History
The British anaesthetist, Dr Archie Brain, is known as the inventor of this airway device
What is Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA)
The most common form of carbon dioxide transport in the blood is
What is Bicarbonate
This ultrasound probe is used to visualise deep structures in the body beyond 5 cm of depth
What is Curved or curvilinear probe
During ophthalmic surgery, a reflex of bradycardia might occur, while the efferent fibres run with the Vagus nerve, the afferent fibres are with
What is Trigeminal Nerve
In addition to airway adjuncts, The American anaesthesiologist ,Dr Arthur Guedel,is credited with modifying this airway device
What is cuffed endotracheal tube
This medication reverses neuromuscular blockade by encapsulates aminosteroid neuromuscular blocking agents and acting as a selective relaxant binding agent (SRBA)
What is Sugammadex
Which of the following statements regarding invasive arterial pressure monitoring is true:
A arterial cannulae have tapered walls
B respond within a frequency range of 5 - 20 Hz
C the natural frequency is indirectly related to the catheter diameter
D the optimal damping value is 0.64
E decreased resonance elevates the systolic and lower the diastolic pressures
D the optimal damping value is 0.64
A 62-year-old male is evaluated for thoracic back pain and tenderness 3 days post exploratory laparotomy during which he received thoracic epidural analgesia. The epidural catheter was removed 24 hours ago. He is showing progressive lower limb weakness. He did not have these symptoms before. Lab tests are still pending. Most likely diagnosis so far:
1. Direct spinal cord damage
2. Direct spinal root damage
3. Spinal haematoma
4. Epidural abscess
What is epidural abscess
Dogliotti's principle,described in 1933,by Italian cardiac surgeon Achille Mario Dogliotti,known for this addition to neuraxial anaesthesia
1. Invention of Quincke spinal needle
2. Paramedian approach in spinal anaesthesia
3. Loss of resistance technique in epidural anaesthesia
4. Combined spinal epidural anaesthesia
Loss of resistance technique in epidural anaesthesia
This is a reflex, commonly encountered in neuraxial anaesthesia, where activation of left ventricular chemoreceptors and baroreceptors located in the left ventricle results in bradycardia, vasodilation, and hypotension:
1. Atrial Reflex
2. Bezold-Jarisch reflex
3. Bainbridge reflex
4. Oculocardiac reflex
What Bezold-Jarisch reflex
A size “E” compressed-gas cylinder completely filled with N2O contains how many liters?
A. 1160 L
B.1470 L
C.1590 L
D.1640 L
E. 1750 L
C.1590 L
In cardiogenic shock complicating myocardial infarction, the following intervention is of proven clinical benefit:
1. The administration of positive inotropic drugs
2. Intra-aortic balloon counter pulsation
3. Early invasive revascularisation
4. Thrombolysis
What is early invasive revascularisation
يعد هذا العالم الإسلامي من أوائل من أشار الى استخدام الابلاء (التبريد الشديد) بالثلج لتخدير الأعضاء موضعيا في كتابه القانون في الطب
من هو ابن سينا
This drug is not extensively metabolised:
1. Digoxin
2. Paracetamol
3. Morphine
4. Metoprolol
What is Digoxin
This EEG waveform is seen during very deep anesthesia and just before patient's EEG starts to show isoelectric line
a. Isoelectric line
b. burst suppression
c. Low amplitude high frequency waves
d. Alpha spindles
b. burst suppression
A formula to calculate the volume of local anaesthetic mixture administered via caudal epidural route based on the required dermatomal level
What is Armitage formula
متى تم اصدار اول شهادة اختصاص مجلس طبي عربي في تخصص التخدير والعناية الحثيثة
1. 1993
2. 1996
3. 2000
4. 2003
1996
This pharmacokinetic model is most used for target control infusion (TCI) TIVA of Remifentanil
What is Minto PK model
This is the abnormality when R time (reaction time) on thromboelastogram (TEG) is prolonged
What is clotting factor deficiency ( abnormality)
According to the 2025 American Heart Association guidelines, this is the maximum time for which resuscitation delivery should be performed during pregnancy cardiac arrest
What is 5 minutes