10 Random Questions


A patient with lumbar disk disease requires lumbar epidural injection of a corticosteroid for control of low back pain. Which of the following statements concerning this treatment is true?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Arterial pressure in the radial artery is 155/70 mmHg measured by a correctly calibrated catheter-transducer system. At the same time, aortic pressure is 140/75 mmHg using a high-fidelity catheter tip transducer. The most likely cause of this discrepancy is

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Which of the following is the most important function of temperature compensation in anesthetic vaporizers?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Which of the following findings on the left is most likely to be associated with an increased risk of complications with cannulation of the left internal jugular vein compared with cannulation of the right internal jugular vein?

ADVANCED General

Pulmonary artery diastolic pressure increases acutely from 10 to 20 mmHg in a 28-year-old man undergoing cervical laminectomy in the sitting position. The most appropriate first step in the management of this patient is to


With an interscalene brachial plexus block

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which the following findings is most hazardous in premature infants?

ADVANCED Pediatric

A 46-year-old man is scheduled for repair of an inguinal hernia. Six years ago, he had an episode of malignant hyperthermia during cholecystectomy. Which of the following is the most appropriate perioperative management?

BASIC General Regional & Pain

Preoperative administration of an alpha-adrenergic blocker for 10 days to patients with pheochromocytoma will decrease

ADVANCED General

In normal tissue, which property of drugs has the greatest effect on the speed of onset of a local anesthetic?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics