Lecture 2 practice questions

Question 1

Define Anxiolysis
a) No pain
b) No feeling
c) No anxiety
d) No movement

Answer 1

c) No anxiety

Question 2

What ASA physical status category would you put a patient with severe systemic disease, such as sickle cell anemia in? (hint: it is not a constant threat to life)
a) ASA 2
b) ASA 3
c) ASA 4
d) ASA 5

Answer 2

b) ASA 3

Question 3

Thyroid cartilage-to-mentum (chin) distance is ideally ______, and mouth opening is ideally _________.
a) >4cm; >4cm
b) >3cm; >3cm
c) >5cm; >4cm
d) >6cm; >3cm

Answer 3

d) >6cm; >3cm

Question 4

Mallampati airway classification for oral opening is based on what two things? Select two
a) Size of tongue
b) Size of mouth opening
c) Size of pharyngeal structures
d) Thyroid cartilage-to-mentum (chin) distance

Answer 4

a) Size of tongue
c) Size of pharyngeal structures

Question 5

Infants should not be given breast milk ____ hours before an elective procedure, or infant formula for ____ hours

Answer 5

4; 6

Question 6

LMWH should be stopped and substituted with an alternative for how long prior to neuraxial anesthesia?

Answer 6

24 hours

Question 7

Most general anesthetics include a __________ and are preceded by a _________
a) opiate; muscle relaxant
b) muscle relaxant; opiate

Answer 7

b) muscle relaxant; opiate

Question 8

Thoracic, spine, and intra-abdominal neuraxial anesthesias are referred to as _________ anesthesia
a) general
b) local
c) epidural
d) spinal

Answer 8

c) epidural

Question 9

What is the most common type of surgical peripheral nerve injury?
a) Ulnar
b) Radial
c) Tibial
d) Vagus

Answer 9

a) Ulnar

Question 10

What is malignant hyperthermia common with?
a) ACEIs
b) ARBs
c) Beta blockers
d) Succinylcholine
e) Dantrolene

Answer 10

d) Succinylcholine

Question 11

How is malignant hyperthermia treated?
a) ACEIs
b) ARBs
c) Beta blockers
d) Succinylcholine
e) Dantrolene

Answer 11

e) Dantrolene