Anesthesia Board Exam Started: Jul 13, 2026 07:17 Page 13 of 55 Attempt #2290 Overall: 0 / 275 questions answered Question 61 / 275 Not answered At a primary-care follow-up visit: A patient scheduled for elective surgery has difficult airway predictors. What is the safest anesthetic planning principle? A. Induce rapidly without equipment B. Avoid preoxygenation C. Prepare an airway strategy with skilled help and backup devices before induction D. Use no monitoring E. Ignore previous difficult intubation Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: C Explanation: [Anesthesia] Anticipated difficult airway requires a planned approach, equipment, and backup strategy before induction. Reference: ASA Difficult Airway Guidelines. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 62 / 275 Not answered During an emergency department assessment: A patient has acute urticaria without airway, breathing, circulation, or GI compromise. What is first-line symptomatic therapy? (Variant 1832) A. IM epinephrine for every isolated wheal B. Second-generation H1 antihistamine C. Long-term oral steroid for all D. Antibiotic E. Warfarin Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: B Explanation: [Anesthesia] Acute urticaria without anaphylaxis is treated with non-sedating H1 antihistamines. Reference: EAACI/GA2LEN/EuroGuiDerm/APAAACI Urticaria Guideline. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 63 / 275 Not answered During an emergency department assessment: A pregnant patient needs influenza prevention. Which vaccine type is appropriate? (Variant 1831) A. Inactivated influenza vaccine B. Live intranasal influenza vaccine C. BCG vaccine D. Varicella vaccine E. No vaccine in pregnancy ever Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: A Explanation: [Anesthesia] Inactivated influenza vaccine is recommended in pregnancy; live attenuated intranasal vaccine is avoided. Reference: CDC/ACIP Immunization in Pregnancy Guidance. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 64 / 275 Not answered During an emergency department assessment: A patient with suspected stroke has hypoglycemia on capillary testing. What should be done? (Variant 1830) A. Give thrombolysis without glucose correction B. Start warfarin C. Discharge without treatment D. Delay glucose correction until CT E. Treat hypoglycemia immediately and reassess neurologic deficit Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: E Explanation: [Anesthesia] Hypoglycemia can mimic stroke and should be corrected immediately while continuing appropriate assessment. Reference: AHA/ASA Stroke Guideline. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 65 / 275 Not answered During an emergency department assessment: A patient with severe asthma exacerbation has silent chest and exhaustion. What is the implication? (Variant 1829) A. Mild asthma suitable for discharge B. Normal finding after salbutamol C. Pneumonia excluded D. Life-threatening asthma requiring urgent escalation E. No oxygen required Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: D Explanation: [Anesthesia] Silent chest and exhaustion are life-threatening asthma signs needing urgent escalation. Reference: GINA Strategy Report. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Cancel « ← Previous Page 13 of 55 Next → »