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WorksheetsAnesthesia for Thoracic Surgery 2022
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why is spirometry indicated intraoperatively in thoracic surgery cases?
Measures TV to alert of air leaks and loss of lung isolation
To isolate cases of infection and difficult airway
Discover mediastinal shifts
To determine gas exchange efficiency via diffusing capacity
In hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction, pulmonary vascular resistance during non ventilated, non dependent lung will ___?
Increase
Decrease
No change
Stable
OLV creates a R-L transpulmonary shunt through the non ventilated, non dependent lung if the V/Q ratio is
0
1
2
3
Which of the following is true during VATS procedure?
Insufflation should be maintained as low as possible
CO2 inflow rate kept at 2L/min
Higher pressures can cause mediastinal shift and hemodynamic compromise
PEEP is used for treatment of hypoxemia during OLV to the non dependent operated lung
How many lung segments are there in total?
32
42
52
63
The second most common complication of mediastinoscopy is R sided pneumothorax occuring in 0.75% of patients
True
False
What is the dose of Neostigmine IV to treat Myasthenia Gravis?
0.5 mg
0.7 mg
1 mg
2 mg
What stage is MG that is mild-slow onset, usually ocular, spreading to skeletal and bulbar muscles, no respiratory involvement, good response to therapy and low mortality rate?
IA
IIA
IIB
III
Non depolarizing NMBAs are favored over volatile anesthetics in Myasthenia Gravis patients
True
False
Absolute indication for OLV, except
Infection (abscess, infected cysts)
Massive hemorrhage
Unilateral lung lavage
Lung volume reduction
