Inhalation Agents Practice Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Your CRNA clinical instructor asks you, "What stage of anesthesia is your patient in?". You
observe that the patient's pupils are wide and dilated, but BP is stable. This confirms your patient
is in this stage of anesthesia:
a) stage 1
b) stage 2
c) stage 3
d) stage 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - b) stage 2
The surgeon asks you "Is the patient is ready to be operated on?" You are able to say yes,
knowing the patient is in this stage of anesthesia.
a) stage 1
b) stage 2
c) stage 3
d) stage 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - c) stage 3
You arrive to your clinical site at 0500am to look up your first patient of the day. You notice the
patient has a history of seizures. What inhaled anesthetic are you going to avoid?
a) nitrous oxide
b) sevoflurane
c) isoflurane
d) desflurane - CORRECT ANSWER - b) sevoflurane
, Your CRNA clinical instructor asks you to list the inhaled anesthetics in order from most potent
to least potent. You know this and say...
a) isoflurane, sevoflurane, desflurane
b) sevoflurane, isoflurane, desflurane
c) desflurane, sevoflurane, isoflurane
d) isoflurane, desflurane, sevoflurane - CORRECT ANSWER - a) isoflurane, sevoflurane,
desflurane
Your patient's BP in pre-op is 98/56. You plan to used inhaled anesthetics as part of your
anesthesia plan. What one should you avoid the most?
a) nitrous oxide
b) desflurane
c) sevoflurane
d) isoflurane - CORRECT ANSWER - d) isoflurane
Your CRNA clinical instructors asks you "What is the main reason desflurane and isoflurane
effect HR and how is it effected?". You respond by saying...
a) deflurane and isoflurane do not effect HR
b) because they decrease BP, HR will increase
c) because they are a respiratory irritant, HR will increase
d) because they are a respiratory irritant, HR will decrease - CORRECT ANSWER - c)
because they are a respiratory irritant, HR will increase
You are interviewing your patient in pre-op and he states he was newly diagnosed with asthma.
What inhaled anesthetic do you plan on using for his hernia repair?
a) sevoflurane
ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Your CRNA clinical instructor asks you, "What stage of anesthesia is your patient in?". You
observe that the patient's pupils are wide and dilated, but BP is stable. This confirms your patient
is in this stage of anesthesia:
a) stage 1
b) stage 2
c) stage 3
d) stage 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - b) stage 2
The surgeon asks you "Is the patient is ready to be operated on?" You are able to say yes,
knowing the patient is in this stage of anesthesia.
a) stage 1
b) stage 2
c) stage 3
d) stage 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - c) stage 3
You arrive to your clinical site at 0500am to look up your first patient of the day. You notice the
patient has a history of seizures. What inhaled anesthetic are you going to avoid?
a) nitrous oxide
b) sevoflurane
c) isoflurane
d) desflurane - CORRECT ANSWER - b) sevoflurane
, Your CRNA clinical instructor asks you to list the inhaled anesthetics in order from most potent
to least potent. You know this and say...
a) isoflurane, sevoflurane, desflurane
b) sevoflurane, isoflurane, desflurane
c) desflurane, sevoflurane, isoflurane
d) isoflurane, desflurane, sevoflurane - CORRECT ANSWER - a) isoflurane, sevoflurane,
desflurane
Your patient's BP in pre-op is 98/56. You plan to used inhaled anesthetics as part of your
anesthesia plan. What one should you avoid the most?
a) nitrous oxide
b) desflurane
c) sevoflurane
d) isoflurane - CORRECT ANSWER - d) isoflurane
Your CRNA clinical instructors asks you "What is the main reason desflurane and isoflurane
effect HR and how is it effected?". You respond by saying...
a) deflurane and isoflurane do not effect HR
b) because they decrease BP, HR will increase
c) because they are a respiratory irritant, HR will increase
d) because they are a respiratory irritant, HR will decrease - CORRECT ANSWER - c)
because they are a respiratory irritant, HR will increase
You are interviewing your patient in pre-op and he states he was newly diagnosed with asthma.
What inhaled anesthetic do you plan on using for his hernia repair?
a) sevoflurane
