CAPA TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Verapamil - ANSWER If dysrhythmias persist despite correction of
hyperkalemia and acidosis following treatment of a malignant hyperthermia
crisis. This is the drug of choice
Acid reflux disease - ANSWER Underlying condition that contraindicates use
of an LMA for general analgesia
Dopamine, hypovolemia - ANSWER Drug of choice for clinically significant
hypotension when_____ is absent
Cocaine - ANSWER Suspected to have been used after ethmoidectomy with
hypertension 180/110
Plasma Cholinesterase deficiency - ANSWER Suspected in patients with a
history of alcoholism and tuberculosis. Patient received intubating doses of
succinylcholine, fentanyl, midazolam, and propofol infusion intraoperatively.
Desflurane - ANSWER Inhalation agent that has the fastest onset of action.
Nitrous Oxide - ANSWER Anesthetic agent classified As an inorganic gas
which diffuses into air containing cavities 34 times more rapidly than nitrogen.
Nitrous Oxide - ANSWER Agent that predisposes the postoperative surgical
patient to the development of diffusion hypoxia.
Verapamil - ANSWER If dysrhythmias persist despite correction of
hyperkalemia and acidosis following treatment of a malignant hyperthermia
crisis. This is the drug of choice
Acid reflux disease - ANSWER Underlying condition that contraindicates use
of an LMA for general analgesia
Dopamine, hypovolemia - ANSWER Drug of choice for clinically significant
hypotension when_____ is absent
Cocaine - ANSWER Suspected to have been used after ethmoidectomy with
hypertension 180/110
Plasma Cholinesterase deficiency - ANSWER Suspected in patients with a
history of alcoholism and tuberculosis. Patient received intubating doses of
succinylcholine, fentanyl, midazolam, and propofol infusion intraoperatively.
Desflurane - ANSWER Inhalation agent that has the fastest onset of action.
Nitrous Oxide - ANSWER Anesthetic agent classified As an inorganic gas
which diffuses into air containing cavities 34 times more rapidly than nitrogen.
Nitrous Oxide - ANSWER Agent that predisposes the postoperative surgical
patient to the development of diffusion hypoxia.
