2021.2 Flashcards
A pregnant woman requires a caesarean section delivery within 30 minutes for fetal distress. Her body mass index (BMI) is 26 kg/m2. She has multiple sclerosis with lesions in her brain and spinal cord and receives monthly injections of the disease-modifying drug of ofatumumab. The most appropriate plan for her delivery is
Spinal
CSE
GASpinal
CSE
GA
Spinal
The image below on the left shows a normal central venous pressure (CVP) trace. The CVP trace in the image below on the right is most consistent with
Tricuspid regurg
Mitral stenosis
Mitral regurg
Pericarditis
tamponade
(Apperently Image of TR, although in previous recalls has been reported as a high a wave)
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A 65 year old woman is dyspnoeic after a total hip replacement. A lung ultrasound is performed in the post-anaesthesia care unit, with a still image shown below. The likely cause of the dyspnoea is:
(this picture was in the recall) - lung point
Effusion
Embolism
Pneumothorax
Pneumonia”
Pneumothorax
A 25-year-old male has continued post operative bleeding after an extraction of an impacted third molar tooth under a general anaesthetic. The patient mentions that his father bruises quite easily. His coagulation screen reveals: (Coagulation tests provided). The most likely diagnosis is :
Nil recalled coags
Factor V Leiden
Haemophilia A
Haemophilia B
Von Willebrand’s Disease.
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The cardiac axis of this electrocardiogram is:
(?repeat – no indication of what was shown)
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Findings associated with massive pericardial tamponade include:
Pulsus alternans
Electrical alternans
Electrical alternans
Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is a statistical test to determine
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A 25-year-old ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) physical status classification 1 patient develops seizures five minutes after receiving a brachial plexus block with ropivacaine. Of the following, the most suitable initial intravenous treatment is:
Midazolam
Intralipid
Propofol
Levetiracetam
Phenytoin
Midazolam
A ten year old child (weight 30 kg) presents to the emergency department in status epilepticus. He has received one dose of 15 mg midazolam buccally prior to his arrival. According to Advanced Paediatric Life Supprt, Australia (APLS) guidelines the next drug treatment should be intravenous:
Midazolam
Propofol
Levetriacetam
Phenytoin
Midazolam
An awake patient in the post-anaesthesia care unit complains of breathlessness. The FiO2 is 0.4 via a facemask. An arterial blood gas taken at the time shows PaO2 135 mmHg, PaCO2 48 mmHg, and SpO2 100% The alveolar-arterial gradient (in mmHg) is approximately:
90
110
50
30
FiO2 0.4, paO2 135, pCO2 48
90
A patient undergoing robotic prostatectomy with volume-controlled ventilation has the following ventilatory measurements: (Ventilator parameters given) The static compliance is:
Plateau pressure 32 cmH2O
PEEP 8 cmH2O
AutoPEEP 4 cmH2O
Peak pressure 38 cmH2O
Tidal volume 600mL
20 ml/cmH2O
23 ml/cmH2O
25 ml/cmH2O
30 ml/cmH2O
38 ml/cmH2O
30 ml/cmH2O
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Paediatric patient least likely to have OSA
Down’s syndrome
Spina bifida
Tetralogy of Fallot
Pierre Robin
Ducschene Muscular Dystrophy
Spina bifida
A four-year-old boy with a history of waddling gait, larger than normal calves and frequent falls receives a spontaneously breathing volatile-based anaesthetic with sevoflurane. One hour into the case he develops peaked T waves and then the end-tidal CO2 begins to rise. The most appropriate immediate treatment is to:Temp probe, and go from there
Cool + dantrolene
Stop volatile, cool + dantrolene
Stop volatile, calcium
Stop volatile
Stop volatile, calcium
A patient with known type 3 von Willebrand disease presents with persistent epistaxis. Firstline medical therapy should:
DDAVP
Prothrombinex
Factor VIIa
Factor VIII?
TXA?
Factor VIII?
TXA?
The CRASH-2 trial showed tranexamic acid administration to trauma victims results in a reduction in
A. Decreased mortality
B. Increased mortality
c. Decreased blood product use
D. No change mortality
E. Increased bleeding
A. Decreased mortality
The apical four–chamber view of a transthoracic echocardiogram below shows
?TR Jet
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The diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO) is likely to be decreased with
Sarcoid
Asthma
Obesity
Sarcoid
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Panel of RFTs, normal FEV1, FVC and ratio with reduced dlco
?Obesity hypoventilation
COPD
Pulm HTN
Pulm fibrosis
Pulm HTN
A 45-year-old man has the following results on his blood biochemistry testing: (Liver Function Tests shown). The most likely diagnosis is
(?transanimase up and bilirubin, albumin down)Hepatitis
Alcoholic liver disease
Paracetamol overdose
Cholecystitis
?
Hepcidin production is inhibited in response to
Anaemia
Inflammation
Acute leukemia
Infection
Excess iron stores
Anaemia
High-risk transthoracic echocardiogram findings associated with aortic dissection include all of the following EXCEPT
AR
RV dilatation
Regional wall motion abnormality
Pericardial effusion
RV dilatation
The most likely complication from ultrasound guided left internal jugular central venous line insertion is:
Arterial puncture
Thoracic duct
Pneumothorax
Haemothorax
Arterial puncture
The most common complication of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in adults is:
Bleeding
Vascular damage
Embolism
Inadvertent decannulation
Bleeding
A ten-year-old boy (weight 30 kg) has a displaced distal forearm fracture that requires manipulation and application of plaster. The volume of 0.5% lidocaine (lignocaine) that should be used for intravenous regional anaesthesia (Bier block) is:
6
12
18ml
30
40
18ml
You administer a dose of intravenous indocyanine green to facilitate video-angiography during cerebral aneurysm surgery. The changes in pulse oximetry (SpO2) and cerebral oxygen tissue saturation (SctO2) you expect to see on your monitors are:
Increases NIRS, decreases peripheral
Decreases NIRS, decreases peripheral
No change NIRS, decreases peripheral
Increases NIRS and peripheral
Decreases NIRS, increases peripheral
Increases NIRS, decreases peripheral
The medical laser LEAST likely to cause eye injury is:
CO2
Green light
Lead
? Hol Yag
Green light
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Green handle on laryngoscope blade means:
Re-usable
Single use
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ANZCA recommended cleaning of USS probe/proe preparation before performing a block:
Probe cover only
Low level decontamination and cover ?
High level decontamination and cover
Sterilisation
Low level decontamination and cover ?
Regarding healthcare research, the PICO framework describes:
Stats analysis
Lit review ?
Guide reporting of a study
Lit review ?
A forest plot is a commonly used tool in meta-analysis. It presents
Shows study results and metaanalysis results
Shows study structure and results
Shows study results and metaanalysis results
The image below shows results from non inferiority trials. The trial labelled ‘M’ is best described as:
Not inferior
Superior
Indeterminate
Inferior
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A 76 year old woman who is spontaneously breathing through a tracheostomy tube with an inner cannula becomes acutely breathless. Despite application of high flow oxygen, her respiratory rate is 40 breaths per minute and her SpO2 is 82%. The next most appropriate step in her airway management is to:
Hand bang ventilate
Sit up
Take cuff down
Remove inner cannula
Remove trache
Remove inner cannula
A 26-year-old man is brought into the Emergency Department four hours after an accidental chemical exposure during crop spraying. His clinical signs include bradycardia, vomiting, diarrhoea, coughing, miosis and weakness. A drug which is NOT recommended during his resuscitation and treatment is
Diazepam
Pralidoxime
Glycopyrrolate
Rocuronium
Suxamethonium
Suxamethonium
A 59-year-old lady presents for elective coronary artery graft surgery. She has a pulmonary artery catheter inserted with the waveforms displayed below. Her cardiac output is 4.5 L/min. Her mean pulmonary artery pressure is 33 mmHg. The most likely explanation for the waveforms seen is that she has
MR
AS
MS
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The most common cause of cor pulmonale is
COPD
A 69-year-old woman has a recent onset of dyspnoea and undergoes a right heart catheterisation, with results displayed below. Her pulmonary capillary wedge pressure is 10 mmHg. The most likely diagnosis is:
(in other recalls – waveform showing PAP 74/28 consistently through cycle)
COPD
MR
PE
AS
MS
PE
The condition in which volatile anaesthesia is least appropriate is:
Muscular Dystrophy
Multiple Sclerosis
Myaesthenia gravis
Guillan Barre
Muscular Dystrophy
When performing a brachial plexus block at the level of the axilla, the structure indicated by the arrow is the:
(apparently median nerve?)Median nerve
Radial nerve
Ulnar nerve
Musculocutaneous nerve
Median nerve
When performing cannulation of the median cubital vein the structure that is LEAST likely to be inadvertently punctured or damaged is the:
Ulnar artery
Brachial artery
Median nerve
MCN of forearm
Radial nerve
Radial nerve
A 50-year-old man is admitted with a stroke and undergoes cerebral angiography. The artery marked with an arrow on the angiogram below is the:
Vertebral artery
Basilic artery
Posterior cerebral
Inferior cerebral
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A patient presents for endovascular clot retrieval after experiencing a right hemisensory loss and right homonymous hemianopia. The vessel most likely occluded is the left
Anterior cerebral artery
Anterior inferior cerebellar artery
