CST Anesthesia & Surgical Positioning

Question 1

Which type of anesthesia blocks nerve transmission in a specific region of the body without causing loss of consciousness?

Accepted Answer

Regional anesthesia

Answer

General anesthesia

Answer

Monitored anesthesia care

Answer

Topical anesthesia

Question 2

Which dissociative anesthetic agent produces a trance-like state and profound analgesia while maintaining airway reflexes?

Accepted Answer

Ketamine

Answer

Propofol

Answer

Midazolam

Answer

Etomidate

Question 3

What does an ASA Physical Status Classification of I indicate?

Accepted Answer

A normal, healthy patient with no systemic disease

Answer

Patient with mild systemic disease

Answer

Patient with severe systemic disease

Answer

A moribund patient not expected to survive

Question 4

Which monitoring device measures the depth of anesthesia by analyzing brain electrical activity?

Accepted Answer

Bispectral Index (BIS) monitor

Answer

Pulse oximeter

Answer

Capnograph

Answer

Arterial line

Question 5

Malignant hyperthermia is most commonly triggered by which combination of agents?

Accepted Answer

Succinylcholine and volatile halogenated agents

Answer

Propofol and opioids

Answer

Benzodiazepines and barbiturates

Answer

Nitrous oxide and ketamine

Question 6

What is the first-line pharmacologic treatment for malignant hyperthermia?

Accepted Answer

Dantrolene sodium

Answer

Epinephrine

Answer

Atropine

Answer

Naloxone

Question 7

Which anesthetic technique involves injection of local anesthetic into the subarachnoid space to produce sensory and motor block?

Accepted Answer

Spinal (intrathecal) anesthesia

Answer

Epidural anesthesia

Answer

Brachial plexus block

Answer

Intravenous regional anesthesia