10 Random Questions


Compared with labetalol for induction of hypotension, nitroprusside is associated with


The Bain circuit

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Optimal ventilation of a newborn with congenital diaphragmatic hernia should consist of

ADVANCED Pediatric

A 55-year-old man has quadriplegia after undergoing suboccipital craniotomy in the sitting position for treatment of acoustic neuroma. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

ADVANCED Neuro

Which of the following is most reliable for treatment of cerebral artery vasospasm associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage?


Which of the following factors is the LEAST important determinant of postdural puncture headache?

ADVANCED OB Regional & Pain

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?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following shaded areas most accurately represents the dead space of a properly functioning circle system?


A normotensive 66-year-old man undergoes total hip arthroplasty. Mean arterial pressure is maintained at 60 mmHg with isoflurane and labetalol; intraoperative FiO2 is 1.0. Eight units of red blood cells are administered intraoperatively because of an injury to the femoral artery. Five days later, the patient develops jaundice. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the jaundice?

BASIC Transfusions & Fluids

Compared with a normal child, which of the following is expected during inhalation induction in a child with a 2:1 left-to-right intracardiac shunt?

ADVANCED General Pediatric