Posterior cerebral artery
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery
Superior cerebral artery
Posterior cerebral artery
A patient with a history of restless leg syndrome is agitated in the post-anaesthesia care unit. After excluding other causes, the best treatment of the agitation in this patient is:
Midazolam
Olanzepine
Haloperidol
Clozapine
Droperidol
Midazolam
Benzatropine ameliorates the side effects of drugs that antagonise:
-musc
-nic
-d2
-ser
-nadr
D2
A 25-year-old woman is administered two doses of aprepitant for postoperative nausea and vomiting after a sleeve gastrectomy. She normally takes the oral contraceptive pill. You should advise her to use alternative contraception for the next:
3 days
7 days
14 days
28 days
28 days
A trainee becomes aware that a patient they have just anaesthetised for emergency surgery is breastfeeding and seeks your advice regarding recommencement of breast feeding. You advise that breast feeding is contraindicated because during the admission today the patient received:
Tramadol
Codeine
Ketamine
Midazolam
Codeine
You have been asked to provide general anaesthesia for a complex thoracic endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. After the placement of a lumbar drain the recommended safe time before the administration of intravenous heparin is:
30 minutes
1 hours
2 hours
4 hours
1 hours
A derived value from an arterial blood gas sample is:
PO2
PCO2
pH
Base excess
Base excess
An electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormality which is NOT usually associated with severe anorexia nervosa is
Resting tachycardia
Wandering pacemaker
ST depression
T-wave inversion
Prolonged QT
Resting tachycardia
A 30 year old athlete undergoing a knee arthroscopy under general anaesthesia becomes tachycardic intraoperatively. A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is obtained. The most likely diagnosis is:
(apparently delta waves present)AVNRT
AVRT (WPW)
AF
Flutter
AVRT (WPW)
The coagulopathy that can result from intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is due to
Deficiency all hepatic synthesised enzymes
Deficiency II, V, VII, IX
Deficiency II, V, VII, IX
Local anaesthetic-induced myotoxicity is most likely to be associated with
Bier’s block
Adductor canal
Sciatic nerve block
Adductor canal
Stellate ganglion block is NOT contraindicated in patients with
Contralateral phrenic nerve palsy
Glaucoma
Recent MI
Arrythmia
Refractory arrhythmia
Refractory arrhythmia
Painless post-operative visual loss with preserved pupillary reflexes is most likely due to
Retinal detachment
Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy
Corneal abrasion
Posterior ischaemic optic neuropathy
Posterior cerebral ischaemia
Posterior cerebral ischaemia
Sensory innervation of the cornea is by the
Nasociliary nerve
Optic nerve
Trigeminal nerve *
Frontal nerve
Nasociliary nerve
Risks associated with robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy surgery in comparison with open prostatectomy include all of the following EXCEPT
Major haemorrhage
Corneal burn
Cerebral oedema
CO2 embolism
Major haemorrhage
A risk factor which increases the likelihood of developing local anaesthetic systemic toxicity is
Hypoxia
Alkalaemia
High alpha-1-acid glycoprotein
Hypocarbia
Increased carnitine levels
Hypoxia
Post-dural puncture headache in obstetric anaesthesia is associated with a greater likelihood of all of the following EXCEPT
Depression
Bacterial meningitis
Chronic back pain
Cerebra venous thrombosis
?Other
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Your patient has been administered 50 mL of oral 5–aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride (Gliolan) three hours prior to her scheduled craniotomy for resection of a glioblastoma. Care should be taken perioperatively to avoid the adverse effect of:
Photosensitivity
Renal injury
Photosensitivity
A man who had successful treatment of a germ cell tumour ten years ago presents for laparoscopic appendectomy. Your intraoperative management should consider:
Lowest FiO2 possible
Complications of hyperbaric oxygen therapy include all of the following EXCEPT:
Hypoglycaemia
Cataracts
Worsening CCF
Seizures
Reversible hypermetropia
Reversible hypermetropia
The risk of postoperative respiratory failure in myasthenia gravis is increased by the administration of:
Gentamycin
Teicoplanin
Cefazolin
Vancomycin
Gentamycin
In pulmonary function testing the presence of airflow limitation is defined by a postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio less than:
50
60
70
80
90
70
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BMI 45 best way to improve PaO2:
a Recruitment
b. Peep 10
c. Increase TV
d. Increase RR
e. Increase Minute ventilation
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The equipment shown in the picture below is a:
(apparently a NIM tube)
NIM Tube
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Size 9 Arndt bronchial blocker – what size of tube needed?
