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Saturday 18 July 2015

ANAESTHESIOLOGY - AIIMS 2003 MAY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question 130:Visual analogue scale (VAS) is most widely used to measure ?
A) Sleep
B) Sedation
C) Pain intensity
D) Depth of anaesthesia

Ans:C
Question 131:The Pin Index Code of Nitrous oxide is ?
A) 2, 5
B) 1, 5
C) 3, 5
D) 2, 6

Ans:C
Question 132:The following combination of agents are the most preferred for short day care surgeries ?
A) Propofol, fentanyl, isoflurane
B) Thiopentone sodium, morphine, halothane
C) Ketamine, pethidine, halothane
D) Propofol, morphine, halothane

Ans:A

Question 133:Regarding neonatal circumcision, which one of the following is true ?
A) It should be done without anaesthesia as it is hazardous to give anaesthesia
B) It should be done without anaesthesia as neonate do not perceive pain as adult
C) It should be done under local anasthesia
D) General anaesthesia should be given to neonate for circumcision as they also feel pain as adult

Ans:D
Question 134:Post dural puncture headache is typically ?
A) A result of leakage of blood into the epidural space
B) Worse when lying down than in sitting position
C) Bifrontal or occipital
D) Seen within 4 hours of dural puncture

Ans:C
Question 135:Pin Index system is a safety feature adopted in anaesthesia machines to prevent ?
A) Incorrect attachment of anaesthesia machines
B) Incorrect attachment of anaesthesia face masks
C) Incorrect inhalation agent delivery
D) Incorrect gas cylinder attachment

Ans:D
Question 136:In a 2 months old infant undergoing surgery for biliary atresia you would avoid one of the following anaesthetic ?
A) Thiopentone
B) Halothane
C) Propofol
D) Sevoflurane

Ans:B
Question 137:Following spinal subarachnoid block a patient develops hypotension. This can be managed by the following means except ?
A) Lowering the head end
B) Administration of 1000 ml Ringer's lactate before the block
C) Vasopressor drug like methoxamine
D) Use of inotrope like dopamine

Ans:D
Question 138:All of the following factors decrease the Minimum Alveolar Concentration (MAC) of an inhalational anaesthetic agent except ?
A) Hypothermia
B) Hyponatremia
C) Hypocalcemia
D) Anemia

Ans:C
Question 139:A patient was administered epidural anaesthesia with 15 ml of 1.5% lignocaine with adrenaline for hernia surgery. He developed hypotension and respiratory depression within 3 minutes after administration of block. The commonest cause would be ?
A) Allergy to drug administered
B) Systemic toxicity to drug administered
C) Patient got vasovagal shock
D) Drug has entered the sub arachnoid space

Ans:D