10 Random Questions


If administered prior to induction of anesthesia, which of the following drugs is most likely to cause tachycardia?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following is most indicative of reflex sympathetic dystrophy?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A 90-kg, 59-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is undergoing laparotomy. Mechanical ventilation is being carried out with a fresh gas flow of 2 L/min at a rate of 16/min and tidal volume of 900 ml; I:E ratio is 1:2.5. PaCO2 remains greater than 50 mmHg. Preoperative PaCO2, was normal. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care General

One day after a vaginal hysterectomy under epidural anesthesia, a patient has numbness and inability to dorsiflex the right foot. Her legs were placed in leg holders during the operation. The most likely cause is

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following relationships is indicated by the curve illustrated in the graph shown?


Anesthesia for vaginal delivery is provided by block of spinal segments


Which of the following produces falsely high Sp02?


Which of the following is most likely to occur during deliberate hypotension with trimethaphan?


The EKG rhythm shown developed during cholecystectomy in a 62-year-old man who had a myocardial infarction and is taking atenolol. The drug of choice for treating this arrhythmia is

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics General

A 43-year-old man has been hoarse for two weeks since undergoing anterior cervical fusion at C7-8 for treatment of a herniated disk. Laryngoscopy shows paralysis of the right vocal cord. Which of the following is the most likely cause?