6
7
8
8
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Winging of scapular what nerve not involved?
Suprascapular nerve
Long thoracic nerve
Accessory nerve
Dorsal scapular nerve
Suprascapular nerve
The breast does NOT receive sensory innervation from:
Supraclavicular
Anterior intercostal
Posterior intercostal? (misremembered? This is not a nerve)
Pectoral?
Posterior intercostal? (misremembered? This is not a nerve)
A patient has numbness and weakness in her hand postoperatively. You are trying to distinguish between an ulnar nerve lesion and a C8-T1 radiculopathy. You can diagnose a C8-T1 radiculopathy if she has weakness:
repeat
The estimated proportion of human induced climate change attributable to nitrous oxide is:
0.01
0.06
1
6
6
The size 5 i-gel® supraglottic airway is recommended for patients who weigh over:
50
60
70
80
90
90
A new volatile agent is developed. The property it shares with sevoflurane that will enable it to be used in a sevoflurane vapouriser and deliver an accurate concentration is its:
Saturated vapour pressure
Oil:gas partition coefficient
Blood:gas partition coefficient
Saturated vapour pressure
The use of erythropoietin before major surgery results in
:Less transfusion same thrombosis
Less transfusion more thrombosis
No change in transfusion or thrombosis
No change in transfusion, more thrombosis
Less transfusion same thrombosis
International guidelines state that patients presenting for major surgery have inadequate or low iron stores if their serum ferritin level is less than
20
30
40
50
100
100
In a patient with anaemia of chronic disease, of the following the most likely to be elevated is:
MCV
Transferrin saturation
Soluble Transferrin receptor
Ferritin
Total iron binding capacity
Ferritin
A structure that is NOT clamped during a Pringle manoeuvre is the:
Hepatic vein
Hepatic artery
Portal vein
Round ligament ? incorrectly remembered
Hepatic vein
The muscle or muscle group with the greatest resistance to the action of non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking agents is the:
Diaphragm
Pharyngeal
Adductor pollicis
Diaphragm
The most common cause of mortality in children with diabetic ketoacidosis is:
Cerebral oedema
Central pontine demyelination
Septic shock
Cerebral oedema
A 30-year-old man with morbid obesity (body mass index [BMI] 55 kg/m2) presents for middle ear surgery. The most appropriate bolus dose of propofol for induction should be based on:
Lean body weight
Total body weight
Ideal body weight
Ideal body weight + 70%
Lean body weight
Predictors of successful awake extubation after volatile anaesthesia in infants include:
2ml/kg tidal volume
Grimacing
Coughing
RR >20
CO2 >60
Grimacing
The most common presenting rhythm associated with maternal cardiac arrest is:
VT
VF
Asystole
PEA
SVT
PEA
A 74-year old man in the post-anaesthesia care unit complains of chest pain. An electrocardiogram (ECG) is performed. The occluded coronary artery is the :
(apparently showed ST elevation V1-3)
Left anterior descending
Right coronary
Posterior descending
Left circumflex
Ostial something
Left anterior descending
A normal 75 kg term parturient may be expected to have a total blood volume of:
5250
6000
6750
7500
7500
A drug which is likely to slow the heart rate in a patient with a heart transplant is:
Adenosine
Metaraminol
Phenylephrine
Adenosine
A patient requiring an elective major joint replacement has had a recent stroke. The minimum recommended duration between the stroke and surgery is:
3 months
6 months
9 months
12 months
9 months
A patient presents for a trans-urethral resection of the prostate (TURP). He had a single drug eluting coronary stent for angina pectoris inserted six months ago and is taking clopidogrel and aspirin. The most appropriate preoperative management of his medications is to:
A) Stop aspirin, continue clopidogrel
B) Stop aspirin 10 days prior, and clopidogrel 5 days prior
C) Stop clopidogrel 10 days prior
D) Stop clopidogrel 5 days prior
E) Continue both
D) Stop clopidogrel 5 days prior
Globe perforation during eye block is more common in myopic eyes because the
Higher incidence of staphyloma
Globe is too short
Higher rate of increased IOP
Corneal is less thick
Higher incidence of staphyloma
A five-year-old child weighing 25 kg is to be strictly nil by mouth overnight following a laparotomy. The most appropriate fluid prescription is :
65ml/hr N Saline
45ml/hr N Saline w 5% dextrose
45ml/hr N Saline w 2.5% dextrose
65ml/hr 0.45% Saline w 2.5% dextrose
65ml/hr 0.45% Saline w 5% dextrose
45ml/hr N Saline w 5% dextrose
Non-anaesthetist practitioners wishing to provide procedural sedation should have training in sedation and/or anaesthesia for a minimum of :
6 weeks
3 months
6 months
12 months
3 months
The nerve labelled by the arrow in the diagram below is the
(apparently diagram of upper lumbar plexus? With iliohypogastric being the answer?)
Iliohypogastric
Ilioinguinal
Obturator
?
Of the following, the deficit that DOES NOT result from damage to the common peroneal nerve is:
Loss of foot dorsiflexion
Loss of dorsal foot sensation
Loss of knee flexion
Loss of knee extension
Loss of knee extension
The most common type of perioperative stroke is:
Thrombotic
Ischaemic
Embolic
Haemorrhagic
Hypotension
Embolic
The drug of choice for the treatment of duct dependent congenital heart disease is:
Alprostadil
Prostacyclin
Sildenafil
NSAID
Alprostadil
Of the following drugs, the least likely to cause pulmonary vasodilation when used at low doses in patients with chronic pulmonary hypertension is:
Dopamine
Dobutamine
Vasopressin
Milrinone
Dopamine
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Least risky heart condition in a neonate (or infant?) with congenital cardiac disease undergoing a non-cardiac procedure
Left to right shunt
Right to left shunt
Single ventricle with palliative fontan
Tetrallogy of fallot
BT or TOF repair
?Option of severe pulm HTN
?Option of systemic to pulmonary arterial chunt
Left to right shunt
Cardiovascular effects of hyperthyroidism include
Decreased diastolic relaxation
Decreased SVR
Decreased PVR
Increased diastolic BP
Decreased SVR
A 25-year-old man suffers a burn involving 30% of his total body surface area. A cardiovascular physiological change expected within the first twenty-four hours is:
(repeat question but with different options?)
Increased CI
Decreased SVR
Decreased PVR
Increased hepatic flow
Increased stroke volume
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You are involved in the care of a two-year-old child who ingested a button battery within the last 4 hours. You should consider giving
Honey
Milk
Water
Bicarb
Honey
Of the following, the LEAST likely cause of high anion gap metabolic acidosis is:
Pancreatic fistula
DKA
Cardiac failure
Antiretroviral
Methanol
Pancreatic fistula
A patient presents with a serum sodium of 110 mmol/L. A feature NOT consistent with a diagnosis of syndrome of inappropriate antiduretic hormone (SIADH) is:
Urine osmolarity <100
Euvolaemic state
Urine Na >40
Increased cortisol
Urine osmolarity <100
In a patient with tetraplegia who develops autonomic dysreflexia, the expected haemodynamic response is:
Hypertension from splanchnic vasoconstriction below lesion
Hypotension from uncontrolled vagal stimulation
Hypertension from splanchnic vasoconstriction below lesion
The domains described in the Edmonton Frail Scale do NOT include:
Cognition
Mental illness
Weight
Age
Functional assessment
Age
The most reliable clinical indicator of opioid-induced ventilatory impairment (OIVI) is decreased:
