10 Random Questions


A 45-year-old patient with chronic alcoholism develops jaundice four days after a cholecystectomy under halothane/morphine general anesthesia. Bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase are elevated, but ALT is only slightly above normal. All values were within normal limits preoperatively. The most likely cause of jaundice is

ADVANCED General

Perception of pain from cutaneous sources involves each of the following EXCEPT

BASIC Regional & Pain

In this diagram of a circle system, an increase in dead space is most likely to result from placement of the pressure relief valve at location

BASIC Equipment & Physics

A patient who is receiving ventilatory support after coronary artery bypass grafting has a PaO2 of 132 mmHg, a PaCO2 of 19 mmHg, and a pH of 7.57. Which of the following is most likely to result from this level of hypocarbia?

ADVANCED Neuro Cardiac

Cerebral blood flow is decreased by each of the following EXCEPT

BASIC Neuro

Which of the lines shown in the graph illustrates the relationship of hematocrit and oxygen transport?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

Metoclopramide acts to

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A 75-year-old man received an uneventful epidural anesthetic for total knee arthroplasty. Twenty-four hours later he has a painless flaccid paralysis in both legs. This clinical presentation is most consistent with

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A 50-year-old patient undergoes subtotal thyroidectomy for Graves' disease. In the immediate postoperative period, he has marked hoarseness but no stridor. The most likely cause of the hoarseness is trauma to the

ADVANCED General

Compared with general anesthesia, epidural anesthesia for hip arthroplasty is associated with