10 Random Questions


During the first stage of labor, the pain of uterine contractions and cervical dilatation is transmitted via the spinal cord segments

ADVANCED OB

Which of the following is more likely to occur with use of trimethaphan to induce hypotension than with use of nitroprusside?


An adult patient with atrial fibrillation develops pulseless ventricular tachycardia wfiile undergoing synchronized electirical cardioversion. Which of the following is the most appropriate management?

BASIC General Cardiac

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

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Proper handling of oxygen cylinders includes

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Which of the following is most effective for maintaining core body temperature in an adult during general anesthesia for foot surgery?


The capnographic tracing is from a 2-month-old infant anesthetized using a pediatric circle system and mask at a fresh gas flow of 4 L/min. The sampling port is in the elbow connector. This tracing indicates

BASIC Equipment & Physics Pediatric

A computer program for hemodynamic calculations has the following input values: body surface area, arterial blood pressure, heart rate, pulmonary artery occlusion pressure, pulmonary artery pressure, and cardiac output. Each of the following values can be derived with this program EXCEPT

BASIC Respiratory & Critical Care

A patient whose trachea is intubated develops partial airway obstruction two hours after induction of fentanyl, nitrous oxide, oxygen anesthesia. The anesthesiologist discontinues the nitrous oxide and controls ventilation, and there is gradual improvement during the next hour. No evidence of a respiratory disorder is found at the conclusion of the anesthetic. Which of the following is most likely?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

When inspired anesthetic gases are humidified