EXAM REVISION PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
(2024 UPDATE)
Immediately following pneumonectomy patient should be positioned in - ANSWER- Side
lying on operated side
Complications of Pneumonectomy - ANSWER- Mediastinal shift
VSD surgery is indicated when PAH is - ANSWER- >50%
Effects of cardiopulmonary bypass - ANSWER- interstitial edema
Pleural effusion
Diaphragmatic dysfunction
Corrective Surgery for large VSD should be done within - ANSWER- 2 years
This congenital heart disease will not show lt to rt shunt - ANSWER- VSD with PS
Cardiac condition treated as a closed procedure - ANSWER- PDA
Surgery done for transposition of great vessels - ANSWER- Atrial switch
The drainage tube should be kept under water - ANSWER- 2.5cm
In surgery chest tube not given - ANSWER- Pneumonectomy
Removal of whole lung - ANSWER- pneumonectomy
, 60 degrees inclined upwards - ANSWER- Suitable body position for post operative hypoxic
patient
Ph 7.30 paco2 60mm and bicarbonate within normal limit - ANSWER- Acute respiratory
acidosis
Extended sternotomy done in - ANSWER- bypass for descending aorta
Desirable value for post operative care - ANSWER- FRC> CV
Bronchiopulmonary fistula is complication of - ANSWER- Pneumonectomy
Circular shape - ANSWER- At birth the shape of chest
Angle of Louis - ANSWER- manubriosternal angle, the articulation of the manubrium and
body of the sternum, continuous with the second rib
Corresponds to t4-t5 spine
Pump handle movement - ANSWER- Elevation of the Sternal End of the Rib, increasing the
anterior to posterior diameter of the Thorax
Feature of upper ribs
Maximum Diaphragmatic movement - ANSWER- at 3cm
Position of lung upto - ANSWER- t-10 spine
How many ribs below the lung does the parietal pleura extends - ANSWER- 2
Chemical chemoreceptor stimulated by - ANSWER- Increased paco2