Pre-operative Anesthesiology Assessment and Preparation for Surgery
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- Q1In the preoperative assessment of patients, physical activity is graded in terms of metabolic equivalents (METs). The value that corresponds with the consumption of 1 MET in an adult is (mL/kg/min)5.523.5760s
- Q2Preoperative application of SCOPALAMINE patch to prevent postoeprative nausea & vomiting (PONV) should be avoided inFemale 35 yoPatient with blood pressure 160/96Smoker 20 yoMale 70 yo60s
- Q3Patrick is morbidly obese. Which of the following is the best predictor of a difficult intubation in a morbidly obese patient?BMIMallampati scoreThyromental distancePretracheal tissue volume60s
- Q4Which of the following drugs is LEAST likely to be effective for prophylaxis postoperative nausea & vomiting (PONV)?SCOPALAMINE PATCHONDANSETRONAPREPITANTMETROCLOPRAMIDE60s
- Q5The patient is asked to sit upright and to open their mouth which maximally protruding the tongueWilson scoreThyromental scoreCalder testMallampati score60s
- Q6What thyromental distance can suggest a difficult intubation?6 cm10 cm8 cm12 cm60s
- Q7The patient is asked to protrude the mandible as far back as possible.Thyromental distanceCalder testWilson scoreMallampati score60s
- Q8What is not a major risk in undertaking anesthesia?chest infectionsore throataspiration of gastric contentshypoxic brain injury60s
- Q9Which of the following predictors is likely to be associated with lower incidence of perioperative nausea & vomiting?Use of FENTANYL for pain reliefPatients undergoing laparoscopic surgerypatients with a history of smokingFemale gender60s
- Q10All of the following have an antiemetic action EXCEPThaloperidolpromethazinepropofoletomidate60s
- Q11The doctor requests that CEFAZOLIN must be administered before surgery. When must this antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery be administered before surgery?within 60 mins before surgerysimultaneously with incisionwithin 30 mins before surgerywithin 120 mins before surgery60s
- Q12The doctor requests that VANCOMYCIN must be administered before surgery. When must this antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery be administered before surgery?simultaneously with incisionwithin 120 mins before surgerywithin 60 mins before surgerywithin 30 mins before surgery60s
- Q13A 65-year old patient is being treated for congestive heart failure. He is able to take shower but gets dyspneic on moving the lawn. His New York Heart Association classification is:Class 2Class 1Class 3aClass 3b60s
- Q14The antiemetic effect of PROPOFOL is through to occur due toInhibition of dopamine activityALL OF THE ABOVEInhibition of glutamate releaseDepressant effect on the chemoreceptor trigger zone60s
- Q15Which of the following antibiotics can prolong the action of neuromuscular blocking drugs?PENICILLNCEPHALEXINGENTAMICINLEVOFLOXACIN60s
