10 Random Questions


Which Mapleson breathing circuit permits the LEAST amount of fresh gas inflow to prevent rebreathing during spontaneous ventilation?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Block of the superficial cervical plexus is performed at which location?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A 5-month-old infant with tetralogy of Fallot is scheduled for elective inguinal herniorrhaphy. Which of the following would require the operation to be postponed?

ADVANCED Pediatric Cardiac

In a patient who is breathing spontaneously, the work of breathing increases with each of the following EXCEPT


Which of the following is most reliable for treatment of cerebral artery vasospasm associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage?


Which of the following interventions is most effective in preventing neurologic injury resulting from global cerebral ischemia?

ADVANCED Neuro

A 23-year-old man who is receiving his first anesthetic has not resumed spontaneous ventilation two hours after receiving succinylcholine. The train-of-four monitor shows no twitch response. Which of the following is the most likely cholinesterase genotype in this patient?

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics General

Appropriate anesthetic management of a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy includes each of the following EXCEPT


A patient with lumbar disk disease requires lumbar epidural injection of a corticosteroid for control of low back pain. Which of the following statements concerning this treatment is true?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A 55-year-old man is undergoing craniotomy in the sitting position. Mean arterial pressure is 75 mmHg; arterial blood gas values are PaCO2 41 mmHg and pH 7.37. End-tidal CO2 is 7 mmHg. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the increased PaCO2 to PetCO2 gradient?

BASIC Equipment & Physics Respiratory & Critical Care