RNA 805 QUIZ 3 EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Controlled profound hypothermia - ANS can be used to produce cerebral protection for
circulatory arrest cases
What is the core body temperature goal for surgical cases requiring circulatory arrest? -
ANS 12-18 degrees Celsius
Which of the following techniques provides the greatest degree of neurologic protection against
global ischemia? - ANS Profound hypothermia
When performing a controlled hypotension technique, which of the following agents would be
best suited for a patient with a history of congestive heart failure? - ANS Nitroprusside
Which is a potential disadvantage of using nitroglycerin for controlled hypotension? - ANS It
can increase intracranial pressure
Which of the following are known side effects of the use of fenoldapam as an agent for
producing controlled hypotension? - ANS Increased intraocular pressure
What is the chief anesthetic concern when inducing controlled hypotension in patients with
chronic hypertension? - ANS organ ischemia
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, Which of the following agents used in controlled hypotension techniques is most likely to
produce myocardial depression? - ANS Esmolol
Which of the following agents would be the most appropriate for performing controlled
hypotension? - ANS Sodium nitroprusside
You are preparing to implement controlled hypotension in a patient undergoing an extensive
neck dissection. Which agent would best maintain cerebral blood flow - ANS Nicardipine
When should deflation of an intra-aortic balloon pump be timed to occur? - ANS Just prior to
the opening of the aortic valve
When is inflation of an intra-aortic balloon pump targeted to occur? - ANS At the dicrotic
notch of the arterial waveform
Which component of a cardiopulmonary bypass system is not found in an Extracorporeal
Membranous Oxygenation (ECMO) circuit? - ANS Venous reservoir
When the balloon of a PA catheter is not inflated, what pressures are reflected during diastole?
- ANS pulmonary artery diastolic pressure
Preoperative administration of which of the following medications is most strongly
recommended for all patients undergoing coronary surgery? - ANS Beta-blocker
What test is used to assess the effects of heparin and protamine during cardipulmonary bypass
surgery? - ANS Activated clotting time
What are the physiological effects caused by the use of an intra-aortic balloon pump? (select
four) - ANS Decreased cardiac wall stress
Decreased heart rate
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Controlled profound hypothermia - ANS can be used to produce cerebral protection for
circulatory arrest cases
What is the core body temperature goal for surgical cases requiring circulatory arrest? -
ANS 12-18 degrees Celsius
Which of the following techniques provides the greatest degree of neurologic protection against
global ischemia? - ANS Profound hypothermia
When performing a controlled hypotension technique, which of the following agents would be
best suited for a patient with a history of congestive heart failure? - ANS Nitroprusside
Which is a potential disadvantage of using nitroglycerin for controlled hypotension? - ANS It
can increase intracranial pressure
Which of the following are known side effects of the use of fenoldapam as an agent for
producing controlled hypotension? - ANS Increased intraocular pressure
What is the chief anesthetic concern when inducing controlled hypotension in patients with
chronic hypertension? - ANS organ ischemia
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Which of the following agents used in controlled hypotension techniques is most likely to
produce myocardial depression? - ANS Esmolol
Which of the following agents would be the most appropriate for performing controlled
hypotension? - ANS Sodium nitroprusside
You are preparing to implement controlled hypotension in a patient undergoing an extensive
neck dissection. Which agent would best maintain cerebral blood flow - ANS Nicardipine
When should deflation of an intra-aortic balloon pump be timed to occur? - ANS Just prior to
the opening of the aortic valve
When is inflation of an intra-aortic balloon pump targeted to occur? - ANS At the dicrotic
notch of the arterial waveform
Which component of a cardiopulmonary bypass system is not found in an Extracorporeal
Membranous Oxygenation (ECMO) circuit? - ANS Venous reservoir
When the balloon of a PA catheter is not inflated, what pressures are reflected during diastole?
- ANS pulmonary artery diastolic pressure
Preoperative administration of which of the following medications is most strongly
recommended for all patients undergoing coronary surgery? - ANS Beta-blocker
What test is used to assess the effects of heparin and protamine during cardipulmonary bypass
surgery? - ANS Activated clotting time
What are the physiological effects caused by the use of an intra-aortic balloon pump? (select
four) - ANS Decreased cardiac wall stress
Decreased heart rate
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