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SURGERY EOR EXAM [PAEA BLUEPRINT] TEST WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
_ _ is the most important Malignant hyperthermia
anesthetic
complication.
Anesthesia causes an
uncontrolled increase in
skeletal muscle
oxidative metabolism,
which overwhelms the
body's capacity to
supply oxygen,
remove CO2, and
regulative body
temperature.
If patient is hyperkalemic treat with glucose/insulin, and calcium +/-bicarb
(normal range 3.8-
5.0), how should you
treat the patient?
_ _ is the reversing agent Naloxone
for
opiods.
_ _ is the reversing agent Flumazenil
for
benzodiazipines.
What is the best prealbumin - every 2-3 days
indicator used to
monitor nutritional
status?
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Intervention: TPN - total peripheral nutrition
_ __ require central
access and
indicated when no
enteral feeding for >
7 days.
The __ is the most cardiac history -- history of MI, unstable angina,
important valvular disease
part of the history
before surgery.
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In patients with known beta blockers
cardiac disease,
aggressive
intraoperative
lowering of myocardial
oxygen demand with
____ has been shown
in RCT's to improve
outcomes and should
be used.
When accessing aortic stenosis -- crescendo diastolic rumble at apex
cardiac disease prior to
surgery, what is the
most important thing
to access?
Guidelines for the 1hour
use of antibiotics Abx of choice: cefazolin for all except colorectal
include administration then cefazolin/metronidazole
within_ of surgery
and
redosing after 4 hours.
What is
the abx of choice?
See an expert-written answer
3/5 to diagnose:
1 - diabetes
Pre-op -- Metabolic 2 - central obesity
disease/syndrome -- 3 - HTN
what are the 5 4 - high serum triglycerrides
criteria? 5 - low HDL levels
SURGERY EOR EXAM [PAEA BLUEPRINT] TEST WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
_ _ is the most important Malignant hyperthermia
anesthetic
complication.
Anesthesia causes an
uncontrolled increase in
skeletal muscle
oxidative metabolism,
which overwhelms the
body's capacity to
supply oxygen,
remove CO2, and
regulative body
temperature.
If patient is hyperkalemic treat with glucose/insulin, and calcium +/-bicarb
(normal range 3.8-
5.0), how should you
treat the patient?
_ _ is the reversing agent Naloxone
for
opiods.
_ _ is the reversing agent Flumazenil
for
benzodiazipines.
What is the best prealbumin - every 2-3 days
indicator used to
monitor nutritional
status?
,2
Intervention: TPN - total peripheral nutrition
_ __ require central
access and
indicated when no
enteral feeding for >
7 days.
The __ is the most cardiac history -- history of MI, unstable angina,
important valvular disease
part of the history
before surgery.
, 3
In patients with known beta blockers
cardiac disease,
aggressive
intraoperative
lowering of myocardial
oxygen demand with
____ has been shown
in RCT's to improve
outcomes and should
be used.
When accessing aortic stenosis -- crescendo diastolic rumble at apex
cardiac disease prior to
surgery, what is the
most important thing
to access?
Guidelines for the 1hour
use of antibiotics Abx of choice: cefazolin for all except colorectal
include administration then cefazolin/metronidazole
within_ of surgery
and
redosing after 4 hours.
What is
the abx of choice?
See an expert-written answer
3/5 to diagnose:
1 - diabetes
Pre-op -- Metabolic 2 - central obesity
disease/syndrome -- 3 - HTN
what are the 5 4 - high serum triglycerrides
criteria? 5 - low HDL levels
