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An adult patient refuses a regional block for an examination under anesthesia and exploration of a complex laceration to the left lower leg.  Following induction, the surgeon examines the laceration and states, “this is a deep wound.  The bone is involved.  This is going to require a lot of work and it’s going to be painful post-op.  Please put a block in her before she wakes up.”  With this new information you decide to place a regional block to minimize post-operative opioid use.  Which of the following is correct?  

Body mass index is a measure of? 

The elimination half-life of a drug is also referred to as the? 

A patient is given Drug-P which results in a therapeutic response. A second dose of Drug-P is given within 9 minutes without a therapeutic response. Which of the following most accurately describes the patient’s response to Drug-P? 

During a 3-hour anesthetic, a patient received 50% oxygen, 50% nitrous oxide, and 2% sevoflurane. The case concluded at 0815. The patient was extubated at 0817 and placed on oxygen 2 liters/minute via nasal cannula. The patient is transferred from the OR table to a transport stretcher 0819.  The SaO2 is now 77%. Which concept explains a potential reason for this finding?     

Which of the following is a birth defect in which the abdominal contents are external to the body requiring surgical intervention?  

What is the most commonly injured peripheral nerve due to positioning of the upper extremities?  

Drug-X 10 mg P.O. is required to achieve the same bioavailability of Drug-X 2mg IV. Which of the following terms describes this phenomenon?   

Drug-X half-life is 4 hours.  How many hours will it take to eliminate 75% of an administered dose of Drug-X?

Which nerve is most likely to be damaged during surgical resection of a pituitary tumor?