Physiology
Pharmacology
High Risk
The Fetus
Anesthesia
100
The P50 of maternal hemoglobin
What is 30
100
This inhalational anesthetic does not produce uterine relaxation
What is nitrous oxide
100
This is the percentage of all pregnancies that are effected by preeclampsia
What is 7%
100
This is the normal fetal heart rate
What is 120-160 beats/min
100
Transient neurologic syndrome is most commonly seen after the spinal anesthetic injection of this local anesthetic
What is lidocaine
200
Cardiac output is greatest during this time period
What is immediately after delivery of the newborn
200
This singer is was famously quoted as saying, "Crack is whack."
Whitney Houston
200
This condition best describes these symptoms: 1) New onset vaginal bleeding that stops 2) Painless 3) No fetal distress
What is placenta previa
200
This is the uteroplacental blood flow at term pregnancy
What is 700 ml
200
This local anesthetic has the most rapid fetal and maternal metabolism.
What is chloroprocaine
300
This cardiovascular parameter is decreased at term
What is systemic vascular resistance
300
Name the most common side effect from intraspinous narcotics
What is pruritis
300
These these 4 conditions comprise the acronym HELLP
What is hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets
300
Hypoxemia, acidosis, neostigmine and glycopyrrolate reversal, and umbilical cord compression all cause this change in fetal heart rate
What is fetal bradycardia
300
General anesthesia is induced for an elective cesarean section. Two attempts at intubation are unsuccessful. Name the most appropriate next step
What is wake up the patient
400
The respiratory parameters of minute ventilation, tidal volume, arterial Pa02, and oxygen consumption are all changed in this direction
What is increased
400
There are three commonly used drugs in the treatment of uterine atony. Name the drug(s) that are appropriate to use in an asthmatic with severe preeclampsia
What is oxytocin
400
This is the most common cause of DIC in pregnant patients
What is placental abruption
400
Uterine blood flow is consistently decreased after administration of this class of drugs
What is barbiturates
400
After an uncomplicated cesarean section under general anesthesia, the patient is extubated and immediately becomes cyanotic. There are high peak airway pressures and wheezing. This is the most likely cause for these symptoms in the parturient
What is aspiration
500
Slightly elevated BUN and serum creatinine in the parturient indicate what in the parturient
What is renal failure
500
Which property of epidurally administered local anesthetics determines the extent to which epinephrine will prolong the blockade
What is lipid solubility
500
You have just placed an epidural on a parturient. After the test dose, the patient has a contraction. You then administer a bolus dose of bupivicaine. The patient begins complaining of shortness of breath, becomes panic-stricken, and loses consciousness. During resuscitation, the patient has pink froth from the ETT tube and blood oozing from her IV sites. Name this diagnosis
What is amniotic fluid embolism
500
The quote, "Nobody puts baby in the corner." comes from this phenomenal movie
What is Dirty Dancing
500
This is the most common injury recorded in the ASA - Closed Claim Project regarding obstetric anesthetic claims
What is neonatal brain damage
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