10 Random Questions


A 35-year-old woman receiving isoflurane anesthesia suddenly develops tachycardia, hypertension, and multifocal ventricular ectopy during dissection of a pheochromocytoma. Each of the following would be appropriate treatment EXCEPT


Each of the following would be expected in an otherwise healthy 165-kg woman undergoing cholecystectomy EXCEPT

ADVANCED General

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


A 33-year-old primigravid woman with myasthenia gravis, well-controlled with pyridostigmine, is in labor with the cervix dilated 7 cm. She has a headache and feels very nervous. Blood pressure is 160/115 mmHg, she has 3+ pitting edema, and urinalysis shows 4+ protein. Appropriate management of her labor should include

ADVANCED OB

An 80-kg, 70-year-old woman is scheduled for a mastectomy. She has a history of congestive heart failure treated with digoxin 0.25 mg daily. Preoperative examination shows a sinus rhythm at 80 bpm and blood pressure of 110/70 mmHg. Laboratory studies show a serum potassium concentration of 4.2 mEq/L and a serum digoxin concentration of 1.5 mcg/ml. Five minutes after induction of general anesthesia, ventricular bigeminy is noted; blood pressure is 85/65 mmHg, SpO2 is 97%, and PetCO2, is 20 mmHg. Which of the following is the most appropriate management?

ADVANCED General

The decreased duration of action of an intravenous dose of fentanyl compared with an intravenous dose of morphine is best explained by

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A 32-year-old man is scheduled for hernia repair. He underwent heart transplantation for cardiomyopathy five years ago. Which of the following findings is most likely?

ADVANCED General Cardiac

A decreased dose of sodium thiopental is administered to patients in hypovolemic shock primarily because


The concentration effect is greater with nitrous oxide than with the volatile anesthetics because nitrous oxide


A 157 cm (5 ft 2 in), 180-kg, 40-year-old woman has a PaO2 of 65 mmHg, a PaCO2 of 38 mmHg, and a pH of 7.43 while breathing room air preoperatively. The most likely cause of these values is

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care