Pretest Quiz: Perioperative Management, Emergency Management

A patient arrives at the ER with a shallow cut on the arm, hemodynamically stable, and fully conscious. The appropriate triage category for this patient is:

• Red (Priority 1)

• Yellow (Priority 2)

• Green (Priority 3)

• Black (Priority 4)

• Blue

In preoperative assessment, a patient with diastolic hypertension >110 mmHg is recommended to:

• Be operated on immediately

• Be sedated

• Postpone the surgery

• Be observed for 24 hours

• Receive IV antihypertensives

In the primary survey, the first step for a trauma patient with suspected cervical injury is:

• Head tilt-chin lift

• Jaw thrust

• OPA placement

• Chest compression

• Oxygen administration

The Sellick maneuver (pressure on the cricoid cartilage) during emergency intubation aims to:

• Facilitate visualization of the vocal cords

• Prevent regurgitation of stomach contents

• Reduce pain

• Deepen anesthesia

• Stabilize the trachea

A patient with Mallampati Class III shows:

• Uvula and soft palate are fully visible

• Only the soft palate is visible

• Base of the uvula and soft palate are visible

• Only the hard palate is visible

• No oropharyngeal structures are visible

In adult CPR, the correct compression to ventilation ratio is:

• 15:2

• 30:2

• 5:1

• 10:2

• 30:1

The main risk factor for pulmonary complications postoperatively is:

• Age <40 years

• Smoking

• High protein diet

• Regular exercise

• Normal BMI

The first action in a patient with cardiac arrest and ventricular fibrillation is:

• Administer 1 mg epinephrine IV

• Defibrillation 200 J

• Endotracheal intubation

• Chest compressions for 2 minutes

• Administer 300 mg amiodarone IV

Preoperative fasting for breastfeeding milk in infants is:

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

• 6 hours

• 8 hours

• 12 hours

LEMON is a mnemonic that can be used to assess the airway difficulties. What LEMON parameters below that is FALSE?

• measuring how big the base of their tongue is compared to the opening of their throat

• measuring from the center of the patient's incisors/mouth to the angle of the jaw

• the distance between thyroid to chin

• the mouth opens more than 3 fingers

• Neck Stiffness