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A. Magnesium - not for control of HTN
Severe PET as > 160/110 + headache and proteinuria.
Management of PET:
- early diagnosis, control of BP, prevention of
TMP-Jul10-001 Pre-
convulsions and timely delivery, strict fluid balance
eclamptic woman, BP
170/110, headache,
BP control:
proteinuria 1.2g. Which of
Maintain MAP 100-140 (130/90-170/110). Sudden drop
the following NOT to use
can compromise placental perfusion. Drugs used:
for control of her
- Hydralazine 5mg increments or infusion
hypertension:
- Labetalol 50mg increments IV or 100mg PO q30min
A. Magnesium
- Methyldopa 1-3g PO per day
B. SNP
- Nifedipine 20mg PO (drops BP ++ with magnesium)
C. GTN
- SNP infusion - may cause excessive hypotension,
D. Hydralazine
good for emergencies, risk of cyanide toxicity to fetus
E. Metoprolol
- GTN - as above, risk of methaemoglobinaemia
Magnesium is NOT for control of BP. It is for
prevention of fits and treatment. 4g loading + 1g/h
infusion
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TMP-Jul10-002 Male with a Ans E Spherocytosis
Haemoglobin of 8G% and Only this have increased reticulocyte count
reticulocyte count 10%.
Possible diagnosis:
A. Untreated pernicious
anaemia
B. Aplastic anaemia
C.Acute leukaemia
D.Anaemia of chronic
disease
E. Hereditary
spherocytosis
B. Staph salivarius
Baer, Post Dural Puncture Bacterial meningitis,
Anaesth 2006
TMP-Jul10-003 Most of the organisms that cause PDPM are
Commonest organism commensals of the mouth and upper airway. These
causing meningitis post observations support the droplet mechanism for the
spinal: pathogenesis of most cases of PDPM. That is, the
A. Staph epidermidis aerosolized organism that enters the CSF during dural
B. Staph salivarius puncture originates in the upper airway of medical
C. Staph aureus personnel.
D. Strep pneumoniae Order of most to least common
E. ? Staph salivarius
Strep viridians
Staph aures
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Exponential decline / Ans: C
definition of time constant
(with various options)
A. time for exponential
process to reach log(e) of
its initial value
B. Time until exponential
process reaches zero
C.Time to reach 37% of
initial value
D.Time to reach half if its
initial value
E. 69% of half life
(This is a very old repeat) Ans C
Relative humidity - air fully Absolute vapour of water at 20 degree 17.3 mmHg 37
saturated at 20 degree. degree 47 mmHg
What is the relative 17.3/47 = 36.8%
humidity at 37 degrees ?
A 50 year old man with AnsB LVEDV ? RVEDV
multiple fractures. The
BEST parameter to
monitor volume
resuscitation is:
A. Heart rate
B. LVEDV
C. PCWP
D. RVEDV
E. Changes in R atrial
pressure during inspiration
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Ans E
Ref: AAGBI Anaphylaxis 2009 "
AAGBI
60% of anaphylaxis in anaesthesia = NBMD
Anaphylaxis to
Miv- and atracurium are associated with histamine /
rocuronium. Which is most
non-allergy reaction
likely to cause coss-
Sux is most likely, Roc close behind
reactivity ?
Cross sensitivity is relatively common, probably
A. Vecuronium
because of their quaternary ammonium group.
B. Pancuronium
If anaphylaxis to an NMBA is suspected, the patient
C.Atracurium
should undergo skin prick testing with all the NMBAs
D. Cisatracurium
in current use. If a patient demonstrates a positive skin
E. None of the above -
prick test (SPT) to an NMBA, the patient should be
cross reactivity too
warned against future exposure to all NMBAs if
variable to predict
possible. If it is mandatory to use an NMBA during
anaesthesia in the future, it would seem appropriate
to permit the use of an NMBA which has a negative
skin test, accepting that a negative skin test does not
guarantee that anaphylaxis will not occur.
