Anesthesiology Multiple choice Questions & Answers
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1.Local anesthetic causing Methaemoglobinaemia
a)Lignocaine
b)Prilocaine
c) Bupivacaine
d) All of the above
Ans: b
2.Which of the following anesthetic have half life more than 2hrs?
a) Bupivacaine
b) Lignocaine
c) Mepivacaine
d) Etidocaine
e) Chlorprocaine
Ans:a
3.Which of the following is an Amide local anesthetic drug?
a) Bupivacaine
b)Benzocaine
c) Procaine
d) Cocaine
Ans:a
4.Bier block is used for
a) Sub arachnoid block
b) IV regional block
c) Extradural block
d) Local anesthesia
Ans:b
5.During epidural analgesia the following points suggests that needle is in the extradural space
a) Loss of resistance sign
b) Negative pressure sign
c) Mackintosh extradural space indicator
d) All of the above
Ans:d
6.Epidural block is indicated in all except:
a) Patients in hypovolemia
b) Patients with asthma and bronchitis
c) Post-operative pain relief
d) Obstetric analgesia
Ans:a
7.Epidural anesthesia is preferred to spinal anesthesia because
a) Hypotension is absent
b) Dura is not penetrated
c) Low dose of anesthetic is used
d) Level of block easily changed
Ans:b
8.Hypersensitive xylocaine used for spinal anesthesia means
a) 5% xylocaine
b) 2% xylocaine with adrenaline
c) 2% xylocaine with dextran
d) 2% xylocaine
Ans:a
9.Post-spinal headache is prevented by
a) Use of thinner needle
b) NS AIDs
c) Preanaesthetic medication
d) Plenty of oral fluids
Ans:a
10.Lignocaine can be used in all except
a) Ventricular fibrillation
b) Spinal anaesthesia
c) Epidural anaesthesia
d) Convulsions
Ans:d
11.Local anesthetic with vasoconstrictor effect
a) Procaine
b) Cocaine
c)Lidocaine
d)Dubicaine
Ans:b
12.Black tongue, black teeth, visual and tactile hallucinations seen in poisoning due to
a) Opium
b) Heroin
c) Cocaine
d) Cannabis
Ans:c
13.Longest acting local anesthetic solution is
a) Lignocaine
b) Chlorprocaine
c) Amethocaine
d) Bupivacaine
Ans:d
14.Post spinal headache can be prevented by
a) Preventing fall of blood pressure
b) Encouraging early ambulation
c) Weaker solution of local anesthetic
d) Finer lumbar puncture needle
Ans:d
15.The following statements about Bupivacaine are true except
a) Must never be injected into a vein
b) More cardiotoxic than Lignocaine
c) 0.25 percent is effective for sensory block
d) Long acting drug
Ans:c
16.The effect of spinal anesthesia on bowels includes
a) Increased peristalsis
b) Contraction
c) Dilatation
d) Atony
Ans:b
17.All are Amide linked Local anesthetics except
a) Procaine
b) Bupivacaine
c)Lidocaine
d)Dibucaine
Ans:a
18.Percentage of xylocaine used in spinal anesthesia
a)1%
b)2%
c)4%
d)0.5%
e)0.5%
Ans:d
19.Extradural anesthesia decreases risk of
a) Headache
b) Hypotension
c) Meningitis
d) Arachnoiditis
Ans:a
20.The complication seen more often in Epidural anesthesia is
a) Hypotension
b) Headache
c) Urinary retention
d) Meningitis
Ans:c
21.The first of the following to be blocked in spinal anesthesia includes
a) Pre-ganglionic sympathetic fibers
b) Sensory fibers
c) Motor fibers
d) Fibers carrying proprioceptive sensation
Ans:a
22.Spinal anesthesia is preferred in lower abdominal surgeries because it:
a) Gives deep analgesia
b) Gives good relaxation of abdominal muscles
c) Shrinks intestines so that other viscera are seen well
d) Patient is conscious and co-operative
Ans:c
23.The pathway to be blocked earliest in spinal anesthesia is
a) Autonomic
b) Motor fibers
c) Fine sensory fibers
d) Coarse sensory fibers
Ans:a
24.All of the following are effective topically except
a) Procaine
b) Cocaine
c)Lidocaine
d) Amefhocaine
Ans:a
25.The local analgesic drugs are deposited in spinal anesthesia at the space, which lies between
a) Dura mater and vertebral column
b) Dura mater and arachnoid
c) Pia mater and arachnoid
d) Pia mater and grey mater
Ans:c
26.The site of action of an intra thecal narcotics is the
a) Axonal membrane
b) Dorsal horn of the spinal cord
c) Ventral horn of the spinal cord
d) Opiate receptors within the brain
Ans:b
27.The local anesthetic which is not useful for tropical use
a) Procaine
b) Xylocaine
c)Prilocaine
d) Cocaine
Ans:a
28.Epidural analgesia is suitable for
a) Analgesia in a patient with fractured ribs
b)Trans-urethral resection of the prostrate gland
c) Intra-operative and post-operative pain relief in cholecystectomy
d) All of the above
Ans:d
29.Post spinal hypotension all are true except
a) Paralysis of nerve supply from Tl -L2
b) Leakage of CSF through puncture site
c) Trendelenberg position is good
d) Elevation of lower limbs without head low position is useful
Ans:a
30.Which of the following is an ester linked local anesthesia?
