10 Random Questions


Which of the following is the most likely cause of postural headache following spinal anesthesia?


A 33-year-old primigravid woman with myasthenia gravis, well-controlled with pyridostigmine, is in labor with the cervix dilated 7 cm. She has a headache and feels very nervous. Blood pressure is 160/115 mmHg, she has 3+ pitting edema, and urinalysis shows 4+ protein. Appropriate management of her labor should include

ADVANCED OB

A patient is anesthetized using an inhaled anesthetic with a blood/gas partition coefficient of 13.0. Recovery time depends primarily on

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

The twitch responses shown are from a healthy 80-kg patient anesthetized with fentanyl and nitrous oxide. Relaxant drugs X and Y are most likely

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics

Which of the following is the best initial treatment of anaphylaxis that occurs during general anesthesia?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics General

Which of the following statements best describes the decrease in cerebral metabolic rate that occurs with administration of volatile anesthetics?


Normal pregnancy is associated with a decrease in each of the following EXCEPT

ADVANCED OB

A successful ankle block for transmetatarsal amputation of the first and second toes should include each of the following nerves EXCEPT the

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

The last muscle to be affected by an interscalene brachial plexus block is the

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

An obese patient and a lean patient receive halothane for the same duration and at the same inspired tension. Postoperatively, the obese patient would demonstrate

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics