Question 1

Which is an indicator of a difficult airway?

Accepted Answer

A) A mobile cervical spine 
B) Long neck 
C) Enlarged tongue 
D) Enlarged nares 
A) A mobile cervical spine 
B) Long neck 
C) Enlarged tongue 
D) Enlarged nares

Question 2

Which is a main objective in the maintenance of general anesthesia?

Accepted Answer

A) Ensure analgesia is constant. 
B) Maintain consistent hypovolemia. 
C) Ensure correct suture lines. 
D) Ensure the patient can hear the surgeon begin the procedure. 
A) Ensure analgesia is constant. 
B) Maintain consistent hypovolemia. 
C) Ensure correct suture lines. 
D) Ensure the patient can hear the surgeon begin the procedure.

Question 3

A Bier block is used for upper extremities; no tourniquet is necessary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which system can monitor the effects of anesthesia on the brain during a procedure?

Accepted Answer

A) DTS 
B) IMV 
C) BIS 
D) GPS 
A) DTS 
B) IMV 
C) BIS 
D) GPS

Question 5

A daily anesthesia machine checklist is a routine recommended by the U.S.Food and Drug Administration in 1986.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which is a common indicator for an "awake intubation"?

Accepted Answer

A) Large mouth 
B) Absent tonsils 
C) Dentures 
D) Enlarged tongue 
A) Large mouth 
B) Absent tonsils 
C) Dentures 
D) Enlarged tongue

Question 7

Which is a method of administering a general anesthetic?

Accepted Answer

A) By mouth 
B) Transdermally 
C) Inhalation 
D) Via the bladder 
A) By mouth 
B) Transdermally 
C) Inhalation 
D) Via the bladder

Question 8

An ideal anesthetic agent should

Accepted Answer

A) provide no amnesia. 
B) have a slow onset and easy reversibility. 
C) provide analgesia that ends at the end of the procedure. 
D) produce minimum side effects. 
A) provide no amnesia. 
B) have a slow onset and easy reversibility. 
C) provide analgesia that ends at the end of the procedure. 
D) produce minimum side effects.

Question 9

For what reason are neuromuscular blockers given?

Accepted Answer

A) Make the patient stay still 
B) Smoother endotracheal intubation 
C) Skeletal muscle relaxant 
D) All of the above 
A) Make the patient stay still 
B) Smoother endotracheal intubation 
C) Skeletal muscle relaxant 
D) All of the above

Question 10

Which local anesthetic is potent and probably the most commonly used?

Accepted Answer

A) Lidocaine 
B) Cocaine 
C) Marcaine 
D) Percaine 
A) Lidocaine 
B) Cocaine 
C) Marcaine 
D) Percaine

Question 11

Which type of sedation is done with no interventions required to maintain a patent airway?

Accepted Answer

A) Moderate sedation 
B) General anesthesia 
C) Deep sedation 
D) Spinal anesthesia 
A) Moderate sedation 
B) General anesthesia 
C) Deep sedation 
D) Spinal anesthesia

Question 12

Which term describes a method of anesthesia production or neuroleptanesthesia?

Accepted Answer

A) Balanced 
B) Moderate 
C) Complete 
D) Provisional 
A) Balanced 
B) Moderate 
C) Complete 
D) Provisional

Question 13

Which is an advantage of endotracheal administration of general anesthetics?

Accepted Answer

A) Protects the teeth from trauma 
B) Ensures a patent airway 
C) No incidence of sore throat 
D) Decreased work for anesthesia provider 
A) Protects the teeth from trauma 
B) Ensures a patent airway 
C) No incidence of sore throat 
D) Decreased work for anesthesia provider

Question 14

Which is a method of administering inhalation gases and vapors?

Accepted Answer

A) Nasal cannula 
B) Intravenously 
C) Intramuscular injection 
D) Laryngeal mask 
A) Nasal cannula 
B) Intravenously 
C) Intramuscular injection 
D) Laryngeal mask

Question 15

During a local anesthesia case,an anesthesia provider must be present in the room with the patient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which drug may be added to local anesthetic agents to lower pH?

Accepted Answer

A) Bupivacaine 
B) Sodium bicarbonate 
C) Antihistamines 
D) Isuprel 
A) Bupivacaine 
B) Sodium bicarbonate 
C) Antihistamines 
D) Isuprel

Question 17

What position should a patient be in when receiving spinal anesthesia?

Accepted Answer

A) Supine 
B) Prone 
C) Lithotomy 
D) Lateral 
A) Supine 
B) Prone 
C) Lithotomy 
D) Lateral

Question 18

Benzodiazepines are a form of sedative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which anesthetic agent is contraindicated in pregnancy and laparoscopy?

Accepted Answer

A) Propofol 
B) Ketamine 
C) Thiopental 
D) Nitrous oxide 
A) Propofol 
B) Ketamine 
C) Thiopental 
D) Nitrous oxide

Question 20

Which is a drug used to produce hypotension?

Accepted Answer

A) Nitroglycerin 
B) Lactated Ringer's solution 
C) Epinephrine 
D) Vasopressin 
A) Nitroglycerin 
B) Lactated Ringer's solution 
C) Epinephrine 
D) Vasopressin

Exam 24: Anesthesia: Techniques and Agents

Which is an indicator of a difficult airway?

Which is a main objective in the maintenance of general anesthesia?

A Bier block is used for upper extremities; no tourniquet is necessary.

Which system can monitor the effects of anesthesia on the brain during a procedure?

A daily anesthesia machine checklist is a routine recommended by the U.S.Food and Drug Administration in 1986.

Which is a common indicator for an "awake intubation"?

Which is a method of administering a general anesthetic?

An ideal anesthetic agent should

For what reason are neuromuscular blockers given?

Which local anesthetic is potent and probably the most commonly used?

Which type of sedation is done with no interventions required to maintain a patent airway?

Which term describes a method of anesthesia production or neuroleptanesthesia?

Which is an advantage of endotracheal administration of general anesthetics?

Which is a method of administering inhalation gases and vapors?

During a local anesthesia case,an anesthesia provider must be present in the room with the patient.

Which drug may be added to local anesthetic agents to lower pH?

What position should a patient be in when receiving spinal anesthesia?

Benzodiazepines are a form of sedative.

Which anesthetic agent is contraindicated in pregnancy and laparoscopy?

Which is a drug used to produce hypotension?

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