Conscious state
Respiratory rate
Oxygen saturations
Tidal volume
Conscious state
When performing a paediatric pain assessment, the five elements assessed to obtain the FLACC score are:
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Identified risk factors for opioid-induced ventilatory impairment DO NOT include :
Opiate use pre-op
Opiate use pre-op
The oral morphine equivalent of tapentadol 50 mg (immediate release) is:
5mg
10mg
20mg
25mg
30mg
20mg
~3 x less potent
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The implementation of comprehensive multidisciplinary geriatric assessments in the peri-operative period has been shown to
Less duration in hospital
Less in aged care
More alive and at home at 12 months
Less duration in hospital
More alive and at home at 12 months
The advantage of the Mapleson E circuit in paediatric anaesthesia is due to its:
Can use low gas flows
Tactile feel of compliance
Assess tidal volume
Rapidly change CPAP
Low resistance
Low resistance
Intraoperative lung protective ventilation strategies include all of the following EXCEPT:
Vt 6-8ml/kg
Patient titrated PEEP
Recruitment manoeuvres – recommended in surgical vent BJA int guideline
I:E ratio 1:3
I:E ratio 1:3
Of the following, the lifestyle modification that is least effective in reducing essential hypertension is:
Stopping caffeine
Low salt diet
High potassium diet
Exercise
Stop alcohol
Stopping caffeine
The function of the bottle labelled ‘D’ in the diagram below is to protect against the consequences of:
(picture of 4 bottle system)
Suction failure
Excess positive pressure
Drain kinking
Excess negative pressure
Suction failure
A respiratory effect of high flow nasal oxygen therapy is:
Reduced respiratory rate
Reduced minute ventilation
Increased work of breathing
Increased deadspace
Reduced respiratory rate
A peripheral intravenous cannula is being inserted in the forearm of a man having a hemicolectomy. The skin asepsis preparation NOT suitable for this procedure is
Povidone iodine 10% prep
Chlorhex 2%
EtOH 70%
Chlorhex in EtOH
Iodine tincture
Chlorhex 2%
A patient who usually takes oral morphine 50 mg bd develops a bowel obstruction and experiences withdrawal symptoms. They may be described as having:
Tolerance
Physical dependence
Addiction
Opiate dependence
Physical dependence
You are examining the precordium of a patient in the preadmission clinic and hear a fourth heart sound at the apex. This finding is consistent with:
AR
Athlete
Normal
Hypertension
Hypertension
Of the following, the incidence of venous air embolism is considered highest for
LUSCS
Prostatectomy
Coronary artery surgery
Spinal surgery
Gastric endoscopy
LUSCS
The number of segments in the lower lobe of the left lung is:
2
3
4
5
6
4
Allergic cross-reactivity between penicillins and cephalosporins is mediated by the:
Thiazolidine ring
Beta lactam ring
R1 chain on the Beta Lactam ring
R2 chain on the thiazelidine ring
Dihydrothiazine ring
R1 chain on the Beta Lactam ring
A patient with a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and chronic obstructive airways disease develops a wheeze intraoperatively which resolves with administration of salbutamol via the endotracheal tube. Soon after, he develops rapid atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate of 120 beats per minute, a BP of 90/60 and an ETCO2 of 40mmHg. His regular medications are inhaled salbutamol, inhaled salmeterol and digoxin 125mcg daily. The next most suitable treatment is:
A) Amiodarone 150 mg over 10 mins and cont with infusion 0.5-1mg/min
B) DC shock at 50J (weak!! Should cardiovert with at least 100J biphasic!?)
C) Esmolol 0.5mg per kg followed by an infusion 0.1mg/kg/min
D) 2.5-5mg metoprolol q3-5 mins max attempts x 3.
E) Digoxin 500mcg
Amiodarone 150 mg over 10 mins and cont with infusion 0.5-1mg/min
A patient has blunt chest trauma. A thoracotomy is indicated if the immediate blood drainage after closed thoracostomy is greater than
500ml
1000ml
1200ml
1500ml
1500ml
The anion which contributes the most to the anion gap is:
Albumin
Chloride
Phosphate
HCO3
Urate
Albumin
Intraoperative cell salvage is contraindicated in
LUSCS
Infected hip revision
Heparin allergy
Severe coagulopathy
Phaeochromocytoma
Phaeochromocytoma
Techniques to improve the speed of onset and spread of a peribulbar block include all of the following EXCEPT:
Honan balloon
Digital pressure
Ocular massage
Hyalase
Ocular massage
Performing a superficial cervical plexus block will block all of the following nerves EXCEPT the
Greater auricular nerve
Supraclavicular
Lesser occipital
Greater occipital
Transverse cervical
Greater occipital
A man with atrial fibrillation has no valvular heart disease. According to joint American Heart Association (AHA), American College of Cardiology (ACC) and Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) guidelines, oral anticoagulants are definitely recommended if his CHA2DS2-VASc score is greater than or equal to:
1
2
3
4
5
2
The maximum warm ischaemia time acceptable for procuring the kidney following donation after circulatory death (DCD) is:
30 minutes
60 minutes
90 minutes
120 minutes
60 minutes
ANZCA fasting guidelines classify all of the following as clear fluids EXCEPT
Water
Black coffee
Strained broth
Clear cordial
Pulp free juice
Strained broth
The main advantage of using noradrenaline (norepinephrine) over phenylephrine for the prevention of hypotension as a result of spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean section is:
Better APGAR
Better foetal acid/base
Less nausea/vomiting
Less maternal bradycardia
Less maternal bradycardia
The power board on the back of the anaesthesia machine has caught fire during an elective case.
CO2 extinguisher
Fire blanket
Fire hose
Foam extinguisher
Wet chemical extinguisher
CO2 extinguisher
With regard to the risk of postoperative surgical-site infection, 8 mg dexamethasone administered intraoperatively has
No change in infection
Increased infection in diabetics
Increased infection in non diabetics
No change in infection
Cryoprecipitate contains all of the following EXCEPT:
Factor II
Factor VII ? misremembered
Factor XIII
VWF
Fibronectin
Factor II
The intrinsic muscles of the larynx do NOT include
Suprahyoid
Cricothyroid
Thyroarytenoid
Transverse arytenoid
Suprahyoid
Suxamethonium causes a sustained contraction of the extraocular muscles for up to:
2 minutes
3 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes
20 minutes
10 minutes
A factor that is NOT used to calculate the Child-Pugh score is
Albumin
Ascites
INR
Creatinine
Bilirubin
Creatinine
A patient with an acute subarachnoid haemorrhage arrives in the emergency department. Her Glasgow Coma Scale is 10 and she has no motor deficit. A CT brain shows diffuse subarachnoid haemorrhage with no localised areas of blood > 1mm thick, and no intracerebral nor intraventricular blood. Her World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) grade of subarachnoid haemorrhage is:
1
2
3
4
5
4
An adult with renal failure on regular haemodialysis has an ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) physical status classification of at least:
1
2
3
4
5
3
Not required to diagnose DCD
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Feel like the question would have been more specificApnoea
Art line flat 2 mins
Immobility
No skin perfusion
Absence of drugs causing sedation or coma
Absence of drugs causing sedation or coma
Of the following, the procedure that is most commonly associated with chronic pain after surgery is:
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What do you do with a patient with sickle cell disease for surgery with Hb 80
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A)Group and screen
B) Exchange transfusion to HbSS <30%
C) Transfuse to Hb 100
Transfuse to Hb 100
A woman experiences a post-partum haemorrhage associated with uterine atony that is unresponsive to oxytocin and ergometrine. The recommended intramuscular dose of carboprost (15-methyl prostaglandin F2 alpha ) to be administered is
50mcg one dose
50mcg repeated to max
250mcg single dose
1g
250mcg single dose
Methylene blue may be used in the treatment of all of the following conditions EXCEPT
repeat
G6P deficiency
Priapism
Methaemoglobinaemia
Portopulmonary hypertension
Protamine allergy
G6P deficiency
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Which of the following is (is not?) associated with worse outcomes to anaphylaxis
High ASA score
Concurrent beta blocker dose
Ischaemic heart disease
Anaphylaxis to specific drug ?
Anaphylaxis to specific drug ?
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The relatively slower onset of action of bupivacaine with adrenaline in brachial plexus anaesthesia compared to other local anaesthetics relates to:
High pH
High pKa
High protein binding
Additional of adrenaline
High lipid solubility
High pKa
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A patient has return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) but remains unresponsive after cardiac arrest. ANZCOR Guidelines recommend all the following measures EXCEPT
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The oculocardiac reflex results in:
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The abnormality shown in this image is LEAST likely to be caused by an injury to the
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The Vortex Approach to airway management does all of the following EXCEPT
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Local anaesthetic blockade of the sciatic nerve results in loss of function of all of the following EXCEPT
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A bleeding patient has ROTEM results including (results displayed). The most appropriate treatment is:
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