2023.1 Flashcards
A level two check of the inhalational anaesthesia delivery device does NOT include checking the
a. Check accuracy of delivered vapour concentration with regard to manufacturer?s specifications
b. Ensure electricity is connected to vaporisers that require it
c. Ensure all filling ports are sealed
d. Check correct seating, locking and interlocking of detachable vaporisers
e. Anaesthetic liquid level within marked limits
a. Check accuracy of delivered vapour concentration with regard to manufacturer?s specifications
A patient with an acute subarachnoid haemorrhage arrives in the emergency department. Her Glasgow Coma Scale score is 10 and she has no motor deficit. A CT brain shows diffuse subarachnoid haemorrhage with no localised areas of blood greater than 1mm thick, and no intracerebral or intraventricular blood. Her World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) grade of subarachnoid haemorrhage is
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
e. V
d. IV
A patient will open her eyes in response to voice, speak with inappropriate words and withdraw to a painful stimulus. Her Glasgow Coma Scale score is
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10
e. 11
d. 10
A newborn baby is pale, limp, grimacing with stimulation, gasping weakly, and has a pulse rate of 90 beats per minute. This corresponds to an Apgar score of
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
c. 3
A diagnosis of metabolic syndrome is NOT supported by
a. Abdominal obesity
b. High triglycerides
c. Impaired glucose tolerance
d. High HDL cholesterol
e. High blood pressure
d. High HDL cholesterol
A patient with long-term severe anorexia nervosa is commenced on a normal diet. Three days later she develops cardiac failure and exhibits a decreased level of consciousness. The most important parameter to assay and normalise is the plasma
a. Phosphate
b. Potassium
c. Sodium
d. Glucose
e. Chloride
a. Phosphate
A Laser-Flex tube has a double cuff with two separate pilot balloons. The correct colours of the pilot balloons are that
a. Proximal balloon is white, distal balloon is blue
b. Proximal balloon is blue, distal balloon is white
c. Both balloons are white
d. Both balloons are blue
a. Proximal balloon is white, distal balloon is blue
The difference between a size 5.0 microlaryngeal tube (MLT) and a standard size 5.0 endotracheal tube is that the size 5 MLT
a. Longer length
b. Outer diameter different
c. Inner diameter different
d. Smaller cuff size
a. Longer length
You have diagnosed malignant hyperthermia in a person weighing 80 kg. Australian and New Zealand guidelines recommend an initial dose of dantrolene (Dantrium) of
a. 8
b. 10
c. 12
d. 20
e. 32
b. 10
According to Australian and New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group (ANZAAG) anaphylaxis guidelines for adults, cardiopulmonary resuscitation should commence at a systolic blood pressure of less than
a. 30
b. 40
c. 50
d. 60
e. 70
c. 50
According to the Australian and New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group (ANZAAG) guidelines for the investigation of a suspected anaphylactic reaction, serum tryptase should be measured at
a. 0, 1, 4, >24 hours
b. 0, 6, >24 hours
c. 1, 4, >24 hours
d. 1, 6, >24 hours
a. 0, 1, 4, >24 hours
One metabolic equivalent (1 MET) is defined as the
a. Oxygen consumed walking at 4km/hr
b. Oxygen consumed at rest
c. Energy expended walking at 4km/hr
d. Energy expended at rest
b. Oxygen consumed at rest
ANZCA recommends that after confirmed COVID-19 infection, non-urgent elective major surgery should be delayed for a minimum of
a. 2 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 6 weeks
d. 7 weeks
e. 8 weeks
a. 2 weeks
In patients without other comorbidities, bariatric weight loss surgery is indicated when the body mass index (kg/m2) is greater than
a. 25
b. 30
c. 35
d. 40
e. 45
d. 40
Reviewing the below image (ultrasound image shown), in order to safely perform an erector spinae block the probe needs to be moved
Intercostal view (ribs) instead of TP
a. Laterally
b. Medially
c. Caudal
d. Cephalad
b. Medially
An absolute contraindication to skin prick testing for the diagnosis of allergies is
a. Recent antihistamine use
b. Patient on beta-blockers
c. Pregnancy
d. Severe dermatographia
e. Severe asthma
d. Severe dermatographia
Findings associated with massive pericardial tamponade include
a. Electrical alternans
b. Pulsus alternans
c. Kussmaul?s sign
d. Exaggerated fall in JVP on respiration?
