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Pre-operative Anesthesiology Assessment and Preparation for Surgery

Quiz by Fayola Walkins

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  • Q1
    In 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)
    5.5
    2
    3.5
    7
    60s
  • Q2
    Preoperative application of SCOPALAMINE patch to prevent postoeprative nausea & vomiting (PONV) should be avoided in
    Female 35 yo
    Patient with blood pressure 160/96
    Smoker 20 yo
    Male 70 yo
    60s
  • Q3
    Patrick is morbidly obese. Which of the following is the best predictor of a difficult intubation in a morbidly obese patient?
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    BMI
    Mallampati score
    Thyromental distance
    Pretracheal tissue volume
    60s
  • Q4
    Which of the following drugs is LEAST likely to be effective for prophylaxis postoperative nausea & vomiting (PONV)?
    SCOPALAMINE PATCH
    ONDANSETRON
    APREPITANT
    METROCLOPRAMIDE
    60s
  • Q5
    The patient is asked to sit upright and to open their mouth which maximally protruding the tongue
    Question Image
    Wilson score
    Thyromental score
    Calder test
    Mallampati score
    60s
  • Q6
    What thyromental distance can suggest a difficult intubation?
    6 cm
    10 cm
    8 cm
    12 cm
    60s
  • Q7
    The patient is asked to protrude the mandible as far back as possible.
    Thyromental distance
    Calder test
    Wilson score
    Mallampati score
    60s
  • Q8
    What is not a major risk in undertaking anesthesia?
    chest infection
    sore throat
    aspiration of gastric contents
    hypoxic brain injury
    60s
  • Q9
    Which of the following predictors is likely to be associated with lower incidence of perioperative nausea & vomiting?
    Use of FENTANYL for pain relief
    Patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery
    patients with a history of smoking
    Female gender
    60s
  • Q10
    All of the following have an antiemetic action EXCEPT
    haloperidol
    promethazine
    propofol
    etomidate
    60s
  • Q11
    The doctor requests that CEFAZOLIN must be administered before surgery. When must this antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery be administered before surgery?
    within 60 mins before surgery
    simultaneously with incision
    within 30 mins before surgery
    within 120 mins before surgery
    60s
  • Q12
    The doctor requests that VANCOMYCIN must be administered before surgery. When must this antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery be administered before surgery?
    simultaneously with incision
    within 120 mins before surgery
    within 60 mins before surgery
    within 30 mins before surgery
    60s
  • Q13
    A 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:
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    Class 2
    Class 1
    Class 3a
    Class 3b
    60s
  • Q14
    The antiemetic effect of PROPOFOL is through to occur due to
    Inhibition of dopamine activity
    ALL OF THE ABOVE
    Inhibition of glutamate release
    Depressant effect on the chemoreceptor trigger zone
    60s
  • Q15
    Which of the following antibiotics can prolong the action of neuromuscular blocking drugs?
    PENICILLN
    CEPHALEXIN
    GENTAMICIN
    LEVOFLOXACIN
    60s

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