Postoperative Anesthesia Care Sheri Berg and Edward Bittner 1. The most common cause of postanesthesia care unit (PACU)–related malpractice claims is A. Undertreated pain B. Critical respiratory incidents C. Nerve injury from regional blocks…
Critical Care David Stahl, Daniel Johnson, and Edward Bittner 1. A 78-year-old otherwise-healthy woman arrives in the postanesthesia care unit after an urgent cystoscopy and ureteral stent placement for an impacted…
Fluid Management and Blood Transfusion Rebecca Kalman and Edward Bittner 1. All of the following are signs of dehydration, except A. Progressive metabolic acidosis B. Urinary specific gravity > 1.010 C. Urine osmolality <…
Orthopedic Anesthesia Thomas Halaszynski 1. The surgeon is performing a right total knee arthroplasty under a combined spinal–epidural anesthetic. The surgical team is providing you with information that within the next…
Pain Management Thomas Halaszynski 1. At what time frame following the postsurgical period does persistent postsurgical pain become defined as being “chronic pain”? A. 1 to 2 weeks B. 3 to 4 weeks…
Peripheral Nerve Blocks Thomas Halaszynski 1. An 85-year-old male is scheduled for a right distal radius and ulnar open reduction interior fixation at the wrist. Medical history is significant for chronic…
Anesthetic Pharmacology Mian Ahmad and Ashish Sinha 1. Correct statement about metabolism of drugs by the liver is A. For drugs with low extraction ratio, liver blood flow is the rate-limiting step…
Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia Thomas Halaszynski 1. A spinal neuraxial anesthetic was given 20 minutes earlier to a 28-year-old G3P2 parturient scheduled for repeat cesarean section. Alcohol swab exam revealed that…
Figure 22.1 The pituitary. Lesions of the pituitary Mass lesions are usually primary adenomas of the anterior pituitary and stalk that may be secretory or non-secretory, and are either large…
Figure 18.1 Parasagittal (oblique) view. The laminae (L) form a ‘saw-tooth’ pattern. Figure 18.2 Parasagittal (oblique) view of L5–S1 junction. Figure 18.3 Transverse (interlaminar) view of the lumbar spine. Figure…
