Tuesday, March 17, 2009

35 - AIIMS may 2005 anaesthesia mcqs


1q: a patient was administered epidural anaesthesia with 15 ml of 1.5 % . lignocaine with adrenaline for hernia surgery. He developed hypotension and respiratory depression within 3 minutes after administration of block. The most common cause would be ?

a. allergy to drug administered
b. systemic toxicity to drug administered
c. patient got vasovagal shock
d. drug has entered the subarachnoid space


2q: all of the following drugs are recommended for treatment of beta blocker induced excessive bradycardia and/or decrease in cardiac output , except ?

a. dopamine
b. dobutamine
c. glucagon
d. calcium chloride


3q: sodium nitroprusside infusion may result in ?

a. hypertension
b. pulmonary edema
c. cyanide toxicity
d. heart block


4q: the most common cause of mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing major vascular surgery is ?

a. renal complications
b. thromboembolic phenomenon
c. coagulopathies
d. cardiac complications


5q: the drug which is not suitable for patients with acute porphyria for intravenous induction is ?

a. thiopentone sodium
b. propofol
c. midazolam
d. etomidate


6q: the most common rhythm disturbance during early postoperative period is ?

a. bradycardia
b. ventricular fibrillation
c. tachycardia
d. complete heart block


7q: the physiological dead space is decreased by ?

a. upright position
b. positive pressure ventilation
c. neck flexion
d. emphysema


8q: which one of the following device provides fixed performance oxygen therapy ?

a. nasal cannula
b. venturi mask
c. O2 by T-piece
d. Edinburgh mask


9q: which one of the following local anaesthetics is highly cardio-toxic ?

a. lignocaine
b. procaine
c. mepivacaine
d. bupivacaine


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