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            gery 
for at least _____days: 
A. 3 
B. 7 
C. 10 
D. 14 
21- Which of the following is the best predictor of a difficult 
intubation in a morbidly obese patient? 
A. Pretracheal tissue volume 
B. Body mass index 
C. Mallampati score 
D. Thyromental distance 
 
Basic pharmacology of anesthetic drugs: 
1- Benzodiazepines are used for all of following except: 
A. Anxiolysis. 
B. Sedation. 
C. Anterograde amnesia. 
D. Retrograde amnesia. 
 
2- Non-depolarizing (competitive) N-M blockers include all of the 
following except: 
A. Atracurium. 
B. Cis-atracurium. 
C. Succinylcholine. 
D. Rocuronium. 
E. Vecuronium 
3- All of the following have an antiemetic action, except 
A. Promethazine 
B. Propofol 
C. Etomidate 
D. Haloperidol 
4- As per American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) 
guidelines, intravenous infusion of unfractionated heparin should be 
stopped how long prior to a planned epidural? 
A. 1 to 1.5 hours 
B. 2 to 4 hours 
C. at least 12 hours 
D. at least 24 hours 
 
5- Which of the following antibiotics can prolong the action of 
neuromuscular-blocking drugs? 
A. Gentamicin 
B. Penicillin 
C. Levofloxacin 
D. Cephalexin 
 
6- All of the following drugs increase the mean arterial blood 
pressure, except 
A. Dopamine 
B. Norepinephrine 
C. Epinephrine 
D. Isoproterenol 
 
7- All of the following drugs increase cardiac output, except 
A. Dopamine 
B. Epinephrine 
C. Dobutamine 
D. Norepinephrine 
 
8- The best initial treatment for anaphylaxis during general 
anesthesia is 
A. Methylprednisolone 
B. Famotidine 
C. Diphenhydramine 
D. Epinephrine 
9- Midazolam can be administered through all of the following routes, 
except 
A. Oral 
B. Sublingual 
C. Transcutaneous 
D. Transnasal 
 
10- Which of the following muscle relaxants is eliminated mostly by 
the kidneys? 
A. Rocuronium 
B. Succinylcholine 
C. Vecuronium 
D. Pancuronium 
 
11- Which of the following medications is associated with 
extrapyramidal effects? 
A. Midazolam 
B. Glycopyrrolate 
C. Metoclopramide 
D. Famotidine 
 
12- Opioid analgesics cause all of the following effects except 
A. Contraction of smooth muscle of the gallbladder 
B. Contraction of detrusor muscle of the urinary bladder 
C. Depress cellular immunity 
D. Delayed gastric emptying 
 
13- Opioids may have more pronounced action in all of the following 
except 
A. In men compared to women 
B. In older than in younger patients 
C. During liver transplant surgery 
D. In kidney failure 
 
14- The minimum anesthesia concentration (MAC) of desflurane is 
decreased by 
A. Chronic alcohol use 
B. Respiratory alkalosis 
C. Chronic anemia with hemoglobin of 7.5 gm/dL 
D. Hypothermia to 34°C 
 
15- Which of the following statements about etomidate is most likely 
true? 
A. It causes significant dose-dependent respiratory depression 
B. It causes cerebral vasodilatation 
C. It increases frequency of excitatory spikes on the EEG more than 
thiopental 
D. Most of the administered dose is excreted unchanged by the kidney 
 
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