10 Random Questions


After an uncomplicated cesarean delivery, a full-term neonate has intermittent cyanosis. Diaphragmatic effort is vigorous and respiratory distress is relieved while crying. The most likely diagnosis is

ADVANCED Pediatric

Each of the following factors decreases uterine blood flow EXCEPT

ADVANCED OB

Which of the following findings on the left is most likely to be associated with an increased risk of complications with cannulation of the left internal jugular vein compared with cannulation of the right internal jugular vein?

ADVANCED General

The two E oxygen cylinders on an anesthesia machine have pressure readings of 1100 psi each. At an oxygen flow of 3 L/min, there will be sufficient oxygen for approximately

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Which of the following is the most appropriate management of decreased cardiac output in patients with isolated aortic insufficiency?

ADVANCED Cardiac

Pulmonary artery diastolic pressure increases acutely from 10 to 20 mmHg in a 28-year-old man undergoing cervical laminectomy in the sitting position. The most appropriate first step in the management of this patient is to


A patient has sudden cardiopulmonary arrest five minutes after retrobulbar block with 0.75% bupivacaine 2 ml with hyaluronidase for ophthalmologic surgery. No premonitory changes were noted on the pulse oximeter. The most likely cause is


A patient being mechanically ventilated in the ICU requires wound debridement twice daily. Each of the following agents would be appropriate for induction of brief general anesthesia EXCEPT

BASIC General

A 26-year-old man is in the ICU one hour after sustaining a displaced cervical fracture at the level of C7-8 in a diving accident. Each of the following findings is consistent with this patient's injury EXCEPT


During nitrous oxide anesthesia, which of the following expands most rapidly?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics