10 Random Questions


Which of the following is the most likely effect of intramuscular ketamine used for induction of anesthesia in a 2-year-old child undergoing elective surgery?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Pediatric

Equipment that is attached to a patient should have leakage current no greater than

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Which of the following drugs increases cerebral blood flow while decreasing cerebral metabolic rate?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Neuro

A patient with a fasting blood glucose concentration of 100 mg/dL undergoes a four-hour operation under general anesthesia without intraoperative administration of glucose. On emergence the most likely finding will be

ADVANCED General

Which of the following is characteristic of low back pain associated with myofascial pain syndrome but not of pain associated with a herniated lumbar disk?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following drugs used to produce or reverse muscle relaxation has the greatest prolongation of action in a patient with end-stage renal disease?


During craniotomy in the sitting position, end-tidal carbon dioxide tension suddenly decreases. Ventilatory excursion of the chest is normal. Further evaluation is most likely to show a decrease in

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care Neuro

Which of the following perioperative interventions decreases the risk for renal insufficiency in patients undergoing aortic aneurysm repair?

ADVANCED General

After inserting a left-sided double-lumen endotracheal tube, both cuffs are inflated. When the right (tracheal) lumen is clamped, breath sounds are heard only in the lower right lung field. When the left (bronchial) lumen is clamped, breath sounds are heard over the entire left lung field. Where is the tube positioned?


The principal rationale for the use of warmed humidified inspired anesthetic gases in children is to

ADVANCED Equipment & Physics Pediatric