10 Random Questions


A 70-kg patient with no acute bleeding has a preoperative platelet count of 40,000/mm3. Following preoperative transfusion of platelets 10 units, the predicted platelet count would be

BASIC Transfusions & Fluids

A 72-year-old woman is somnolent one day after left carotid endarterectomy. She has smoked 2 packs of cigarettes daily for 50 years. Six weeks ago, she underwent right carotid endarterectomy. At this time, arterial blood gases while breathing room air are PO2, 45 mmHg, PCO2, 60 mmHg, and pH 7.30. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the increased PCO2?

ADVANCED General

The laryngeal mask airway


Nausea and vomiting in pediatric outpatients are

ADVANCED Pediatric

Which of the following findings is an early indication of cyanide toxicity?


Each of the following indicates a hemolytic transfusion reaction in an anesthetized patient EXCEPT

ADVANCED Transfusions & Fluids

A 65-year-old woman has respiratory distress and loss of consciousness immediately following superficial and deep cervical plexus block for right carotid endarterectomy. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following drugs exerts a vasoconstrictor effect by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine at the neuronal synapse?

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following EEG findings is expected during maintenance anesthesia with high-dose fentanyl (50 ju-g/kg), nitrous oxide, and oxygen?


The speed of induction of anesthesia with an inhalational agent is increased by

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics