TEST BANK FOR CLINICAL ANESTHESIA
BARASH CULLEN STOELTINGS 9TH EDITION
UPDATED 2026 NCLEX QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
,CHAPTER LIST
Chapter 1: The History of Anesthesia
Chapter 2: Scope of Practice
Chapter 3: Occupational Health
Chapter 4: Anesthetic Risk, Quality Improvement, and Liability
Chapter 5: Electrical and Fire Safety
Chapter 6: Genomic Basis of Perioperative Medicine
Chapter 7: Experimental Design and Statistics
Chapter 8: Inflammation, Wound Healing, and Infection
Chapter 9: The Allergic Response
Chapter 10: Mechanisms of Anesthesia and Consciousness
Chapter 11: Basic Principles of Clinical Pharmacology
Chapter 12: Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 13: Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Chapter 14: Autonomic Nervous System Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 15: Respiratory Function in Anesthesia
Chapter 16: Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid–Base Physiology
Chapter 17: Hemostasis and Transfusion Medicine
Chapter 18: Inhaled Anesthetics
Chapter 19: Intravenous Anesthetics
Chapter 20: Opioids
Chapter 21: Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
Chapter 22: Local Anesthetics
Chapter 23: Preoperative Patient Assessment and Management
Chapter 24: Rare Coexisting Diseases
Chapter 25: The Anesthesia Workstation and Delivery Systems for Inhaled Anesthetics
Chapter 26: Commonly Used Monitoring Techniques
Chapter 27: Echocardiography
Chapter 28: Airway Management
Chapter 29: Patient Positioning and Potential Injuries
Chapter 30: Monitored Anesthesia Care
Chapter 31: Ambulatory Anesthesia
Chapter 32: Office-Based Anesthesia
Chapter 33: Nonoperating Room Anesthesia
Chapter 34: Anesthesia for the Older Patient
Chapter 35: Neuraxial Anesthesia
Chapter 36: Peripheral Nerve Blockade
Chapter 37: Anesthesia for Neurosurgery
Chapter 38: Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery
Chapter 39: Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery
Chapter 40: Anesthesia for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Chapter 41: Obstetric Anesthesia
Chapter 42: Neonatal Anesthesia
Chapter 43: Pediatric Anesthesia
Chapter 44: Anesthesia for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeries
Chapter 45: Anesthesia and Obesity
Chapter 46: The Liver: Surgery and Anesthesia
,Chapter 47: Endocrine Function
Chapter 48: Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery
Chapter 49: Anesthesia for Ophthalmologic Surgery
Chapter 50: The Renal System and Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery
Chapter 51: Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery
Chapter 52: Transplant Anesthesia
Chapter 53: Trauma and Burns
Chapter 54: Postanesthesia Recovery
Chapter 55: Acute Pain Management
Chapter 56: Chronic Pain Management
Chapter 57: Critical Care Medicine
Chapter 58: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Chapter 59: Disaster Preparedness
, CHAPTER 1: The History of Anesthesia
This chapter reviews the development of anesthetic practice from early sedative agents
through modern techniques, highlighting key pioneers, landmark discoveries, and evolution
of safety standards. It emphasizes how historical innovations shape current perioperative
care, ethical considerations, and professional roles in modern anesthesia practice.
1. Who demonstrated diethyl ether as a surgical anesthetic in 1846?
A. James Simpson
B. William Morton
C. John Snow
D. Crawford Long
- CORRECT ANSWER - B
Rationale: William Morton publicly demonstrated ether anesthesia, establishing
inhaled anesthetics’ clinical use; others contributed to anesthesia but not this first
public demonstration.
2. What discovery is Horace Wells known for?
A. Ether anesthesia
B. Chloroform anesthesia
C. Nitrous oxide analgesia
D. Local anesthetics
- CORRECT ANSWER - C
Rationale: Wells pioneered nitrous oxide for dental analgesia; chloroform and ether
were introduced by different practitioners.
3. Which substance was first used clinically for pain relief in dentistry?
A. Ether
B. Chloroform
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Cocaine
- CORRECT ANSWER - C
Rationale: Nitrous oxide’s analgesic properties were first applied in dentistry;
cocaine’s anesthesia came later.
4. In anesthesia history, what did Crawford Long contribute?
A. Local anesthesia
B. First use of ether
C. First use of chloroform
D. First use of sulfuric ether
- CORRECT ANSWER - D
Rationale: Long used sulfuric ether before Morton but without publicity; chloroform
was introduced by Simpson.
5. The introduction of chloroform into anesthesia practice is attributed to:
A. Morton
B. Simpson
C. Wells
D. Long
- CORRECT ANSWER - B
Rationale: Simpson popularized chloroform; Wells and Morton are tied to nitrous
oxide and ether respectively.
BARASH CULLEN STOELTINGS 9TH EDITION
UPDATED 2026 NCLEX QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
,CHAPTER LIST
Chapter 1: The History of Anesthesia
Chapter 2: Scope of Practice
Chapter 3: Occupational Health
Chapter 4: Anesthetic Risk, Quality Improvement, and Liability
Chapter 5: Electrical and Fire Safety
Chapter 6: Genomic Basis of Perioperative Medicine
Chapter 7: Experimental Design and Statistics
Chapter 8: Inflammation, Wound Healing, and Infection
Chapter 9: The Allergic Response
Chapter 10: Mechanisms of Anesthesia and Consciousness
Chapter 11: Basic Principles of Clinical Pharmacology
Chapter 12: Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 13: Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Chapter 14: Autonomic Nervous System Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 15: Respiratory Function in Anesthesia
Chapter 16: Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid–Base Physiology
Chapter 17: Hemostasis and Transfusion Medicine
Chapter 18: Inhaled Anesthetics
Chapter 19: Intravenous Anesthetics
Chapter 20: Opioids
Chapter 21: Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
Chapter 22: Local Anesthetics
Chapter 23: Preoperative Patient Assessment and Management
Chapter 24: Rare Coexisting Diseases
Chapter 25: The Anesthesia Workstation and Delivery Systems for Inhaled Anesthetics
Chapter 26: Commonly Used Monitoring Techniques
Chapter 27: Echocardiography
Chapter 28: Airway Management
Chapter 29: Patient Positioning and Potential Injuries
Chapter 30: Monitored Anesthesia Care
Chapter 31: Ambulatory Anesthesia
Chapter 32: Office-Based Anesthesia
Chapter 33: Nonoperating Room Anesthesia
Chapter 34: Anesthesia for the Older Patient
Chapter 35: Neuraxial Anesthesia
Chapter 36: Peripheral Nerve Blockade
Chapter 37: Anesthesia for Neurosurgery
Chapter 38: Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery
Chapter 39: Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery
Chapter 40: Anesthesia for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Chapter 41: Obstetric Anesthesia
Chapter 42: Neonatal Anesthesia
Chapter 43: Pediatric Anesthesia
Chapter 44: Anesthesia for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeries
Chapter 45: Anesthesia and Obesity
Chapter 46: The Liver: Surgery and Anesthesia
,Chapter 47: Endocrine Function
Chapter 48: Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery
Chapter 49: Anesthesia for Ophthalmologic Surgery
Chapter 50: The Renal System and Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery
Chapter 51: Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery
Chapter 52: Transplant Anesthesia
Chapter 53: Trauma and Burns
Chapter 54: Postanesthesia Recovery
Chapter 55: Acute Pain Management
Chapter 56: Chronic Pain Management
Chapter 57: Critical Care Medicine
Chapter 58: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Chapter 59: Disaster Preparedness
, CHAPTER 1: The History of Anesthesia
This chapter reviews the development of anesthetic practice from early sedative agents
through modern techniques, highlighting key pioneers, landmark discoveries, and evolution
of safety standards. It emphasizes how historical innovations shape current perioperative
care, ethical considerations, and professional roles in modern anesthesia practice.
1. Who demonstrated diethyl ether as a surgical anesthetic in 1846?
A. James Simpson
B. William Morton
C. John Snow
D. Crawford Long
- CORRECT ANSWER - B
Rationale: William Morton publicly demonstrated ether anesthesia, establishing
inhaled anesthetics’ clinical use; others contributed to anesthesia but not this first
public demonstration.
2. What discovery is Horace Wells known for?
A. Ether anesthesia
B. Chloroform anesthesia
C. Nitrous oxide analgesia
D. Local anesthetics
- CORRECT ANSWER - C
Rationale: Wells pioneered nitrous oxide for dental analgesia; chloroform and ether
were introduced by different practitioners.
3. Which substance was first used clinically for pain relief in dentistry?
A. Ether
B. Chloroform
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Cocaine
- CORRECT ANSWER - C
Rationale: Nitrous oxide’s analgesic properties were first applied in dentistry;
cocaine’s anesthesia came later.
4. In anesthesia history, what did Crawford Long contribute?
A. Local anesthesia
B. First use of ether
C. First use of chloroform
D. First use of sulfuric ether
- CORRECT ANSWER - D
Rationale: Long used sulfuric ether before Morton but without publicity; chloroform
was introduced by Simpson.
5. The introduction of chloroform into anesthesia practice is attributed to:
A. Morton
B. Simpson
C. Wells
D. Long
- CORRECT ANSWER - B
Rationale: Simpson popularized chloroform; Wells and Morton are tied to nitrous
oxide and ether respectively.
