10 Random Questions


A bilateral superior laryngeal nerve block performed to facilitate fiberoptic intubation will provide anesthesia of the

BASIC General Regional & Pain

A 68-year-old man has signs of a coagulopathy after receiving 10 units of packed erythrocytes during emergency repair of a leaking abdominal aortic aneurysm. The most likely cause is

ADVANCED Transfusions & Fluids General

A 6-year-old boy with spina bifida and a chronic indwelling urinary catheter has severe hypotension and hypoxemia during augmentation cystoplasty. Which of the following is the most likely cause?


Which of the following is the most common initial manifestation of malignant hyperthermia?

BASIC General

Which of the following neurophysiologic monitoring modalities is LEAST affected by administration of volatile anesthetic agents?

BASIC Equipment & Physics

Which of the following statements regarding innervation of the upper extremity is true?

ADVANCED Regional & Pain

A patient who had liver transplantation two years ago now requires general anesthesia for ENT surgery. Minimal rejection has occurred on a regimen of cyclosporine and prednisone. Which of the following is most likely?

ADVANCED General

A 65-year-old man has a history of alcohol abuse. Which of the following preoperative serum concentrations would provide the best assessment of synthetic hepatic function?

BASIC General

A 55-year-old woman receiving chronic dialysis for renal failure comes to the emergency department with a perforated viscus. She has chest pain. Heart rate is 124 bpm, blood pressure is 90/60 mmHg, and respiratory rate is 18/min. Surgery is to be performed within the hour. Which of the following best describes this patient's ASA physical status classification?


Compared with a person of normal weight, which of the following findings are most likely on pulmonary function testing of a patient with morbid obesity? (FVC, FEV/FVC, FRC, A-a DO2)?

ADVANCED Respiratory & Critical Care