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Prior to seeking consent from family/relatives for DCD, it is important to confirm which of
the following?
A. Not a coroner’s case
B. Pt. will have a cardiac death within 90 minutes in the absence of life-support
C. Potential organ recipient's identified and are available
D. Patient's wishes have been considered
E. Decision confirmed by an external committee
You see a young man prior to surgery. He describes a history of throat swelling and
difficulty breathing both spontaneously and in association with minor dental procedures.
His brother has had similar episodes. The most likely mechanism is:
A. C1-esterase deficiency
B. Factor V deficiency
C. Low bradykinin levels
D. Mast cell degranulation
E. Striptease release
A 5 year-old child with recently diagnosed Duchene muscular dystrophy has an
inhalation induction with sevoflurane for closed reduction of a distal forearm fracture. No
other drugs have been given. 10 minutes later the child suffers a cardiac arrest. After a
further 5 minutes a venous blood sample shows a potassium level of 8.5mmol/L. The
most likely mechanism for the hyperkalemia is:
A. Acute renal failure
B. Cardiomyopathy
, C. Crush injury
D. Malignant hyperthermia
E. Rhabdomyolisis
You are anaesthetizing a 6 month-old infant for repair of a VSD. You perform an
inhalational induction with 8% sevoflurane and 50% nitrous oxide. Several minutes later,
whilst trying to secure IV access, the infant's oxygen saturations fall to 85%. The most
appropriate next step in management:
A. gives a fluid bolus
B. change from sevoflurane to isoflurane
C. apply CPAP
D. reduce the FiO2
E. reduce sevoflurane
A 3 year old child has suffered a fractured arm. What is the most appropriate way to
assess her pain?
A. the reported severity from the child
B. the reported severity from the parent
C. the reported severity from the nursing staff
D. using the FLACC scales
E. the Wong-Baker Faces scale
FLACC until about 4-5 years old, then Wong baker faces can be used for children able
to self-report
(ANZCA Acute Pain Mix 2010)
Buprenorphine patch removed morning of surgery. What time till PLASMA reaches half
original level?
A. 12 hours
B. 18 hours
C. 24 hours