ANESTHESIA CERTIFICATION SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ general anesthesia.
Answer: global reversible depression of the CNS that removes perception of
all senses and reflexes; used for surgery and unpleasant procedures
◍ Anesthesia.
Answer: What is the loss of sensation?
◍ stage I of general anesthesia.
Answer: analgesia (Induction); subject is sedated, conscious but drowsy,
with variable amnesia
◍ stage II of general anesthesia.
Answer: excitement (delirium); subject experiences delirium, combative
behavior, and irregular vital signs; risk of laryngospasm and vomiting;
efforts are made to limit this stage
◍ 1500s.
Answer: When was the earliest recorded use of anesthesia?
◍ stage III of general anesthesia.
Answer: surgical anesthesia; no spontaneous movement, regular respiration;
steady HR and MAP, gradual loss of muscle tone and reflexes as the CNS is
further depressed
◍ Plant extracts.
Answer: What was used as anesthesia for pain control in the 1500s?
◍ stage IV of general anesthesia.
Answer: medullary depression/paralysis (overdose); loss of respiration and
, vasomotor control, potentially leading to death
◍ 1500s-1700s.
Answer: When did experimentation of chemical agents for chemical agents
begin?
◍ 1846.
Answer: When was diethy ether used for the first time for anesthesia?
◍ stage III.
Answer: ideal stage of general anesthesia
◍ Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Answer: What doctor coined the term anesthesia after diethy ester was used
for the first time?
◍ Early 20th century.
Answer: When did ether and chloroform begin to be used for anesthesia?
◍ 1930s.
Answer: When did injectable barbiturates begin to be used for anesthesia?
◍ General anesthesia.
Answer: What is a reversible state of unconsciousness, immobility, muscle
relaxation, and loss of sensation throughout the entire body produced by
administration of one or more anesthetic agent?
◍ enhance inhibitory, inhibit excitatory.
Answer: primary action of general anesthetics on neurotransmission
◍ potassium.
Answer: general anesthetics MOA: activate 2-pore domain _ channels to
hyperpolarize neurons
◍ Surgical anesthesia.
Answer: What is a specific stage of general anesthesia in which there is a
sufficient degree of analgesia and muscle relaxation to allow surgery to be
performed without patient pain or movement?
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ general anesthesia.
Answer: global reversible depression of the CNS that removes perception of
all senses and reflexes; used for surgery and unpleasant procedures
◍ Anesthesia.
Answer: What is the loss of sensation?
◍ stage I of general anesthesia.
Answer: analgesia (Induction); subject is sedated, conscious but drowsy,
with variable amnesia
◍ stage II of general anesthesia.
Answer: excitement (delirium); subject experiences delirium, combative
behavior, and irregular vital signs; risk of laryngospasm and vomiting;
efforts are made to limit this stage
◍ 1500s.
Answer: When was the earliest recorded use of anesthesia?
◍ stage III of general anesthesia.
Answer: surgical anesthesia; no spontaneous movement, regular respiration;
steady HR and MAP, gradual loss of muscle tone and reflexes as the CNS is
further depressed
◍ Plant extracts.
Answer: What was used as anesthesia for pain control in the 1500s?
◍ stage IV of general anesthesia.
Answer: medullary depression/paralysis (overdose); loss of respiration and
, vasomotor control, potentially leading to death
◍ 1500s-1700s.
Answer: When did experimentation of chemical agents for chemical agents
begin?
◍ 1846.
Answer: When was diethy ether used for the first time for anesthesia?
◍ stage III.
Answer: ideal stage of general anesthesia
◍ Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Answer: What doctor coined the term anesthesia after diethy ester was used
for the first time?
◍ Early 20th century.
Answer: When did ether and chloroform begin to be used for anesthesia?
◍ 1930s.
Answer: When did injectable barbiturates begin to be used for anesthesia?
◍ General anesthesia.
Answer: What is a reversible state of unconsciousness, immobility, muscle
relaxation, and loss of sensation throughout the entire body produced by
administration of one or more anesthetic agent?
◍ enhance inhibitory, inhibit excitatory.
Answer: primary action of general anesthetics on neurotransmission
◍ potassium.
Answer: general anesthetics MOA: activate 2-pore domain _ channels to
hyperpolarize neurons
◍ Surgical anesthesia.
Answer: What is a specific stage of general anesthesia in which there is a
sufficient degree of analgesia and muscle relaxation to allow surgery to be
performed without patient pain or movement?