a) Cocaine
b) Lidocaine
c) Bupivacaine
d) Dubicaine
Ans:a
31. The administration of local anesthesia may result in the following except
a) Tachycardia
b) Vasodilatation
c) Myocardial depression
d) Seizures
Ans:a
32.Shortest acting local anesthetic
a) Procaine
b) Xylocaine
c) Bupivacaine
d)Chloprocaine
Ans:d
33.Local anesthetics act by
a) Forming area of nerve block along a neuron
b) Binding to calcium receptor on nerve membrane
c) Blocking calcium channels of nerve membrane
d) Inhibiting the sodium pump
Ans:d
34.Subarachnoid block as anesthesia is contraindicated in
a) Diabetic gangrene
b) Burgers disease
c) Atherosclerotic gangrene
d) Full stomach
e) Hemophilia
Ans:e
35.All are vasodilator except
a) Procaine
b)Lidocaine
c) Cocaine
d) Chlorprocaine
Ans:c
36.Epidural narcotic is preferred over epidural LA because it causes
a) Less respiratory depression
b) No retention of urine
c) No motor paralysis
d) Less dose required
Ans:c
37.Last to recover in spinal anesthesia is
a) Pain
b) Motor
c) Proprioception
d) Pre-ganglionic sympathetic fibers
Ans:d
38.Cranial nerve not involved in spinal anesthesia
a) 1 st and 10th
b) 3rd and 6th
c) 2nd and 4th
d) 7th and 8th
Ans:a
39.A local anesthetic that is ineffective topically is:
a) Cocaine
b) Mepivacaine
c) xylocaine
d) Lidocaine
e) Tetracaine
Ans:b
40.Which of the following local anesthetic is more safe in surface and infiltrating anesthesia
a) Procaine
b) Cocaine
c) Lidocaine
d) Amethocaine
Ans:c
41.Side effects of lignocaine are all except
a) Sedation
b) Vomiting
c) Convulsion
d) Tinnitus
Ans:a
42.All are pierced in Lumbar Puncture except
a) Post longitudinal ligament
b) Ligamentum Flavum
c) Interspinous Ligament
d) Supraspinous ligament
Ans:a
43.The most common complication in spinal anesthesia is
a) Post spinal headache
b) Hypotension
c) Meningitis
d) Arrhythmia
Ans:b
44.An increased dose of spinal anesthetic is indicated in a patient who has
a) Ascites
b) Increased height of the patient
c) Is pregnant
d) Obese
Ans:b
45.All are surface anesthetics except
a) Lignocaine
b) Bupivacaine
c) Procaine
d) Cinchocaine
Ans:b
46.aximum dose of xylocaine for local anaesthesia
a)200mg
b)250mg
c)300mg
d)650mg
e)700mg
Ans:a
47.Epidural space lies between
a) Pia and arachnoid
b) Dura and arachnoid
c) Dura and vertebral column
d) Pia mater and grey mater
Ans:c
48.Commonest Cranial nerve affected in spinal anaesthesia
a) 2nd
b) 3rd
c) 4th
d) 6th
e) 10th
Ans:d
49.Cauda Equina syndrome can be caused by *
a) Spinal anaesthesia
b) Epidural anaesthesia
c) Both
d) None
Ans:a
50.Index of potency of general anesthesia
a) Minimum alveolar concentration
b) Diffusion coefficient
c) Deed space concentration
d) Alveolar blood concentration + blood concentration
Ans:a
51.Thiopentone if injected accidentally into an artery, the first symptom is:
a) Analgesia
b) Pain
c) Paralysis
d) Skin ulceration
Ans:b
52.Loss of pharyngeal reflex is more with which anaesthetic?
