When going into surgery, be it in the dentist’s office or for something a little more serious, we usually pay no mind to the wonder that is anaesthesia. Test your knowledge on the agent in this quiz on “Anaesthesia – 30 Random Past Questions”. Good luck! You may need it.
Propofol
Ketamine
Thiopentone sodium
Diazepam
Regional anaesthesia
Spinal anaesthesia
Epidural anaesthesia
Digital nerve block
Oxygen – Black with grey shoulders
Nitric oxide – Blue
Helium – Orange
Cyclopropane – Red
Rocuronium
Pancuronium
Vecuronium
Atracurium
Spinal anaesthesia
Caudal anaesthesia
Combined Spinal Epidural anaesthesia
General anaesthesia
Assist-control ventilation (ACV)
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV)
Controlled Mechanical ventilation (CMV)
During CPR
In a difficult intubation
ln a patient with a large tumour in the oral cavity
In a child undergoing an elective/routine eye surgery
Propofol
Ketamine
Dexamethasone
Ondansetron
Induction is slow
Affects blood pressure and is liable to produce arrhythmias
Cautery cannot be used
Irritant nature of ether increases salivary and bronchial secretions
Propofol
Lignocaine
Sevoflurane
Thiopentone sodium
Sevoflurane
Ether
Halothane
Isoflurane
Esmolol
Hydralazine
Mephentermine
Sodium nitroprusside
Suxamethonium
Pethidine
Atropine
Thiopentone
Diazepam
Propofol
Morphine
Ketamine
Thiopentone
Suxamethonium
Isoflurane
Halothane
It is an intravenous anesthetic
Precipitates coronary insufficiency
Inhibits cortisol synthesis
Causes pain at site of injection
Bupivacaine
Procaine
Lignocaine
Mepivacaine
Cefotaxime
Doxycycline
Streptomycin
Norfloxacin
Atracurium
Vecuronium
Rocuronium
Doxacurium
Pneumothorax
Maintenance of a patent airway
To provide positive pressure ventilation
Pulmonary toiletting
Pain in abdomen
Hypertension
Tachycardia
Chest wall rigidity
Non explosive
Slow induction and slow recovery
Low blood gas solubility
Minimal cardiovascular side effects
N2O
Early hypoxia
Ketamine
Hypothermia
Superior rectus
Superior oblique
Inferior oblique
Levator palpebral superioris
Vecuronium
Mivacurium
Succinylcholine
Rapacuronium
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