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A 28-year-old woman develops a postural headache two days after spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. The headache worsens when she sits up and improves when she lies flat. Conservative management with hydration and simple analgesics fails after 48 hours. What is the most appropriate next step?

While setting up the anaesthetic machine, a medical officer attempts to open both the sevoflurane and isoflurane vaporisers at the same time. What safety feature of the anaesthetic machine prevents this?

A patient in the emergency department is found to be in pulseless ventricular tachycardia. A biphasic defibrillator is attached. What is the most appropriate initial energy setting for defibrillation?

A patient is administered a hypnotic agent, an opioid, and a muscle relaxant in combination for a surgical procedure under general anaesthesia. This combination is designed to achieve which three goals, collectively known as the ‘triad of anaesthesia’?

A blood pressure cuff that is too small for a patient’s arm circumference is used for non-invasive blood pressure monitoring. What effect will this have on the measured blood pressure?

Which of the following statements about capnography during general anaesthesia is correct?

A 19-year-old man develops sudden unexplained tachycardia, a rapid rise in end-tidal CO2, and masseter muscle rigidity shortly after induction with sevoflurane and suxamethonium. Which of the following is the most appropriate immediate treatment?

A 58-year-old man with a short neck and limited mouth opening undergoes elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. After two failed intubation attempts, a laryngeal mask airway is inserted but fails to establish a patent airway. Mask ventilation is also unsuccessful. Oxygen saturation continues to fall rapidly. Which piece of equipment should be used next?

What should be done periodically to protect electronic files and data  in case a power surge, power failure, computer crash, or virus occurs?

Which of the following names would be filed before Smith according to alphabetic filing rules?