effect of beta-adrenergic blockade?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

In a patient taking a beta-adrenergic blocker, the drug most likely to produce atrioventricular junctional block is

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

With respect to mechanical ventilation, which of the following statements concerning the portion of tidal volume known as compression volume is true?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

A 20-year-old patient undergoes a thoracic vertebral stabilization procedure six hours after sustaining an acute transection of the spinal cord at T4. The risks of general anesthesia are greater in this patient than in a patient with an intact spinal cord because of


Five hours after intramuscular administration of morphine 15 mg to a healthy 80-kg man, residual effects are best demonstrated by measuring the


Which of the following statements concerning use of amitriptyline to treat chronic pain is true?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

As part of a preoperative evaluation, a patient had a thallium scan showing a 'cold spot' over the left ventricle that occurs with moderate exercise and disappears at rest. This most likely indicates

BASIC General Cardiac