10 Random Questions


Which of the following is an advantage of a circle system over a Mapleson D system?


During surgery with a carbon dioxide laser, which inhaled gas mixture is LEAST likely to promote combustion of the endotracheal tube?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

A 50-year-old patient is undergoing craniotomy for clipping of a cerebral aneurysm with isoflurane, nitrous oxide, and fentanyl anesthesia. At the time of aneurysm exposure, the EEG shows burst suppression. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

ADVANCED Neuro

The plasma concentration of an intravenously administered drug follows the two-compartment kinetic model shown in the graph. Which of the following events is illustrated by the decline in plasma concentration shown at Time #2?


A man with alcoholic cirrhosis and a hemoglobin concentration of 10 g/dl has an intraoperative PaO2 of 75 mmHg at an FiO2 of 0.5. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the low PaO2?

ADVANCED General

Which of the following is a complication of glycine used for irrigation during transurethral resection of the prostate?

ADVANCED General

A 54-year-old man is scheduled for open reduction of a fracture sustained when he jumped from a burning building. The carboxyhemoglobin concentration is 25%. Which of the following is the most reliable indicator of adequate oxygenation during general anesthesia?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

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


The speed of induction of anesthesia with an inhalational agent is increased by

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following statements concerning monitoring of neuromuscular function during general anesthesia is true?

BASIC Equipment & Physics