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10 Random Questions

Which of the following is a side effect of beta-adrenergic blockade?

(A) Cerebral vasodilation
(B) Decreased left ventricular filling pressures
(C) Hypokalemia
(D) Increased airway resistance
(E) Uterine relaxation

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

(A) decreased cardiac output
(B) decreased minute ventilation
(C) increased functional residual capacity
(D) right-to-left intracardiac shunt
(E) use of a more soluble agent

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
(C) poor function of laryngeal reflexes
(D) postoperative pulmonary complications
(E) succinylcholine-induced hyperkalemia

ADVANCED Pediatric

Depression of cerebral oxygen requirements below the level required to create an isoelectric EEG can be achieved by

(A) administration of isoflurane
(B) administration of nimodipine
(C) barbiturate coma
(D) hyperventilation
(E) hypothermia

BASIC Neuro

The most medial of the following components in the antecubital fossa is the

(A) brachial artery
(B) brachioradialis muscle
(C) cephalic vein
(D) median nerve
(E) radial nerve

BASIC Regional & Pain

A 64-year-old man with diabetes mellitus well controlled with NPH insulin undergoes lower extremity revascularization. Following administration of protamine 10 mg, the patient has facial flushing and blood pressure of 60/30 mmHg. The most appropriate initial step in management is administration of which of the following drugs?

(A) Diphenhydramine
(B) Epinephrine
(C) Hydrocortisone
(D) Norepinephrine
(E) Phenylephrine

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics General

Compared with thiopental, methohexital is characterized by

(A) better absorption after rectal administration
(B) greater protein binding
(C) greater hepatic clearance
(D) larger volume of distribution
(E) more complete biotransformation

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following statements concerning cerebral vasospasm following intracranial hemorrhage is true?

(A) It is accompanied by paradoxical intracranial hypotension
(B) It responds to nitroprusside therapy
(C) It persists more than 48 hours after hemorrhage
(D) It is exacerbated by intravascular volume expansion
(E) It is confirmed by ST-T wave changes in the absence of myocardial ischemia

A woman is in labor at 40 weeks' gestation and the fetus is in breech presentation. Which of the following will provide adequate uterine relaxation for vaginal delivery?

(A) Spinal anesthesia
(B) Epidural anesthesia
(C) Halothane anesthesia
(D) Pudendal nerve block
(E) Magnesium sulfate

ADVANCED OB

In treating arterial hypertension in a patient with a head injury, the agent LEAST likely to increase intracranial pressure is

(A) hydralazine
(B) nitroprusside
(C) nitroglycerin
(D) trimethaphan
(E) halothane

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Neuro