10 Random Questions


During apneic oxygenation (FiO2 1.0) through a rigid bronchoscope

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

A 50-year-old woman notes loss of sensation in the medial lower leg 24 hours after vaginal hysterectomy in the lithotomy position. Which of the following nerves is most likely to be injured?


In a patient with a history of grand mal seizures, which of the following is most useful in distinguishing a seizure from normal anesthetic emergence?


A patient is placed in the prone jackknife position for lumbar subarachnoid injection of tetracaine 10 mg in 10 ml of preservative-free sterile water. Which of the following results is most likely?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

In clinical anesthesia practice, the term "informed consent" is best described as a legal concept in which patients

BASIC General

A 45-year-old man is scheduled for exploratory laparotomy. Six months ago, he received doxorubicin (Adriamycin) therapy for testicular cancer. This patient is at increased risk for

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

In this diagram of a circle system, an increase in dead space is most likely to result from placement of the pressure relief valve at location

BASIC Equipment & Physics

During use of the ventilator on an anesthesia machine, positive pressure is noted on the airway pressure gauge during exhalation. Positive end-expiratory pressure has not been purposefully added to the breathing circuit. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Inhibition of labor by terbutaline causes each of the following maternal side effects EXCEPT

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics OB

If both recurrent laryngeal nerves were severed during a difficult thyroidectomy for cancer, the most likely finding would be

ADVANCED Regional & Pain