AORN Perioperative 101 PREPARATION
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● When is cricoid pressure released?. Answer: not released until ET
tube cuff is inflated, placement confirmed and anesthesia gives verbal ok
● examples of regional anesthesia. Answer: spinal, epidural, peripheral
nerve blocks
● Naloxone is reversal agent for. Answer: opioids ex: fentanyl
● Flumazenil is reversal agent for. Answer: benzodiazepines ex:
midazolam/versed
● Neostigmine (Prostigmin) or edrophonium can reverse. Answer:
muscle relaxants except succinylcholine
● sugammadex is the reversal agent for. Answer: Rocuronium
Vecuronium
Pancuronium
, ● benzodiazepines (ex: midazolam/versed) can be reversed with.
Answer: flumazenil
● trigger of MH. Answer: inhaled anesthetic gases and succinylcholine
● most specific sign of MH. Answer: Increased end tidal CO2
● S/S of MH. Answer: increased end tidal co2
skeletal muscle rigidity
ventricular dysrhythmia
skin mottling
hyperthermia
● How could a patient's use or abuse of cannabis affect the patient
during surgery?. Answer: acute: anxiety, tachycardia, vasodilation,
airway edema, increased appetite, memory dysfunction, paranoia
chronic: emphysema, hyperemesis, unknown analgesic tolerance,
atherosclerosis, chronic bronchitis
● What are social determinants of health (SDOH)?. Answer: SDOH are
conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that affect
health outcomes.
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● When is cricoid pressure released?. Answer: not released until ET
tube cuff is inflated, placement confirmed and anesthesia gives verbal ok
● examples of regional anesthesia. Answer: spinal, epidural, peripheral
nerve blocks
● Naloxone is reversal agent for. Answer: opioids ex: fentanyl
● Flumazenil is reversal agent for. Answer: benzodiazepines ex:
midazolam/versed
● Neostigmine (Prostigmin) or edrophonium can reverse. Answer:
muscle relaxants except succinylcholine
● sugammadex is the reversal agent for. Answer: Rocuronium
Vecuronium
Pancuronium
, ● benzodiazepines (ex: midazolam/versed) can be reversed with.
Answer: flumazenil
● trigger of MH. Answer: inhaled anesthetic gases and succinylcholine
● most specific sign of MH. Answer: Increased end tidal CO2
● S/S of MH. Answer: increased end tidal co2
skeletal muscle rigidity
ventricular dysrhythmia
skin mottling
hyperthermia
● How could a patient's use or abuse of cannabis affect the patient
during surgery?. Answer: acute: anxiety, tachycardia, vasodilation,
airway edema, increased appetite, memory dysfunction, paranoia
chronic: emphysema, hyperemesis, unknown analgesic tolerance,
atherosclerosis, chronic bronchitis
● What are social determinants of health (SDOH)?. Answer: SDOH are
conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that affect
health outcomes.
