10 Random Questions


Which of the following will have the LEAST effect on the shape of the autoregulatory curve for cerebral blood flow?


Phantom limb pain is an example of which of the following types of pain?


Spontaneously breathing enflurane at 1 MAC causes increased

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Intractable pain due to unresectable pancreatic carcinoma is most effectively treated with

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

After inflation of both the tracheal and endobronchial cuffs of a left-sided double-lumen tube, the following are noted on auscultation of the chest: Left lumen clamped --> Breath sounds absent bilaterally; Right lumen clamped --> Breath sounds present on left only; Both lumens open --> Breath sounds present on left only. The most appropriate action is to

BASIC Equipment & Physics

The five curves shown represent the uptake of enflurane, desflurane, halothane, isoflurane, and nitrous oxide. Which uptake curve best depicts desflurane?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following is an effect of clonidine?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A patient who is scheduled for a gastrectomy had abnormal liver function tests for four days following a prior cholecystectomy. In your consultation note, you should

BASIC General

Epidural block is safer at the L3-L4 interspace than at the T12-L1 interspace because of the location of the

BASIC Regional & Pain

A patient who is paraplegic secondary to spinal cord transection at T3 develops bradycardia and facial flushing during a nephrectomy under general anesthesia with nitrous oxide, fentanyl, and atracurium. The most likely cause of this response is

ADVANCED General