1- What was the main problem with early anesthetic agents?
A. Early
agents needed CO2 to vaporize
B. They
caused coronay steal
C. Early agents were toxic
D. All of
the above
2- Which anesthetic agent has analgesic effects?
A. Desflurane
B. Sevoflurane
C. Isoflurane
D. Nitrous oxide
3- What helped decreased flammability of the anesthetic agents
A. Elimintating
the use of oxygen in the ventilator
B. Combining carbon with fluorine
C. The use of industrial gas cylinders
D. The use of the positive pressure scavenging system
4- Which drug has the tendency to potentiate cardiac arrythmias when halothane is used?
A. Lidocaine
B. Atropine
C. Epinepherine
D. Adenosine
5-Which inhaled agent can cause renal failure?
A. Methoxyflurane
B. Enflurane
C. Isoflurane
D. Desflurane
6-The less soluble the agent....
A. The
slower the patient falls to sleep
B.The more nephrotoxic the drug is
C. The
faster the drug goes to the brian
D. The slower the drug goes to the brain
7-Why do babies and infants require more anesthetic agent?
A. They have large heads compared to their chest
B. Because they have less surface area than adults
C. They have
higher metabolic rates
D. They don't, they require less
8-Which patient will require the least anesthetic
A. A chronic alcoholic
B. A heavily intoxicated high school student
C. An infant
D. An chronic heroin user
9- Why is isoflurane not the best choice for inhalation induction in children
A. Agent is too powerful for a child
B. Agent has pungent odor
C. Isoflurane is the best choice for inhalation induction
D. It
requires higher peak pressures to deliver the agent to the patient
10- Which agent is least likely to form carbon monxide when introduced to co2 absorbers?
A. N20
B. Halothan
C. Sevoflurane
D. Desflurane
11- What is the blood-gas solubility coefficient an indicator of?
A. Which fluid compartment the anesthetic will occupy
B. Speed of uptake and elimination
C. If the
anesthetic is a gas or liquid at room temperature
D. The
relative toxicity of the drug
12- What does the Oil-gas coefficient represent?
A. The lower the coefficient the more potent the gas
B. The higer the coefficient the more potent the gas
C. The proper placement of a hanger yoke
D. The acceptable trace levels of oils in the vaporizers
13- What does MAC stand for.
A. Maximum allowable hematocrit loss
B. Minimum arterial capacity
C. Minimum alveolar concentration
D. Manageable airway contacts