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Terms in this set (138)
A. Magnesium - not for control of HTN
Severe PET as > 160/110 + headache and proteinuria.
Management of PET:
- early diagnosis, control of BP, prevention of
TMP-Jul10-001 Pre-
convulsions and timely delivery, strict fluid balance
eclamptic woman, BP
170/110, headache,
BP control:
proteinuria 1.2g. Which of
Maintain MAP 100-140 (130/90-170/110). Sudden drop
the following NOT to use
can compromise placental perfusion. Drugs used:
for control of her
- Hydralazine 5mg increments or infusion
hypertension:
- Labetalol 50mg increments IV or 100mg PO q30min
A. Magnesium
- Methyldopa 1-3g PO per day
B. SNP
- Nifedipine 20mg PO (drops BP ++ with magnesium)
C. GTN
- SNP infusion - may cause excessive hypotension,
D. Hydralazine
good for emergencies, risk of cyanide toxicity to fetus
E. Metoprolol
- GTN - as above, risk of methaemoglobinaemia
Magnesium is NOT for control of BP. It is for
prevention of fits and treatment. 4g loading + 1g/h
infusion
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TMP-Jul10-002 Male with a Ans E Spherocytosis
Haemoglobin of 8G% and Only this have increased reticulocyte count
reticulocyte count 10%.
Possible diagnosis:
A. Untreated pernicious
anaemia
B. Aplastic anaemia
C.Acute leukaemia
D.Anaemia of chronic
disease
E. Hereditary
spherocytosis
B. Staph salivarius
Baer, Post Dural Puncture Bacterial meningitis,
Anaesth 2006
TMP-Jul10-003 Most of the organisms that cause PDPM are
Commonest organism commensals of the mouth and upper airway. These
causing meningitis post observations support the droplet mechanism for the
spinal: pathogenesis of most cases of PDPM. That is, the
A. Staph epidermidis aerosolized organism that enters the CSF during dural
B. Staph salivarius puncture originates in the upper airway of medical
C. Staph aureus personnel.
D. Strep pneumoniae Order of most to least common
E. ? Staph salivarius
Strep viridians
Staph aures
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Exponential decline / Ans: C
definition of time constant
(with various options)
A. time for exponential
process to reach log(e) of
its initial value
B. Time until exponential
process reaches zero
C.Time to reach 37% of
initial value
D.Time to reach half if its
initial value
E. 69% of half life
(This is a very old repeat) Ans C
Relative humidity - air fully Absolute vapour of water at 20 degree 17.3 mmHg 37
saturated at 20 degree. degree 47 mmHg
What is the relative 17.3/47 = 36.8%
humidity at 37 degrees ?
A 50 year old man with AnsB LVEDV ? RVEDV
multiple fractures. The
BEST parameter to
monitor volume
resuscitation is:
A. Heart rate
B. LVEDV
C. PCWP
D. RVEDV
E. Changes in R atrial
pressure during inspiration
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Ans E
Ref: AAGBI Anaphylaxis 2009 "
AAGBI
60% of anaphylaxis in anaesthesia = NBMD
Anaphylaxis to
Miv- and atracurium are associated with histamine /
rocuronium. Which is most
non-allergy reaction
likely to cause coss-
Sux is most likely, Roc close behind
reactivity ?
Cross sensitivity is relatively common, probably
A. Vecuronium
because of their quaternary ammonium group.
B. Pancuronium
If anaphylaxis to an NMBA is suspected, the patient
C.Atracurium
should undergo skin prick testing with all the NMBAs
D. Cisatracurium
in current use. If a patient demonstrates a positive skin
E. None of the above -
prick test (SPT) to an NMBA, the patient should be
cross reactivity too
warned against future exposure to all NMBAs if
variable to predict
possible. If it is mandatory to use an NMBA during
anaesthesia in the future, it would seem appropriate
to permit the use of an NMBA which has a negative
skin test, accepting that a negative skin test does not
guarantee that anaphylaxis will not occur.
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