10 Random Questions


Which of the following statements concerning the use of epidural opioids during labor is true?

ADVANCED OB Regional & Pain

The best premedication regimen for a known active narcotic addict would include

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Regional & Pain

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

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Five minutes after initiating one-lung ventilation using a double-lumen endobronchial tube, a 70-year-old patient has a decrease in Sp02 from 99% to 90%. Tidal volume and respiratory rate are unchanged. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy verifies appropriate positioning of the tube. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the desaturation?

ADVANCED General Respiratory & Critical Care

An otherwise healthy 70-year-old man receives 12 units of packed red blood cells for persistent diffuse bleeding during suprapubic prostatectomy. Hemoglobin concentration is 11 g/dL, platelet count is 55,000/mm3, plasma fibrinogen concentration is 180 mg/dL, protime is 14 sec, and partial thromboplastin time is 35 sec. The most appropriate therapy is administration of

ADVANCED Transfusions & Fluids

Which of the following statements about pulmonary function testing is true?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care

A 72-year-old man has massive venous hemorrhage during a radical prostatectomy. Blood pressure decreases from 110/60 to 75/30 mmHg and central venous pressure decreases from 12 to 4 mmHg. PetC02 decreases from 34 to 24 mmHg during constant minute ventilation. The most appropriate next step should be to

ADVANCED General

A 57-year-old man has back pain, a heart rate of 90 bpm, decreased pulse in the left arm, and blood pressure of 200/110 mmHg. During infusion of nitroprusside, heart rate increases to 115 bpm and blood pressure decreases to 140/80 mmHg. The most appropriate management at this time is administration of

ADVANCED General

A 45-year-old man is scheduled for exploratory laparotomy. Six months ago, he received doxorubicin (Adriamycin) therapy for testicular cancer. This patient is at increased risk for

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Bupivacaine is more likely than lidocaine to cause refractory cardiac arrest because bupivacaine

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics