10 Random Questions


A 32-year-old woman sustains an injury to the left recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy, Which of the following is the most likely postoperative finding?


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

ADVANCED Pediatric

A patient is bleeding excessively after routine transurethral resection of the prostate. Re-exploration discloses diffuse oozing. The most appropriate management is administration of

ADVANCED General

A 57-year-old man with hepatocellular disease is scheduled to undergo a colectomy for colon cancer. Preoperative laboratory studies show a plasma albumin concentration of 2.4 g/dl (normal = 3.5 to 5.5 g/dl); prothrombin time is 16 sec (control 12 sec). Which of the following statements concerning the anesthetic management of this patient is true?

BASIC General

The sudden onset of pulmonary edema can be caused by each of the following EXCEPT

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care

Each of the following statements about the anatomy of the autonomic nervous system is true EXCEPT:

BASIC General

In patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension, magnesium sulfate is most likely to

ADVANCED OB

The physiologic function most likely to be spared when a local anesthetic differential nerve block is administered is

ADVANCED Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Regional & Pain

Myofascial pain is an example of

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

Which of the following drugs has the shortest elimination half-life?

BASIC Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics