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
?Removed from report
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
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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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?Removed from exam report
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