10 Random Questions


Which of the following statements concerning variable decelerations of fetal heart rate is true?


Reduction of fire hazards during laser surgery of the airway is best accomplished by use of

ADVANCED Equipment & Physics General

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

ADVANCED Pediatric

The portion of the infant airway with the smallest cross-sectional area occurs at the level of the

ADVANCED Pediatric

A healthy 30-year-old woman is undergoing laparoscopy with carbon dioxide insufflation under nitrous oxide 50% in oxygen, isoflurane 0.5%, fentanyl 150 u.g, and controlled ventilation. During the first 15 minutes of the procedure, blood pressure decreases 30%. The most likely cause is


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

A 38-year-old woman with hyperthyroidism is undergoing open reduction and internal fixation of a fractured humerus with isoflurane anesthesia. Intraoperatively her heart rate increases to 120 bpm with occasional premature ventricular contractions. The most appropriate therapy at this time is to

ADVANCED General

Which of the following statements concerning interscalene brachial plexus block is true?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following physiologic changes occurs with immersion in water during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy?

ADVANCED General

Numbness and tingling on the lateral aspect of the thigh 24 hours after uneventful vaginal delivery is most likely a complication of

ADVANCED OB