10 Random Questions


The primary mechanism for pharmacologic reduction of intraoperative blood loss is


Each of the following structures may participate in causing acute bradycardia during strabismus surgery EXCEPT the

BASIC Pediatric General

In an unpremedicated, spontaneously breathing patient, an alveolar halothane concentration of 0.74% in oxygen is consistently associated with

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

The most beneficial effect of continuous positive airway pressure in a newborn with respiratory distress syndrome is

ADVANCED Pediatric

Measurement of which of the following provides the most reliable information about the severity of bronchospasm?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

A 67-year-old man undergoes spinal anesthesia with hyperbaric tetracaine 10 mg for transurethral resection of the prostate. At the end of the 50-minute procedure, the level of anesthesia is T6 and blood pressure is 120/70 mmHg. Within two minutes after transfer to a stretcher, the patient has nausea and blood pressure decreases to 76/42 mmHg. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the acute hypotension?

BASIC Regional & Pain

In an infant, spinal anesthesia to a sensory level of T8 is achieved with tetracaine administered at the L2-3 interspace. Compared with spinal anesthesia to the same sensory level in an adult, this anesthetic is associated with a

ADVANCED Pediatric Regional & Pain

Which of the following is the most important factor affecting the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications?


When compared with a healthy 30-year-old man, which of the following respiratory parameters is decreased in an otherwise healthy 80-year-old man?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

DC shocks of 200 joules applied directly to the heart are likely to

ADVANCED General