10 Random Questions


An otherwise healthy 42-year-old woman is referred for management of pain associated with adenocarcinoma of the breast and metastasis to the anterior body of L3. She perceives the pain as moderate and currently takes no pain medication. Her oncologist estimates her life expectancy to be 18 months. The most appropriate initial management is

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following procedures is most specific for diagnosing reflex sympathetic dystrophy in a patient with pain of the lower extremity?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

During nitrous oxide anesthesia, which of the following expands most rapidly?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Compared with the demand-flow intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) system, the continuous-flow IMV system has which of the following characteristics?


Delirium produced by high doses of atropine can be reversed by intravenous injection of

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A patient sustains cardiac arrest while being mechanically ventilated. Which of the following is the most likely effect on PetCO2?

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

In patients with renal failure, which of the following muscle relaxants has the most prolonged elimination half-life?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is undergoing spinal anesthesia to a T6 sensory level. The most pronounced effect on pulmonary function will be a decrease in

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care Regional & Pain

A jaundiced patient requires general anesthesia for portocaval shunt. He has a long history of alcohol abuse and is cirrhotic with ascites. Special considerations relevant to induction of anesthesia for this patient include each of the following EXCEPT:


Which of the following is an effect of ketorolac administered after vaginal hysterectomy?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics