10 Random Questions


A 50-year-old woman develops stridor 10 hours after undergoing thyroidectomy. The most appropriate management is administration of which of the following drugs?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care General

Postoperatively, a patient is being mechanically ventilated by a constant-flow, pressure-cycled ventilator with the following initial settings: inspiratory/expiratory (I/E) ratio of 1:2, peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) of 25 cmH2O, and rate of 10/min. One hour later, the I/E ratio is 1:4. Which of the following would ensure that the minute ventilation is the same as that initially set?

BASIC Equipment & Physics Respiratory & Critical Care

A multigravid woman is receiving oxytocin by infusion for augmentation of labor. Fetal heart rate is 190 bpm with beat-to-beat variability of 6 to 8 bpm. The most appropriate immediate action would be to

ADVANCED OB

Which of the following is more likely to occur with use of trimethaphan to induce hypotension than with use of nitroprusside?


Each of the following affects the induction dose of thiopental EXCEPT

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Following induction of anesthesia with sufentanil and pancuronium, a patient with left main coronary artery disease has a decrease in blood pressure from 110/70 to 60/40 mmHg. There is no change in heart rate or ECG. The most appropriate management of the hypotension is administration of


A 54-year-old woman who is scheduled to undergo emergency exploratory laparotomy takes warfarin sodium for anticoagulation. Prothrombin time is 19 sec (control 12 sec). Which of the following agents is most appropriate to reverse the effects of warfarin?

BASIC Transfusions & Fluids

A patient has seizure activity 30 seconds after injection of 0.25% bupivacaine 2 ml with epinephrine 1:200,000 for stellate ganglion block. The most likely cause is

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Spinal anesthesia at a T6 sensory level is most likely to improve cardiac output in patients with

BASIC Cardiac Regional & Pain

Which of the lines shown in the graph illustrates the relationship of hematocrit and oxygen transport?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care