A 32-year-old woman sustains an injury to the left recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy, Which of the following is the most likely postoperative finding?
(A) Adduction of the left vocal cord at rest
(B) Aphonia
(C) Aspiration caused by glottic incompetency
(D) Impaired coughing
(E) Paralysis of the left cricothyroid muscle
A
A 6-year-old child with severe cerebral palsy is scheduled for general anesthesia. He is at increased risk for each of the following EXCEPT
(A) gastroesophageal reflux
(B) hypersensitivity to central nervous system depressants
A patient is bleeding excessively after routine transurethral resection of the prostate. Re-exploration discloses diffuse oozing. The most appropriate management is administration of
A 57-year-old man with hepatocellular disease is scheduled to undergo a colectomy for colon cancer. Preoperative laboratory studies show a plasma albumin concentration of 2.4 g/dl (normal = 3.5 to 5.5 g/dl); prothrombin time is 16 sec (control 12 sec). Which of the following statements concerning the anesthetic management of this patient is true?
(A) Atracurium will have a prolonged duration of action
(B) The risk for perioperative hyperglycemia is increased
(C) Mivacurium will have a shortened duration of action
(D) The unbound fraction of thiopental will be increased
(E) Vitamin K injection will normalize the prothrombin time