Board Questions – Summer 2024

  1. What are the indications for mechanical ventilation in a post-operative patient? (Select 2.)
    1. Respiratory rate of 8
    2. PaO2 of 52 mmHg on room air
    3. Inspiratory force of 23 cm/H20
    4. PCO2 of 55

 

  1. Blockade of the stellate ganglion may manifest in which physiological response?
    1. Profuse sweating
    2. Exophthalmos
    3. Mydriasis
    4. Vasodilation

 

  1. What BEST describes the Bezold-Jarisch reflex?
    1. Minimizes venous congestion
    2. Stimulated by myocardial ischemia
    3. Has a tachycardia response
    4. Triggered by rapid administration of IVF

 

  1. To avoid spinal cord trauma in the infant, the HIGHEST interspace the spinal needle can safely be inserted is:
    1. T12
    2. L2
    3. L4
    4. S1

 

  1. A patient has an acute hemorrhage an requires immediate transfusion. There is no crossmatch available. What is the BEST intervention?
    1. Transfuse type O uncrossmatched blood.
    2. Transfuse type-specific uncrossmatched blood.
    3. Transfuse type-specific partially uncrossmatched blood.
    4. Hold transfusion until a full crossmatch is obtained.

 

Answer Key:

  • B and C
  • D
  • B
  • C
  • C

 

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