A celiac plexus block effectively relieves pain at which of the following sites?
(A) Abdominal viscera above the pelvis
(B) Parietal peritoneum above the pelvis
(C) Pelvic parietal peritoneum
(D) Pelvic viscera
(E) Visceral pleura
A
An acutely ill 65-year-old man with sepsis has severe hypophosphatemia. Which of the following is most likely to result from this electrolyte disorder?
(B) is caused by direct suppression of platelet production
(C) is immunologically mediated
(D) is diagnosed by peripheral blood smear
(E) occurs only with larger intravenous doses of heparin
C
An obese patient and a lean patient receive halothane for the same duration and at the same inspired tension. Postoperatively, the obese patient would demonstrate
A 70-kg patient with no acute bleeding has a preoperative platelet count of 40,000/mm3. Following preoperative transfusion of platelets 10 units, the predicted platelet count would be