Questions from exam:

1. According to APLS what is the cuffed tube size for a 20kg child?
a. 3.5
b. 4.0
c. 4.5
d. 5.0
e. 5.5
2. A patient has a pacemaker with setting DDD. What does the first letter correspond to
regarding its function?
a. Sensed chambers
b. Response function to sensing
c. Defibrillated chambers
d. Paced chambers
e. Pacing mode
3. A 20 year old patient has an A-a gradient of 6.8kPa. What is the most likely reason for this?
a. Altitude
b. Hypoventilation
c. Increased physiological dead space
d. ?
e. ?
4. You are using a TCI pump which works on plasma mode and is set to 4mcg/ml/kg, you want
to deliver an effect site TCI. Which is the best way of doing this?
a. Increase the body weight of patient in TCI pump programming by 20%
b. Give 100mg propofol bolus before starting the infusion
c. Set the pump to 7mcg and the fastest infusion time
d. ?
e. ?
5. What is most/least likely to be seen in a patient with autonomic dysfunction you have asked
to do the Valsalva manoeuvre?
6. Donepezil – which drug is it most likely to effect a single dose of? SUXAMETHONIUM
7. Pressure volume loop of LV and conditions – AS shown
8. Compliance – dynamic vs static
9. Reasons for reduced CO in older patients ?beta sensitivity
10. Defibrillator – reason for the slope and discharge of current being modified – responsible
component; inducer
11. Entrainment ratios – 3:1 with 10L flow
12. Reducing chance of microshock from CVP
13. Types of data – e.g nominal etc
14. What can be calculated from a respiratory pressure-volume loop
15. Rate of change with Hagen Pousielle equation – change viscosity as variable ?linear or
expotential
16. Hepatic blood supply: percentage contribution from vessels at rest
17. Dexmetetomidine vs clonidine – desired effect profile for weaning in ITU ?reduced
respiratory depression
18. Cell salvage – what is not a benefit ?high HCT ?cancer surgery
19. The reason for changing halide bonds in volatile agents
20. SVP of desflurane at 39C ?higher than 1atm
21. Most important factor affect sodium reabsorption in the proximal tubule
22. Reasons for oesophageal doppler cardiac output monitoring not being accurate
23. Constituents of hartmanns