CAA CAA Anesthesia Techniques & Airway Management 2

Question 1

For a spinal anesthetic, hyperbaric bupivacaine is prepared by mixing bupivacaine with:

Accepted Answer

Dextrose 8%

Answer

Normal saline

Answer

Sterile water

Answer

Epinephrine

Question 2

Which dermatome level of spinal block is needed for a Cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia?

Accepted Answer

T4

Answer

T10

Answer

L1

Answer

S2

Question 3

Total spinal anesthesia is a life-threatening complication characterized by:

Accepted Answer

Respiratory arrest and profound hypotension from cephalad spread of spinal block

Answer

Local anesthetic toxicity causing seizures only

Answer

Excessive epidural dosing causing epidural hematoma

Answer

Spinal cord infarction from vasoconstrictor use

Question 4

During an epidural technique, the loss-of-resistance (LOR) method identifies the epidural space by:

Accepted Answer

Feeling a 'pop' as the needle passes through the ligamentum flavum and resistance to saline injection suddenly disappears

Answer

Observing free flow of CSF through the needle hub

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Noting patient pain with injection confirming nerve proximity

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Aspirating blood confirming intravascular placement

Question 5

The test dose for an epidural catheter contains epinephrine 15 mcg to detect:

Accepted Answer

Intravascular catheter placement

Answer

Subarachnoid catheter placement

Answer

Subdural catheter placement

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Air embolism

Question 6

Brachial plexus nerve blocks performed at the interscalene level are MOST appropriate for surgery on the:

Accepted Answer

Shoulder and proximal humerus

Answer

Hand and wrist

Answer

Elbow and forearm

Answer

Fingers and thumb