a) Isoflurane
b) Ketamine
c) N20/02/Narcotic
d) None of the above
Ans:a
53.Hypotension in Anaesthesia can be induced by all of the following drugs except:
a) Trimetaphan
b) Sodium Nitroprusside
c) Pancuronium
d) Halothane
e) Hexamethonium
Ans:c
54.Which anaesthesia drug is eliminated by Hoffman's degradation?
a) Buprenorphine
b) Atracurium
c) Bupivacaine
d) Procaine
Ans:b
55.Highest analgesic effect is a feature of
a) Ketamine
b) Thiopentone
c) Propofur
d) Ethomidate
Ans:a
56.Treatment of inadvertent injection of pentothal intra arterially
a) Injection of procaine into the artery
b) Papavarine intra arterially
c) Heparin IV
d) Stellate ganglion block
e) All of the above
Ans:e
57.Succinyl choline is short acting due to
a) Rapid excretion
b) Poor absorption
c) Rapid hydrolysis
d) None
Ans:c
58.All are true regarding Halothane except
a) Non-inflammable
b) Boils at 50 C
c) It is stable when exposed to light
d) Heavy, colorless with characteristic sweet odour
Ans:c
59.Best Uterine relaxation is seen with
a) Chloroform
b) Nitrous Oxide
c)Ether
d)Halothne
Ans:d
60.The d-tubocurarine acts at
a) Myoneural junction
b) Pre-synoptic of parasympathetic nerves
c) Post-synoptic of parasympathetic nerves
d) Post-synoptic of sympathetic nerves
Ans:a
62.Which of the following is eliminated by Hoffmann elimination
a) Althesin
b) D-tubocurarine
c) Pancuronium
d) Atracurium
Ans:d
63.Mechanism of action of D-tubocurarine is
a) Depolarizing
b) Non-depolarizing
c) Blockage of sodium channels
d) Blockage of potassium influx
Ans:b
64.Which of the following anesthetic agent sensitizes the heart to adrenaline
a) Halothane
b) Enflurane
c) Isotherane
d) Nitrous oxide
Ans:a
65.Definitive sign of plane 1 of anaesthesia is
a) Fixation of eyeball
b) Papillary dilatation
c) Blurring of vision
d) Intercostal paralysis
Ans:a
66.Which of the following anaesthetic agents has been superseded because of cardiotoxicity
a) cyclopropane
b) Halothane
c) Chloroform
d) Diethyl ether
Ans:c
67.The following is a steroidal anesthetic agent
a) Althesin
b) Propanidid
c) Methohexitone
d) Di-isoprophyl
Ans:a
68.Ketamine causes all except:
a) Potent analgesic effect
b) Muscle relaxation
c) Completely excreted by liver
d) Used in hypotension
Ans:b
69.Intubation dose of pancuronium is
a)0.02mg/kg
b)0.06mg/kg
c)0.08mg/kg
d)1.2mg/kg
Ans:c
70.Which of the following anesthetics can be self-administered by the patient during labor
a) Trichloroethylene
b) Ethyl chloride
c) Halothane
d) Enflurane
Ans:a
71.Not an intravenous anaesthetic
a) Etomidate
b) Thiopentone
c) Ketamine
d) Cyclopropane
Ans:d
72.One of the following causes delirium during recovery phase:
a)Ketamine
b) Thipentone sodium
c) Halothane
d) Cyclopropane
Ans:a
73.Best analgesic is
a) Ether
b) Halothane
c) Trilene
d) Chloroform
Ans:a
74.The most common cause of death of mother undergoing emergency caesarean section when general anaesthesia is being administered is
a) Over dose of inhalational anaesthetic agent
b) Circulatory failure
c) Acid aspiration of stomach contents into the lungs
d) Renal failure
Ans:c
