10 Random Questions


In a patient with hypovolemic shock, which of the following factors is the best measure of the overall balance between oxygen supply and demand?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care General

The use of droperidol as a preanesthetic medication has been associated with each of the following EXCEPT

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A 26-year-old woman has persistent uterine bleeding following a normal spontaneous delivery without anesthesia. The uterus is firm on manual examination. Which of the following anesthetics is most appropriate for manual extraction of the placenta?


An isoflurane-specific vaporizer that is 25% full is mistakenly refilled with halothane, and the dial is set at 1.5%. Which of the following statements concerning this situation is true?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

A 72-year-old woman is somnolent one day after left carotid endarterectomy. She has smoked 2 packs of cigarettes daily for 50 years. Six weeks ago, she underwent right carotid endarterectomy. At this time, arterial blood gases while breathing room air are PO2, 45 mmHg, PCO2, 60 mmHg, and pH 7.30. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the increased PCO2?

ADVANCED General

A programmable DVI pacemaker can be inhibited or inactivated by each of the following EXCEPT


During an inguinal hernia repair, a newborn infant will have a larger fluid requirement (in milliliters per kilogram) than an adult because of relatively greater

ADVANCED Pediatric

During open reduction of a tibial fracture, a tourniquet cuff is applied around the proximal thigh and inflated to 300 mmHg. Which of the following is most likely to prevent pain and hypertension caused by the tourniquet?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A patient with end-stage renal disease has prolonged ventilatory depression after administration of morphine. The most likely cause is increased

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

The pin index system

BASIC Equipment & Physics