a. Electrical alternans
c. Kussmaul?s sign
Suxamethonium may be safely given to patients with
a. Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy
b. Cerebral palsy
c. Friedreich’s ataxia
d. Guillain-Barre syndrome
e. Becker?s muscular dystrophy
b. Cerebral palsy
A patient is undergoing a posterior spinal fusion with somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) monitoring. Ischaemia is suggested by
a. Decreased amplitude, decreased latency
b. Decreased amplitude, increased latency
c. Increased amplitude, increased latency
d. Increased amplitude, decreased latency
b. Decreased amplitude, increased latency
A non-obese adult patient is administered a target-controlled propofol infusion for more than 15 minutes, with a constant target plasma concentration of 4 ?g/mL propofol. Compared to the Marsh model, the propofol dose given by the Schnider model will be a
a. Smaller bolus and smaller overall amount
b. Smaller bolus and larger overall amount
c. Larger bolus and smaller overall amount
d. Larger bolus and larger overall amount
e. Larger bolus, while total amount will depend on length of the infusion
a. Smaller bolus and smaller overall amount
The neurosurgical registrar has telephoned about a patient with a spinal cord tumour who is on the list for tomorrow. The registrar tells you the patient has Brown-S quard syndrome (hemisection of the spinal cord). On clinical examination, below the level of the lesion, you would expect to find all EXCEPT
The initial recall and options said
?Brown sequard syndrome (hemisection of the spinal cord) results in everything ipsilateral
EXCEPT:?
Have added ipsilateral to all options
a. Ipsilateral Paralysis
b. Ipsilateral Loss of pain and temperature
c. Ipsilateral Loss of proprioception
d. Ipsilateral Hyperreflexia
b. Ipsilateral Loss of pain and temperature
A patient requiring an elective major joint replacement has had a recent stroke. The minimum recommended duration between the stroke and surgery is
a. 6 weeks
b. 3 months
c. 6 months
d. 9 months
e. 12 months
Depending on guideline
c. 6 months
d. 9 months
The antiemetic action of aprepitant is via receptors for
a. Substance P
b. Neurokinin A
c. Serotonin
d. Dopamine
e. NMDA
a. Substance P
Of the following, the drug which is most effective in the management of severe hyperthermia in serotonergic syndrome is
a. Dantrolene
b. Diazepam
c. Paracetamol
d. Rocuronium
d. Rocuronium
The nerve labelled with the arrow in the diagram is the (diagram of the brachial plexus shown)
This picture, no labels, pointing at this nerve
a. Musculocutaenous nerve
b. Median nerve
c. Axillary nerve
d. Ulnar nerve
e. Radial nerve
a. Musculocutaenous nerve
According to National Audit Project (NAP) 5, the incidence of awareness during general anaesthesia for lower segment caesarean section should be quoted as
a. 1:700
b. 1:8000
c. 1:20000
d. 1:36000
e. 1:140000
a. 1:700
The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1) agonist semaglutide is associated with
a. Decreased gastric emptying
b. Hypoglycemia
c. Euglycaemic ketoacidosis
d. Weight gain
e. Lactic acidosis
a. Decreased gastric emptying
In cardiac surgery a low-normal central venous pressure and a low blood pressure with a hyperdynamic heart is suggestive of
a. LV failure
b. Hypovolaemia
c. Vasoplegia
d. Tamponade
e. Coronary occlusion/spasm
c. Vasoplegia
The odds ratio is the measure of choice for a
a. Case control
b. Cohort
c. Randomised control trial
d. Observational studies
a. Case control
In a patient with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD), the intravenous agent that should be avoided is
a. Methylene blue
b. Iodised contrast
c. Gadolinium contrast
d. Indocyanine green
a. Methylene blue
A drug that is NOT useful for the treatment of vasoplegic shock is
a. Dobutamine
b. Dopamine
c. Hydroxocobalamin
d. Vasopressin
e. Methylene blue
a. Dobutamine
You are called to assist in the resuscitation of a 75-year-old patient in the emergency department who is in extremis with severe hypotension and hypoxaemia. The image shown is of a focused transthoracic echocardiogram, parasternal short axis view. The most likely diagnosis is
Tiny LV. RV was blown out.