75.The activity of muscles of eyeball during ether anaesthesia is well marked
a) Stage I
b) Stage II
c) Stage III
d) Stage IV
Ans:a
76.Regarding halothane, the correct statement is
a) Large range of safety
b) Maintenance of anaesthesia
c) Does not cause arrhythmias
d) Can be given in hepatitis patients
Ans:b
77.Anesthetic agent that predisposes to maximum arrhythmias
a)Isoflurane
b) Enflurane
c) Halothane
d) Ether
Ans:c
78.The following has the most potent analgesic action
a) Chloroform
b)Halothane
c) Diethyl ether
d) Trichloroethylene
Ans:d
79.Which of the following intravenous anesthetic agents is the drug of choice in shocked individuals
a) Thiopentone sodium
b) Propanidid
c) Ketamine
d) Althesin
Ans:c
80.In which of the following is thiopentone contra indicated
a) Head injury
b) Retinal Surgery
c) Diabetes
d) Porphyri
Ans:d
81.Color of Halothane cylinder is
a) Red
b) Purple
c) White
d) green
Ans:a
82.Shortest acting muscle relaxant
a) Pancuronium
b) Atraurium
c) Mivacuriun
d) vecuonium
Ans:c
83.Phase II blocker is
a) Suxamethonium
b) Atracuronium
c) DTC
d) Pancuronium
Ans:a
84.Dose of ketamine by IV Route is
a) 0.5 mg/kg
b) 1 mg/kg
c) 2 mg/kg
d) 5mg/kg
Ans:c
85.The following are muscle relaxants except
a) Decamethonium
b) Suxamethonium
c) Hexamethonium
d) Pancuronium
Ans:c
86.The reversal of neuromuscular blockade with d-TC is done with
a) Scoline
b) Neostigmine
c) Atropine
d) Dantrolene
Ans:b
87.Reversal of muscle relaxation is needed for the following
a) Pancuronium and curare
b) Succinyl choline
c) Both
d) none
Ans:a
88.Depolarizing agents are associated with all of the following, except
a) Muscle fasciculation's preceding the onset of block
b) Absence of post tetanic potentiation
c) Potentiation of block by anticholinesterases
d) Reversal by anticholinesterases
Ans:d
89.Thiopentone is used for induction anesthesia, because it is
a) Smooth induction
b) Rapidly redistributed
c) Easy to administer
d) Easy to monitor
Ans:a
90.Maximum emesis causing anaesthetic
a) N20
b) Diethyl ether
c) Chloroform
d) Thiopental
Ans:c
91.Liver damage can be induced by
a) Halothane
b) Ether
c) Trilene
d) Nitrous oxide
Ans:a
92.Muscle relaxant contra indicated in CRF
a) Gallamine
b) Succinyl choline
c) Tubocurare
d) Pancuronium
Ans:a
93. Neuromuscular blocker used in hepatic and renal failure
a) Scoline
b) Tubocurarin
c) Decamethonium
d) Atracuronium
Ans:d
94.Tubocurarine action is easily reversed! by
a) Atropine
b) Neostigmine
c) Edrophonium
d) Galathamin
Ans:b
95.All are seen in ketamine anesthesia except
a) Hypertension
b) Hallucinations
c) Bronchospasm
d) Analgesia
Ans:c
96.Use of which drug during anaesthesia may cause muscle spasm
a) Physostigmine
b) Bupreonorphine
c) Fentanyl
d) D-tubocurare
Ans:c
97.Colour of Nitrous oxide cylinder is
a) Grey
b) French Blue
c) Black
d) Black with white arms
Ans:b
98.An anaesthetic agent with boiling temperature more than 75 C is:
a) Ether
b) Halothane
c) Cyclopropane
d) Methoxyfluorane
Ans:d
99.The following antagonize the visceral side effects of neostigmine used in eversal of DTC blockade
a) Atropine
b) Nicotine
c) Pilocarpine
d) Pyridostigmine
Ans:a