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92. The LEAST effective D
method of protecting the
spinal cord during surgery thiopentone will decrease the metabolic activity of
on the descending the spinal cord, but this is probably the least effective
thoracic aorta is
A. reducing the duration
of ischaemia
B. lowering the CSF
(cerebrospinal fluid)
pressure
C. spinal cord
hypothermia
D. administration of a
thiobarbiturate
E. use of shunts to bypass
the aortic cross-clamp
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91. The LEAST D
correct statement
regarding anterior Neurologic Complications of Spinal and Epidural
spinal artery Anesthesia - Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
syndrome is that 2000, table 3
A. most patients are • Usually elderly
elderly • sudden onset
B. the onset is sudden • no generalized, systemic symptoms
C. there are no systemic • Myelogram and CT normal
symptoms • Minor or patch sensory involvement
D. the myelogram and CAT
scan are abnormal
E. sensory involvement is
minor or patchy
90. The most commonly D
reported cause of
awareness during general CEACCP 2005: "Awareness is frequently associated
anaesthesia for a non- with poor
obstetric procedure is anaesthetic technique"
A. inadequate intra-
operative opiate analgesia
B. equipment failure
C. the use of total
intravenous anaesthesia
D. faulty anaesthetic
technique
E. use of a laryngeal mask
airway
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C
Stoelting:
• Development of ventricular hypertrophy and
increased compliance of the left atrium permit the
89. In patients with mitral accommodation of the regurgitant volume without a
regurgitation major increase in left atrial pressure. This allows
A. left ventricular damage patients to maintain cardiac output and remain free of
does NOT occur before pulmonary congestion and be asymptomatic for many
the onset of symptoms years
B. mitral valve • Mitral valve repair is preferred to mitral valve
replacement has a lower replacement because it restores valve competence,
operative mortality and maintains the functional aspects of the mitral valve
incidence of late adverse apparatus, and avoids insertion of a prosthesis. The
outcomes compared to mitral valve apparatus is very important in sustaining
mitral valve repair left ventricular function. The absence of the
C. an ejection fraction of subvalvular apparatus causes distortion of the left
less than 60% may be an ventricular contractile geometry and impairment of
indication for surgery, left ventricular ejection
even in the absence of • Survival may be prolonged if surgery is performed
symptoms before the ejection fraction is less than 60% or before
D. long term vasodilators the left ventricle is unable to contract to an end-
have been shown to delay systolic dimension of 45 mm (normal < 40 mm).
the need for surgery • Although vasodilators are useful in the medical
E. the presence of a third management of acute mitral regurgitation, there is no
heart sound always apparent benefit to long-term use of these drugs in
indicates heart failure asymptomatic patients with chronic mitral
regurgitation
• S3 can be heard and recorded in healthy young
adults. However, it is usually abnormal in patients over
the age of 40 years, suggesting an enlarged
ventricular chamber (uptodate)
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88. With respect to acute D
myocardial infarction
A. true posterior infarcts
manifest on the ECG as a
tall R wave in Lead V3
B. aspirin should NOT be
given unless myocardial
infarction is confirmed
C. regional anaesthesia is
NOT recommended if
thrombolytic therapy has
been used within the
previous 2 weeks
D.Angiotensin Converting
Enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
may be indicated in the
acute period
E. Troponin I testing is
unsuitable in the peri-
operative period
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Terms in this set (90)
92. The LEAST effective D
method of protecting the
spinal cord during surgery thiopentone will decrease the metabolic activity of
on the descending the spinal cord, but this is probably the least effective
thoracic aorta is
A. reducing the duration
of ischaemia
B. lowering the CSF
(cerebrospinal fluid)
pressure
C. spinal cord
hypothermia
D. administration of a
thiobarbiturate
E. use of shunts to bypass
the aortic cross-clamp
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91. The LEAST D
correct statement
regarding anterior Neurologic Complications of Spinal and Epidural
spinal artery Anesthesia - Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
syndrome is that 2000, table 3
A. most patients are • Usually elderly
elderly • sudden onset
B. the onset is sudden • no generalized, systemic symptoms
C. there are no systemic • Myelogram and CT normal
symptoms • Minor or patch sensory involvement
D. the myelogram and CAT
scan are abnormal
E. sensory involvement is
minor or patchy
90. The most commonly D
reported cause of
awareness during general CEACCP 2005: "Awareness is frequently associated
anaesthesia for a non- with poor
obstetric procedure is anaesthetic technique"
A. inadequate intra-
operative opiate analgesia
B. equipment failure
C. the use of total
intravenous anaesthesia
D. faulty anaesthetic
technique
E. use of a laryngeal mask
airway
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C
Stoelting:
• Development of ventricular hypertrophy and
increased compliance of the left atrium permit the
89. In patients with mitral accommodation of the regurgitant volume without a
regurgitation major increase in left atrial pressure. This allows
A. left ventricular damage patients to maintain cardiac output and remain free of
does NOT occur before pulmonary congestion and be asymptomatic for many
the onset of symptoms years
B. mitral valve • Mitral valve repair is preferred to mitral valve
replacement has a lower replacement because it restores valve competence,
operative mortality and maintains the functional aspects of the mitral valve
incidence of late adverse apparatus, and avoids insertion of a prosthesis. The
outcomes compared to mitral valve apparatus is very important in sustaining
mitral valve repair left ventricular function. The absence of the
C. an ejection fraction of subvalvular apparatus causes distortion of the left
less than 60% may be an ventricular contractile geometry and impairment of
indication for surgery, left ventricular ejection
even in the absence of • Survival may be prolonged if surgery is performed
symptoms before the ejection fraction is less than 60% or before
D. long term vasodilators the left ventricle is unable to contract to an end-
have been shown to delay systolic dimension of 45 mm (normal < 40 mm).
the need for surgery • Although vasodilators are useful in the medical
E. the presence of a third management of acute mitral regurgitation, there is no
heart sound always apparent benefit to long-term use of these drugs in
indicates heart failure asymptomatic patients with chronic mitral
regurgitation
• S3 can be heard and recorded in healthy young
adults. However, it is usually abnormal in patients over
the age of 40 years, suggesting an enlarged
ventricular chamber (uptodate)
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88. With respect to acute D
myocardial infarction
A. true posterior infarcts
manifest on the ECG as a
tall R wave in Lead V3
B. aspirin should NOT be
given unless myocardial
infarction is confirmed
C. regional anaesthesia is
NOT recommended if
thrombolytic therapy has
been used within the
previous 2 weeks
D.Angiotensin Converting
Enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
may be indicated in the
acute period
E. Troponin I testing is
unsuitable in the peri-
operative period
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