a. Cardiac tamponade
b. Anterior STEMI
c. Pulmonary embolism
d. Massive pleural effusion
c. Pulmonary embolism
In Australia and New Zealand, the proportion of blood donors who are cytomegalovirus (CMV) seropositive is
a. 6 - 8.5 per 100
b. 60-85 per 100
c. 60-85 per 1000
d. 60-85 per 10,000
e. 6 - 8.5 per million
b. 60-85 per 100
In preschool-aged children having tonsillectomy under general anaesthesia, delirium is more likely with the use of
a. Dexamethasone
b. Intranasal ketamine
c. Volatile anaesthetic use
d. Remifentanil at the end of the case
c. Volatile anaesthetic use
According to the Fourth Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) published in 2020, multimodal PONV prophylaxis should be implemented in adult patients
a. Regardless of no. of risk factors
b. 1 or more
c. 2 or more
d. 3 or more
b. 1 or more
An otherwise healthy child with a history of leukaemia four years ago, now in remission, has an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification of at least
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
e. V
b. II
A patient presents for a transurethral 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. Cease both clopidogrel and aspirin
b. Cease clopidogrel for 5 days
c. Cease clopidogrel for 10 days
d. Ceased clopidogrel for 5 days and aspirin for 10 days
e. Continue both DAPT
b. Cease clopidogrel for 5 days
You are called to an airway emergency in the intensive care unit. A 40-year-old woman with morbid obesity and pneumonia had an elective percutaneous tracheostomy inserted eight hours previously. She is sedated, paralysed and ventilated. After being turned for pressure care, she desaturates and there is no clear CO2 trace on capnography. The tracheostomy tube is still in the neck but you are concerned it has been displaced. Your immediate management should be to
a. Reintubate from above
b. Use a fibreoptic scope to assess the position of the tracheostomy
c. Place an airway exchange catheter down the stoma
d. Pass a gum elastic bougie through tracheostomy
e. Needle cricothyroidotomy
a. Reintubate from above
The initial treatment of a trigeminocardiac reflex during skull base surgery should be
a. Cease surgical stimulation
b. IV atropine
c. Local anaesthetic infiltration
d. Change to TIVA
e. Increase neuromuscular blockade
a. Cease surgical stimulation
Application of a pacemaker magnet to a dual-chamber implanted pacemaker would be expected to convert the operating mode to
a. VOO
b. DDD
c. DOO
d. AOO
e. VVI
c. DOO
Of the following drugs, the LEAST suitable for managing atrial arrhythmias in a patient with a left ventricular assist device is
a. Amiodarone
b. Digoxin
c. Metoprolol
d. Diltiazem
e. Bisoprolol
d. Diltiazem
A 72-year-old woman on aspirin therapy presents to her ophthalmologist for follow up three days after you performed a transconjunctival peribulbar block for cataract surgery on her left eye. She complains of painless periorbital swelling, erythema and mild chemosis which started the day after surgery but is improving. She also had a peribulbar block three weeks ago for surgery on the other eye. The most likely diagnosis is
a. Hyalase allergy
b. Conjunctivitis
c. Retrobulbar haemorrhage
d. Post operative oedema
d. Post operative oedema
A technique which is NOT effective in providing analgesia for a sternal fracture is a
a. PEC 1 block
b. PEC 2 block
c. Sub pectoral block
d. Transverse thoracic block
e. Parasternal block
a. PEC 1 block
The medication most strongly associated with an acute primary hypotensive reaction following transfusion of blood products is
a. Aspirin
b. Ibuprofen
c. Hydralazine
d. Metoprolol
e. Perindopril
e. Perindopril
The dose of hydrocortisone that has equivalent glucocorticoid effect to dexamethasone 8 mg is
a. 50mg
b. 100mg
c. 200mg
c. 200mg
For a woman who has a history of preeclampsia in a previous pregnancy, the intervention with the best evidence for prevention of preeclampsia during future pregnancies is
a. Magnesium 1g PO daily
b. Aspirin 150mg PO daily
c. Calcium was an option
b. Aspirin 150mg PO daily
A man has symptomatic carbon monoxide poisoning. His pulse oximetry (SpO2) and arterial blood gas (PaO2) would be expected to show
a. Normal SpO2, decreased PaO2
b. Normal SpO2, normal PaO2
c. Decreased SpO2, decreased PaO2
d. Decreased SpO2, normal PaO2
b. Normal SpO2, normal PaO2
According to the Revised Cardiac Risk Index, a 72-year-old male scheduled for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy with a history of hypertension, 20 pack-year history of smoking, type 2 diabetes requiring insulin and a previous stroke has a score of
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
c. 3
A patient has an acute attack of shingles (herpes zoster). The development of post-herpetic neuralgia can best be reduced by the administration of
a. Aciclovir
b. Amitriptyline
c. Pregabalin
d. Gabapentin
b. Amitriptyline
Lowest risk cardiac condition in paediatrics for surgery?
APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REMOVED
a. Fontan or Glenn shunt procedure
b. Severe LV failure
c. Pulmonary hypertension with pulmonary pressures equal to systemic pressures
d. Systemic pulmonary shunt
e. Complex unrepaired congenital heart disease
APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REMOVED
a. Fontan or Glenn shunt procedure
In a 21-year-old man with an isolated acute severe traumatic brain injury, systolic blood pressure should be maintained at a level equal to or greater than
a. >90mmHg
b. >100 mmhg
c. >110mmHg
d. >120mmHg
c. >110mmHg
The technique of airway pressure release ventilation
a. Prolonged expiration to reduce CO2
b. Augment cardiac output in hypovolaemia
c. High pressure ventilation to improve recruitment
d. Spontaneous ventilation
e. Used for hypoxaemia in restrictive lung disease
c. High pressure ventilation to improve recruitment
Pulse pressure variation is defined as:
a. PP max - PP min / PP min
b. PP max - PP min / PP mean
c. SBP max - SBP min / SBP min
d. SBP max - SBP min / SBP mean
b. PP max - PP min / PP mean
Cerebral salt wasting and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) have the following common features EXCEPT for
a. Extracellular volume depletion
b. Low serum sodium
c. High urine sodium
d. High urine osmolality
e. Low uric acid concentration
a. Extracellular volume depletion
The glossopharyngeal nerve does NOT supply sensory innervation to the
a. Anterior portion of the epiglottis
b. Tonsils
c. Oropharynx
d. Anterior ? of the tongue
d. Anterior ? of the tongue
You are using intraoperative cell salvage during a high-risk caesarean section. The salvaged blood has been washed and reinfused through a leukodepletion filter. This process should remove all of the following EXCEPT
a. Fetal red cells
b. Vernix
c. Fetal squamous cells
d. Amniotic fluid
a. Fetal red cells
A central venous catheter is recognised as being inadvertently placed in the common carotid artery five hours after insertion. The most appropriate management is
a. Remove and apply pressure
b. Open repair
c. Balloon tamponade
d. Perctuanous closure device
b. Open repair
d. Perctuanous closure device
The function of the (electrical) earth conductor in operating theatre patient monitoring equipment is to
a. Prevent electrocution
b. Prevent circuit overload
c. Prevent microshock
a. Prevent electrocution
Tranexamic acid is NOT useful for managing
a. GI bleeding
b. Post cardiac surgery
c. Obstetric surgery
d. Trauma
e. Intracranial injury
a. GI bleeding
A multitrauma patient is being managed with a resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion device of the aorta (REBOA) as part of damage control resuscitation. The balloon has been inserted for intractable pelvic bleeding. The most appropriate location for the device placement is between the
a. Descending aorta and above coeliac plexus
b. Below coeliac plexus and above aortic bifurcation
c. Below coeliac plexus and above renal artery
d. Below renal artery and above aortic bifurcation
d. Below renal artery and above aortic bifurcation