10 Random Questions


Which of the following is suggestive of epiglottitis rather than croup?

ADVANCED Pediatric

Which of the following statements concerning postherpetic neuralgia is true?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Forty-eight hours after thoracotomy, a patient's T6-7 epidural catheter is removed and the distal 2 cm is noted to be missing. The patient felt no pain during removal and neurologic examination shows no abnormalities. After informing the patient, which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Compared with a patient without liver disease, a patient with cirrhosis will have

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

During laser microsurgery of the larynx using an endotracheal tube, a fire occurs in the airway. Which of the following is the most appropriate initial management?

BASIC Equipment & Physics General

Each of the following decreases hepatic blood flow EXCEPT

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics General

Following induction of general anesthesia, mask ventilation and the initial attempt at intubation is unsuccessful. Which of the following procedures is most appropriate?

BASIC General

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


A patient with hypokalemic familial periodic paralysis develops weakness of skeletal muscles at the end of an emergency appendectomy under spinal anesthesia. If the weakness is a result of the familial periodic paralysis, which of the following statements is true?


Cyanide toxicity from nitroprusside is unlikely in patients with renal dysfunction because

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics