Answers 2023
What is an absolute contraindication for a supraglottic airway?
A. Increased gastric emptying
B. Intestinal obstruction
C. Morbid obesity
D. Reactive airway disease - ANSWER-B. Intestinal obstruction
The most appropriate treatment for a 75 kg male who develops a laryngospasm that cannot be relieved
with continuous positive pressure ventilation is the administration of:
A. Lidocaine (xylocaine) 100mg
B. Ketamine 100mg
C. Rocuronium (zemuron) 20mg
D. Succinylcholine (Anectine) 20mg - ANSWER-D. Succinylcholine (Anectine) 20mg
Following the administration of an interscalene block, the patient reports dyspnea. This most likely
results from the paralysis of which cranial nerves? (Select 3)
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
E. Fifth
F. Sixth - ANSWER-C. Third
D. Fourth
E. Fifth
A normal tidal volume, in milliliters, for an 80kg adult is: